Fashion
Remember These 2000s Fashion Trends? They Made A Comeback In 2024.
If you search “2000s fashion” or “Y2K fashion” on TikTok, you’ll drum up thousands of videos, some of which mock divisive trends from the time (ahem, pencil-thin eyebrows) while others offer how-to videos for younger people trying to re-create the looks.
Early 2000s and Y2K fashion was synonymous with many things — velour tracksuits, trucker hats, Ugg boots and low-rise jeans, to a name a few. Or, think back to the 2000s fashion of Paris Hilton, Nicole Richie, Gwen Stefani, Destiny’s Child and the Olsen twins.
It’s not an era that people usually associate with great fashion, but it’s decidedly back.
Many folks say Gen Z is driving the return of these ’90s and early 2000s trends, but others think there could be something deeper at play. Research says that people cling to nostalgia during times of strife — folks are even more likely to watch nostalgia-inducing movies and shows when they’re feeling low (which could explain why you turn to your comfort shows on a hard day).
This year (and the past few years, for that matter) have certainly been full of some pretty low lows such as the COVID-19 pandemic and a loneliness epidemic throughout the country. So it makes sense that the aughts (the years from 2000 to 2009) and Y2K (the late 1990s) fashion trends, potentially from a time when you were less stressed about the world, are back in the zeitgeist, too.
Though it’s easy to look back and shudder at the thought of certain late-’90s and early-2000s trends returning, other looks from this time are a welcome respite from the buttoned-up, stressed-out lives that are a reality for many folks.
If throwback fashion makes you feel at peace or reminds you of a carefree childhood, we’re all for it. And you’ll be happy to hear that celebrities and non-celebrities alike are getting in on the often over-the-top trends of the late ’90s and early 2000s.
Here’s how Y2K and early 2000s fashion has shown up on runaways, at parties and in cities throughout the world in 2024:
Low-Rise Jeans
TWIST/Bauer-Griffin via Getty Images
Newsboy Caps
Gilbert Carrasquillo via Getty Images
Dresses Over Pants
Dave Benett via Getty Images
Moon Boots
The Washington Post via Getty Images
Crochet
Joe Maher via Getty Images
Ballet Flats
Streetstyleshooters via Getty Images
Baby Tees
Edward Berthelot via Getty Images
Velour
Joy Malone via Getty Images
Jelly Sandals
Jeremy Moeller via Getty Images
Denim On Denim
Daniel Zuchnik via Getty Images
Baggy Jeans
PG/Bauer-Griffin via Getty Images
Trucker Hats
Daniel Zuchnik via Getty Images
Embellished Jeans
Manny Hernandez via Getty Images
Mesh
Axelle/Bauer-Griffin via Getty Images
Uggs
Edward Berthelot via Getty Images
Fur-trimmed Jackets
Jeff Kravitz via Getty Images
Bucket Hats
Michael Bezjian via Getty Images
The Return Of Ed Hardy
Victor Pagan via Getty Images
Capris
Euan Cherry via Getty Images
The Return of Von Dutch
Mark Gunter via Getty Images
Furry Boots
Kevin Mazur via Getty Images