Posted on Mar 14, 2021

34 Super Weird Early 2000s Trends That Are Destined To Come Back No Matter How Hard You've Tried To Forget Them

But seriously, none of these should ever come back.

Matt Stopera

by Matt Stopera

BuzzFeed Staff

1. Belly button chains with charms on them.

tara reid with a belly charm

Because no belly button was complete with a necklace for their midriff.

2. Jeans that needed to be laced up from the sides

paris hilton with lace on jeans

I just noticed there isn't even a zipper.

a closeup of the jeans

3. Jeans that needed to be laced up in the front

Hilary Duff with lace on jeans

People were seriously allergic to zippers.

a closeup of the lace on jeans

4. Bandages as an accessory for the cheek.

Nelly with a bandaid

As made famous by and also only worn by Nelly.

a closeup of nelly with his bandaid

5. Jeans under dresses.

ann hathaway with jeans and a dress

Jeans dragging on the ground were chic, especially when it rained.

anne's jeans dragging

6. Invisible eyebrows.

Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie with non existent eyebrows

Eyebrows camouflaged into the face = a must.

Paris hilton's eye

7. This type of sunglasses.

ashlee simpson with rectangle sunglasses

It's just missing the little plastic jewel or fake Swarovski crystal.

A closeup of the sunglasses

8. Shirts that were laced up from the front.

Honestly, this was creative!

a closeup of the lace

9. Tie-on clothing, in general.

10. Also, this crimped hair.

xtina with crimped hair

11. Extreme, almost magical, low-rise jeans

HOW?

12. A Party City fedora.

"Ello, me lady!"

a closeup of ashton kutcher and his fedora

13. Shredded turtlenecks.

lance bass wearing a shredded turtleneck

Lance looking like he was attacked by a bear.

14. Just, like, this overall look.

Baggy ripped jeans and a popped collar

This photo smells like walking by a Hollister.

Baggy ripped jeans and a popped collar

15. "Vote For Pedro" shirts.

a vote for pedro shirt

Quirky!

vote for pedro closeup

16. Jeans with hip cut-outs with a thong string illusion.

jeans with cutouts on the sides

I'm not even sure.

jeans with cutouts on the sides

17. Distressed bootcut jeans.

Everyone had a pair or five of these.

a closeup of lindsay's jeans

18. Very, very long scarves.

Love this Juicy suit/flip-flop styling.

19. Very large ties.

Anne Hathaway in a large tie

Clown couture!

Anne's large tie

20. Low-rise sweatpants.

paris hilton in her low rise sweats

Dangerously low but also comfortable!

a closeup of paris hitlon

21. Shirts with casual drug references.

paris and her sister with got blow shirts

An iconic graphic tee.

a closeup of got blow

22. Clothes from a high school drama club trunk.

NSYNC with large suits

Such a wide range of fashion fuckery.

NSYNC with large suits

23. Skunk highlights.

Christina with her skid mark hair

Skid marks <3

christina with skun hair

24. Ski goggles.

AJ mcclean in goggles

Just in case a random blizzard happens.

a closeup of aj's goggles on his head

25. Very, very large suits.

98 degrees in colorful baggy suits

That's a whole lot of fabric!

98 degrees in suits

26. Jeans with the waistband cut out.

Pink with the hip cut out of her jeans

How did these even function?

Pink with cut outs

27. Long denim skirts.

pink in a long denim skirt

Very Sister Wives meets MTV's The Grind.

pink's long skirt

28. "Designer" facial hair

AJ mcclean with a fancy goatee

This look was heavily sculpted.

a closeup on AJ's hair

29. Extremely short bangs

short weird cut off bangs

Truly a look.

short cut off bangs

30. Feather elbow guards.

Chirp chirp?

31. These sunglasses.

Brad pitt with tiny sunglasses

The natural progression to the tiny baby sunglasses trend.

bug like sunglasses

32. And lastly, one exposed thong strap.

xtina with a thong strap showing

33. Two exposed thong straps.

halle berry with a thong strap showing

34. And a thong that was literally part of the outfit.

paris hilton with her thong outfit

Iconic.

the thong outfit

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