2000s in fashion

This article describes the many fashions and trends commonly seen in the world during 2000–2009 (the two thousands).

The decade saw a shift from the casual fashion of the nineties to a more normalist, formal fashion in the mid 2000s, and later a more colorful fashion inspired by raver, indie, emo, scene and 80s fashion. Throughout most of the decade, the fashion has taken influences from previous decades of most of the 20th Century, especially with fashion of the 1930s, 1960ss, 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s.

Early 2000s (2000 – 2003)

The early 2000s consisted of a collaboration of clothes from the last 40 years up until the new millennium.

Abercrombie and Fitch, along with other labels, widely popular in the late 1990s to mid 2000s, was by 2009, largely irrelevant, declining in sales as early as 2007 .

Women's boots have pointed toes

Hip-Hop Culture

Hip-Hop fashion progressed a lot during this decade. Hip hop culture fashions (especially hoodies and sweatpants) influenced many subcultures including chav, juggalo and gangsta. Within hip hop clothing, baggy jeans, denim-jean jackets with matching jeans were popular,along with track suits (primarily made of fleece that matched top and bottom usually worn with a headband for guys). Bandanas with rhinestones were popular from late 2000 to early 2002 and Phat Farm shoes and apparel were popular during this time. The "tough guys wear pink" craze hits young members of the hipster, preppy and British chav subculture.. This continues on until about 2007. In 2003, trucker hats and vintage t-shirts from American Eagle and its many counterparts became highly popularly. Mitchell & Ness throwback jerseys were made popular by the rapper Fabolous.

Heavy metal fashion

Heavy metal fashion was worn by a notable subculture of teenagers, based on the biker, rocker and leather subcultures. Nowadays, heavy rock remains common among the youth in the US, and parts of Europe.

Pop punk fashion

Pop punk fashion characterized by wearing baggy jeans, wristbands, spikey hair, patrol caps or trucker hats, Aviator sunglasses, and full-zip hoodies (which are now urban and preppy in the late 2000s) was very popular in the early to mid 2000s. This was due to the success of bands such as Blink-182, Lit, Sum 41, and Green Day.

Other Changes

Within the mainstream, wristbands comprising three colours were in use. (Red, blue and white or the Rasta coloured red, green and yellow) (2003)

The tooth whitening industry sees a boom as new over-the-counter products are developed.

Mid 2000s (2003 – 2006)

European teenage girl wearing skinny jeans and thin-strapped top, both popular fashions in 2008.

Kanye West

• Gel bracelets became briefly popular in 2004

• During most of the early and mid 2000s the smart casual style made it was unfashionable to wear formal clothing except in businesses and churches or at special events. This changed in the autumn of 2006, when the power suit received worldwide popularity amongst young men for its structured design. Men's suits of this era moved about the late 1990s style of bulky double-breasted jackets and towards single-breasted tailored jackets with thinner lapels, a higher gorge and low two-button stance.

• Sagging, popularised by rappers and popular for the majority of both the 1990s and 2000s, lost its appeal around 2007 as expensive, close-fitting designer jeans rose in popularity, particularly amongst men. Baggy and loose styles of the '90s and early '00s gave way to bootcut and flare jeans popularised by 7 for all Mankind, True Religion, Rock & Republic and Diesel S.p.A..

• Men and women began to wear skinny-fit lowrise jeans that became even more popular later in the decade as jeans' waistlines were cut as low as possible. Hip- hugging, denim mini-skirts were also worn. Many schools had made regulations about the sagging of pants and tops, and that gradually defeated that fashion trend.

• Designer glasses (often with thick rims), sunglasses such as Ray Ban Wayfarers, aviators, and rim-less glasses became widely available and extremely popular as geek chic went mainstream. This trend started about 2004 and has continued into the late 2000s for both males and females.

• In hip hop, the throwback jersey and baggy pants (popular in the '90s to 2004) look was replaced with the more "grown man" look which was highly popularized by Kanye West around the year 2005.

• Pinstripe shirts become popular with young adults in the mid 2000s and in the corporate world.

• Polo tops, and striped dress shirts were the norm amongst young males, especially pink polo tops popularized by rapper Cam'ron. This trend continued into the late 2000s until 2008, when plaid and flannel button down shirts, hoodies, and general T-shirts and sweaters had replaced this style.

• Track jackets and sport coats were popular in late 2005-early 2006 and again in late 2008-2009.

• Nike Air Force 1 shoes and Converse Chuck Taylor All-Star were popular footwear.

• Dickie pants became popular in hip hop and redneck fashion in 2005 and again in 2009.

• Handkerchiefs or bandanas (of various styles and colours) worn around the neck usually forming a V-type shape became popular in mid-2006 and into 2007.

• Japanese kimonos and lacquer jewelry came in during 2006, inspired by the film release of Memoirs of a Geisha.

• Military attire became popular among indie fans. Men originally wore surplus dress jackets which were later produced by companies for the civilian market while women wore versions with more feminine lace or beading on it.

• Camouflage patterns, bandanas or shemaghs are frequently worn as scarves by young people in winter. Recently this trend has spread to the hip-hop subculture where it is worn by rappers such as Chris Brown and Kanye West.. Camouflage had become popular in the redneck subculture as well in the mid and late 2000s.

• Shoes and boots with long, extremely pointed toes were worn by both men and women in the mid-2000s.

• In 2005, other styles that appeared on the scene were Capri pants or pinocchietti as they were called in Italy, where they were popular. These usually stopped at just below the knee, and could be worn casually with sandals, dressed up with high heels, or worn with boots in winter.

• Bright colored plastic clogs known as Crocs were a brief fad in the summer of 2006.

Pop singer Britney Spears set many trends.

• New Rave becomes popular in the United Kingdom in early 2006, with the trend lasting until mid 2008

Late 2000s (2007 – 2009)

Young Italian men favored rumpled jeans and designer sweatshirts in the late 2000s.

• 2004 saw a return of leggings for women. These were worn with long, fitted tunic tops, or baby-doll dresses and shirts with empire waists. As in the 1990s, they were sometimes paired with mini skirts. In 2007, ballet flats appeared yet again, and the toes of many shoes were rounded, rivalling but, as ever, not entirely replacing the pointed-toed stiletto-heeled shoe. Boots came in a variety of styles, some with the heels high, heavy and geometric in shape. By 2009, many designers had also brought back the high heel coupled with platform sole, last seen as recently as the 1990s, and, as with the combination of pointed toe and stiletto heel, never far from popularity somewhere in the spectrum of fashion. The newer platform sole is often referred to as "concealed" when it is covered with the same piece of material as the upper, in the manner popularised by Vivienne Westwood.

• Starting in the early-2000s and extending into the later part of the decade, gym shorts, athletic shirts and Jerseys outside of working out or practice were popular summer wear among teenage and college-aged boys in both Europe and America

• Skinny jeans became very popular around 2004-. These were worn more commonly than the flared jeans that were worn in the 1990s and early 2000s.

• In early 2009 the denim waistcoat became a popular feminine fashion accessory.

• Argyle patterns became popular in late 2007-2009

• Deck shoes, specifically the Sperry Top-Sider brand, became popular with teenagers and college students in the spring of 2007 and have remained popular into 2009.

• Bermuda shorts became a teenage and college summer apparel around 2007-2009. Girls started wearing bermuda shorts in 2008.

• For a quick period of time during 2008 Gladiator inspired sandals (called "Gladiators") and long dresses that flowed free from a small cut for the breast area became very popular, suggesting a roman/Greek inspired look which was originally a fashion trend in the late 1960s and early 1970s. It was revived in 2009 for another very short time. Many light floral patterns were used for young girls.

• Baseball caps, particularly flat billed designs by New Era, were popular for casual wear among teenagers and college aged people. Once confined to the gangsta and redneck subculture, these caps were popular among many different groups and became more mainstream. They also were called "fitted caps" which are caps that don't bend and stay completely stiff. Many wearers kept the adhesive label on the peak to show others their hat was brand new.

English singer Amy Winehouse with her trademark beehive hairstyle, 2007

• The gypsy/Bohemian style, which emerged in late 2003 as influenced by Sienna Miller, remained a popular trend until the late 2000s.

• The late 2000s saw a return to the grunge look of the early-to mid '90s in mens fashion, though with a 1980s twist: flannel shirts worn with bright colored shirts underneath, T-shirts worn with long sleeved thermal shirts, vans, beanie hats, work boots and ripped loose-fitting stonewashed jeans. Flannel and lumberjack tops are worn with skinny jeans. Although in the 90s, flannel shirts were baggy and usually unbuttoned, the late-2000s flannel was usually tight, buttoned, and part of the scene or emo look.

In 2009 a recent imagining of the dapper 1950's style as espoused by Buddy Holly was merged with the Punk fashion of the 1970s.This was,in part,inspired by the English Power Pop/Punk collective which esounced The Librarians.

• Christian Audigier's clothing brand based on Ed Hardy's tattoo designs became a popular clothing brand.

• In 2009, the Jerkin' movement influenced much of the urban community to switch from baggy pants and oversized shirts to fit/skinny jeans, fit clothing and brighter colours. This represents a move away from the long-held homophobia in the hip hop community towards a more inclusive culture.

• Singer Lights re-popularizes the headband.

• Pyramid belts became popular among young adults.

• In Europe in the autumn of 2009, stiletto-heeled shoes and ankle boots were very popular.

• Hipster fashion, with ironic t-shirts, vintage clothing, tight low pants, and thick rimmed glasses became fashionable.

• Fashion from the 1980s, in the form of leggings becomes fashionable. Leggings rose in popularity during 2007 after introduction by brands such as American Apparel.

At the end of 2009, a survey was taken by Harvard University to discover the upcoming top 10 hairstyles of 2010 and here are the results:

http://quazen.com/news/fashion/top-10-voted-hairstyles-of-2010/

Hairstyles of the 2000s

• For women, straightened hair remains dominant, typically with side swept bangs. However the "Rachel" cut of the 90s and early 00s goes out of style for hair with slightly more volume. Curls are still worn on occasion, such as feathered curls of the 70s, or a more tousled look. Hair length varies as many retro hairstyles come back into fashion such as the Beehive (seen by Amy Winehouse), the Bob cut (seen by Rihanna), and the Pixie cut (seen by Katie Holmes). It's also common for most young women to dye their hair, or have hair highlighting done. Starting in late-2008, many women had short, feathered hair like Alice Cullen from the Twilight Saga. Also, hairstyles that are longer in the front and short in the back became popular on women in 2009.

• For men, hairstyles from previous decades also return, such as the Pompadour, and in 2009 the Jheri curl (most likely due to the passing of Michael Jackson.) Short & well groomed hair stays dominant throughout the decade: the Buzzcut, Spiked hair which was common to get frosted tips mainly in the early 2000s. but as the decade comes to a close longer hair domination is on the rise, While Metrosexual styles like the Fauxhawk (recognized by David Beckham), were on top, styles such as the Wings. are still worn. Length can range from very long to a Beatles Haircut. The haircut is typically wavy and instead of lying on the wearer's ears, the hair flips up and comes straight out resembling wings on a bird, hence the name. This style, also known as "flippies", is similar to Surfer hair, younger people seem to have styles completely different then older men, children seem to have longish hair, teenagers are a mix, but longish hair is on the rise, while people past 30 have relatively short hair.

As for facial hair: Beards, Mustaches, Stubble, and the Goatee are worn by many men following the success of Movember fundraising for prostate cancer charities.

• In early 2009, a shorter 1940s inspired hairstyle and longer styles inspired by British rock bands came into play. Another popular style consists of a long fringe.

• Recently a wider variant of the mohawk extending to just above the temples has become popular: shaved at the sides and back into a V shape, and longer (usually spiky) on top. In some places, this style is known as a 'shark fin'.

Gallery

A selection of images related to the period.

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  Haute couture dress from spring 2006
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  In 2007, 1970s style black leather jackets made a comeback.
• Lower back tattoos, an early-2000s fad
  Lower back tattoos, an early-2000s fad
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  Ugg boots became popular in the mid 2000s amongst men and women alike
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  Paisley handbag associated with the preppy look
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  Modern leggings came into fashion in the late 2000s
• Japanese teenagers on Harajuku Bridge
  Japanese teenagers on Harajuku Bridge
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  Trucker hats became popular in the early-mid 2000s
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  In late 2008, especially in Italy, the denim waistcoat was a popular feminine fashion accessory.
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  Slim-fit tweed jackets have gained in popularity since early 2008.
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  Vintage printed tees worn across Indie, Scene and Nu-Rave fans.
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  Skinny plaid lumberjack shirt gained popularity in the UK from 2008 onwards.

See also

• 1990s in fashion
• Fashion design