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~?!
1. Ponchos.
Especially colourful ones, with zero actual warming properties but loads of sequins to make up for it!
2. Low-rise jeans.
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.
I don't know a single '00s girl who wasn't *obsessed* with this lewk.
4. All-diamante everything.
From bedazzled jeans to sticking faux diamonds to our teeth – we were obsessed?!
5. Pedal pushers.
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.
Please note: the red fringing, matching strappy sandals, and wide-sleeved top – major '00s style points!
7. Belts. Belts with everything.
Especially when they weren't even needed.
8. Statement-making co-ords.
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.
Keeping certain sections of your hair dead-straight was key!
10. Fur-lined coats.
The absolute height of luxe styling, in my eight-year-old opinion.
11. Super long and sparkly scarves.
Let’s be honest – they did everything BUT keep you warm.
12. Denim maxi skirts.
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.
Unofficially, THE most unflattering fabric known to humankind – unless you're Kelly Rowland of course.
14. Colourful tights.
The more opaque they were, the better!
15. Colour-coordinated outfits with your pals.
Friends who slay together stay together (though this sadly wasn't the case for Steps).
16. Tiny waistcoats.
The only thing to wear over a printed tee!
17. Trilby hats.
Nobody could rock a trilby like Alicia – but that didn’t stop us all from trying!
18. Peplum tops.
They gave us back the curves that the low-rise jeans took away!
19. And finally, this *exact* crochet hat.
Did it keep our heads warm? Of course not. Did we insist on wearing it through the entire winter? Absolutely.