For us 2000s girls, the early aughts were a simpler time.
But they were also super random, messy, chaotic, and kind of hilarious.
Don’t believe me? The pictures below radiate such 2000s girl energy, you can practically smell the Victoria’s Secret Love Spell body spray coming off of them.
1.Paris Hilton showing off her hot pink Motorola Razr:
4.Amanda Bynes with Mattel's answer to the Bratz doll:
5.Raven-Symoné absolutely dripping in head-to-toe Louis Vuitton accessories:
6.And Hilary Duff doing the same, but with Coach:
7.Gabrielle Union with this flippy Josie and the Pussycats–style hair:
8.Jessica Alba doing the ol' capri pants/heels/hat combo:
9.Lucy Liu doing her take on the trend, featuring fellow Charlie's Angels Cameron Diaz and Drew Barrymore:
10.And here's Jennifer Lopez's version, but paired with a very Sharpay-esque silver sequined shrug:
11.Like, maybe the same one:
12.Speaking of Ashley Tisdale — here she is winning the "World's Longest Shirt" award with this Ed Hardy tee:
13.Christina Milian in highlighter yellow seatbelt couture:
14.Paris Hilton dressing even her dog in Von Dutch apparel:
15.Our pop ICONS Mya, Pink, Christina Aguilera, and Lil' Kim in their "Lady Marmalade" attire:
16.Hilary Duff in a floor-length duster and her signature "Return to Tiffany" necklace:
17.Mena Suvari standing in front of a whole rack full of baby blue era-defining Juicy Couture tracksuits:
18.And then showing off her temporary butterfly tattoo with little rhinestones:
19.They really said "just put a rhinestone on it" in the 2000s:
20.Beyoncé channeling her inner horse girl with Solange:
21.Britney Spears on TRL making us wonder if those are considered chaps or pants:
22.Raven-Symoné, Hayden Panettiere, Kirsten Storms, and Christy Carlson Romano being 2000s LEGENDS:
23.THIS:
24.All That alum Giovonnie Samuels in this little football jersey number:
25.Hilary Duff in the chonkiest flip-flops:
26.Daveigh Chase in these pants:
27.Kirsten Dunst gearing up to film the iconic "Go get 'em tiger" scene in Spider-Man 2:
28.Avril Lavigne serving us Relatable Angst™:
29.Willa Ford in that very specific bubblegum pink color from the '00s (and also on a tiny tricycle):
30.Pink wearing one of the short-sleeved cropped zip-up hoodies we all had, featuring Beyoncé and a very flat-ironed Adrien Brody:
31.BFFs Selma Blair and Sarah Michelle Gellar laughing with Mandy Moore, aka a moment I desperately wish I was present for:
32.Niecy Nash in this bright orange velour tracksuit:
33.Amanda Bynes getting a Hard Candy pedicure:
34.Taryn Manning and Fergie trying to figure out who has the lowest jeans:
35.Fefe Dobson signing autographs in an Aéropostale amid plaid bermuda shorts and a wall of trucker hats:
36.Hilary Duff in this pastel pattern-clashing outfit (that I wish I had right now) talking on a Hello Kitty phone:
37.Rachael Leigh Cook wearing one of ~those~ knit hats:
38.Jaime King also wearing a knit hat, but pairing it with a dainty string of pearls AND a tiny scarf:
39.Michelle Branch holding a Wintertime Wonderland Bratz doll:
40.Destiny's Child giving us ~boy scout but make it fashion~:
41.Mila Kunis showing off her SSX Tricky skills on a purple GameCube:
42.Lalaine sporting a powder blue Paul Frank watch:
43.Michelle Krusiec wearing this Paul Frank "I heart Julius" tee:
44.And Blu Cantrell also wearing Julius:
45.Aisha Tyler doing that front bump that we all did to get our side bangs out of our face:
46.Monique Coleman holding this Hello Kitty guitar:
47.And Bridget Marquardt with the same guitar, starting a band I'd very much like to see, featuring Holly Madison and Kendra Wilkinson on bass:
48.Missy Elliot in this very pink lemonade Chanel tracksuit talking to Mary J. Blige:
49.Courtnee Draper in this very on-trend coconut girl look:
50.And Hoku in the ALSO very on-trend sporty winter-wear look featuring NSYNC:
51.Kelis and Heidi Klum in — you guessed it — tracksuits:
52.And finally, we've reached our final boss — Raven-Symoné wearing a velour tracksuit, a bejeweled monogram necklace, a Louis Vuitton bag, shield shades, and lip gloss for days. A true embodiment of the 2000s:
Well, that's all for now! I'm gonna go binge-watch Lizzie McGuire and thank my lucky stars for high-waisted pants. Bye!
