Tuesday, 5 February 2019

Noughties Trends: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly...

Recently there's been a flurry of '00s fashion trends making a return. Sure, some are a little scary (hello, trucker hats, velour tracksuits and low-slung denim), but other comebacks feel so right. It will take a lot to persuade us to dig out our tattoo chokers and combat trousers, but we've noticed stylish people dusting off their hankerchief tops and diving into the revival headfirst.

Adventurous dressers aren't the only ones keen to revisit the decade: Designers are also returning to their noughties signatures—think Dior's iconic Saddle bag, Fendi's must-have logo print and Louis Vuitton's colourful LV print. You might even forget many of these pieces were huge in the noughties—cowboy boots, for example. Keep scrolling to see these '00s trends then and now.

Then: In 2004, we all wanted a pair of distressed, embroidered cowboy boots, thanks to Sienna Miller, who was often photographed in Primrose Hill wearing her studded versions. They weren't just her walking boots either—here, she wore them to the premiere of Layer Cake.


Now: We weren't so sure about the return of cowboy boots initially, but now they've once again become the leading boot trend. Calvin Klein created sleeker city versions, while Ganni has gone all-out Western, creating boots in Dolly Parton pink and with Texan touches.


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