I don't know about you, but there are very few pictures of me around the house from the early 2000s. There were some major fashion trends going on at this time as Brittany was flourishing/crashing, Avril was doing her thing, and taping pictures of Aaron Carter to your locker was a lifestyle.
I recently stumbled upon a picture of myself working some brown gauchos with a pink tank top and of course a silver sequin shrug. Finding this hidden gem made me think about all the poor fashion choices we as millennials made growing up before we even knew what fashion was.
1. Gauchos. Are they pants? Are they capris? Honestly, they're neither. They're just a poor choice I made from 4th-5th grade (especially the brown).
2. Ties worn as things other than a tie. I, thankfully, can say I never wore a tie as a belt, but that's only because my dad never let me borrow his ties. If he had, I would have probably looked like this.
3. Shrugs. I definitely owned my fair share. Especially crocheted shrugs. Those were the best. We'd put them on with any shirt or dress to really class up your outfit, but in hindsight looked utterly foolish.
4. Chunky (zebra) highlights. I'm not really sure who in the celeb world began this trend, but I will forever question their hairdresser. This is probably the staple of the early 2000s that I was happiest to see go. If Kelly Clarkson couldn't work it, the rest of us should have never tried.
5. Shorts and uggs. I probably tried to work this look a time or two, but in hindsight, it makes no sense. Is it hot? Is it cold? I mean there's absolutely no temperature that warrants shorts and winter boots.
6. Juicy Couture tracksuits. It wasn't enough that we all had Juicy perfume and the chunky necklaces, now there was the track suit. The jacket wasn't enough, you had to wear the whole suit together.
7. Layered everything. From tank tops to necklaces and even denim on denim, the 2000s were filled with layers. Because one tank top isn't enough. You really need three.
Well ladies, happy 2016. I'm pleased to say that the fashion trends of the early 2000s have come and gone, and we survived. If you can't seem to find any pictures of yourself from this time period- thank your parents. They probably hid them to save you from years of embarrassment.
Here's to the rest of the 2000s, I pray these trends are gone for good.
