OK it’s 2001. Destiny’s Child was at the top of their game, the first Harry Potter movie was playing in theaters, and I got a Nintendo GameCube for Christmas. People were all feeling celebratory in the new millennium. It’s the year 2001! A year we fantasized might contain flying cars and wristwatch televisions. “The future is now!” and all that jazz. The trends of the times reflect our general consciousness, and the early 2000’s especially, were about experimentation and bending fashion rules for the sake of “futuristic” and modern looks. We just survived the Y2K scare, man! You think we’re too timid to wear jeans under skirts or ties as belts? No ma’am. Not in this millennium.
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I can’t tell you how glad I am that the “Friends’ Trend” of 90’s fashion has made a comeback. As an early 90’s baby myself, I still hold a special place in my heart for those black slip on Steve Madden platform slides (come on, you had them too) elastic tattoo chokers, cropped ringer tees and big ole JNCOS.
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