26 Style Mistakes Everyone Made in the 2000s
Don't worry, we all thought bootcut jeans were cool at some point.
Don't worry, we all thought bootcut jeans were cool at some point.
Lace-Up Shirts
Ties were everywhere during this decade: the bust of your shirt, the sides of your jeans, the fly of your pants. It didn't matter if it was totally impractical — all that mattered was that it looked ... sort of cool.
Plastic Bracelets
It was never just one plastic bracelet, either. Your wrist and lower arms had to be covered halfway up to your elbows.
Ed Hardy Shirts
The perfect blind date killer: If he showed up wearing one of these, you could run away, no questions asked.
Capri Pants
Neither shorts nor real pants, this tragic trend hovered somewhere awful and in between.
Barely-There Sequined Tops
Part shirt, part reflective gear for when you're riding a bike, sequined shirts served many purposes.
Turtleneck Sweaters
Ever notice how literally every guy who wore these also had a goatee?
Scrappy Fringe
1970s-style fringe could be cool in a cowboy or even hippie sort of way, but what was this? Why did we all think it looked great to chop the bottom of our clothes into shreds with scissors?
Abercombie and Fitch
Oh, Abercrombie. Abercrombie, Abercrombie, Abercrombie. Whether it was splashed across your chest or on the side of your pants, if you were wearing something from A&F, you made sure everyone knew.
Fishnet Crop Tops
On the bright side, these produced the goofiest tan lines ever.
Denim on Denim on Denim
In the history of Coordinated Couple Outfits, this one takes the cake. How could anybody ever forget Justin and Britney's 2001 VMAs look? While the rest of us didn't typically go full-denim, wearing a lot of this material — especially in patchwork pieces like Brit's dress — was a very common look.
Funky Fedoras
No, you couldn't just wear a classic one. It had to have a patterned ribbon from your mom's craft pile to really look cool.
Bandana Shirts
Both the bandana and the crop top were big staples of the '90s, so for the following decade, they got combined into one awkward piece.
Nightgown Dresses
To be fair, these were very convenient — the second you got home, you could just hop into bed and be done with it.
Floor-Length Dusters
If you constantly wished to look like you wear wearing some form of a cape, this was the trend for you.
Halter Tops
Embellished halter tops and dresses were in the closet of every 20-something who liked to show off her shoulders.
Livestrong Bracelets
Remember when literally everyone you knew was wearing one of these little yellow bracelets? Unfortunately, their original meaning got obscured — both by the never-ending imitators as well as creator Lance Armstrong's infamous cheating scandal.
Airbrushed Jeans
There's nothing like going to your local boardwalk or mall and getting your clothes airbrushed with a ridiculous design that you'll never be able to wash out.
Trucker Hats
Bonus points if the hat was from Von Dutch.
Studded Belts
I don't know about you guys, but I was 100% sure this belt made any outfit waaay cooler, no matter what.
Tube Tops
Belly rings were one of the biggest jewelry trends of the decade, so it made a whole lot of sense that most tops in the mall allowed you to show off the stomach area.
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