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    19 Fashion Trends That Were All The Rage 20 Years Ago But Have Been Completely Forgotten

    Did we really go out in low-rise bedazzled jeans and call it ~fashurn~?!

    Valeza Bakolli
    by Valeza Bakolli

    BuzzFeed Staff

    1. Ponchos.

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    Especially colourful ones, with zero actual warming properties but loads of sequins to make up for it!

    2. Low-rise jeans.

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    If you didn’t pose for a picture by putting your thumb in the belt loop, you weren’t doing it right.

    3. Cropped tracksuit tops.

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    I don't know a single '00s girl who wasn't *obsessed* with this lewk.

    4. All-diamante everything.

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    From bedazzled jeans to sticking faux diamonds to our teeth – we were obsessed?!

    5. Pedal pushers.

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    Also known as capri pants – I think I can speak for everybody when I say I'm glad this trouser-length trend hasn't made a comeback.

    6. Overly-embellished jeans.

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    Please note: the red fringing, matching strappy sandals, and wide-sleeved top – major '00s style points!

    7. Belts. Belts with everything.

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    Especially when they weren't even needed.

    8. Statement-making co-ords.

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    It was a time of mixed prints, textures, and colour-matching co-ords of the likes that had never been seen before – and haven’t been seen since, tbh.

    9. Crimped hair.

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    Keeping certain sections of your hair dead-straight was key!

    10. Fur-lined coats.

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    The absolute height of luxe styling, in my eight-year-old opinion.

    11. Super long and sparkly scarves.

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    Let’s be honest – they did everything BUT keep you warm.

    12. Denim maxi skirts.

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    Specifically: ones that you could tell had lived a previous life as a pair of jeans.

    13. Dresses made with this shiny, stretchy, and clingy material.

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    Unofficially, THE most unflattering fabric known to humankind – unless you're Kelly Rowland of course.

    14. Colourful tights.

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    The more opaque they were, the better!

    15. Colour-coordinated outfits with your pals.

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    Friends who slay together stay together (though this sadly wasn't the case for Steps).

    16. Tiny waistcoats.

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    The only thing to wear over a printed tee!

    17. Trilby hats.

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    Nobody could rock a trilby like Alicia – but that didn’t stop us all from trying!

    18. Peplum tops.

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    They gave us back the curves that the low-rise jeans took away!

    19. And finally, this *exact* crochet hat.

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    Did it keep our heads warm? Of course not. Did we insist on wearing it through the entire winter? Absolutely.