Let’s Pop Our Collars Back to the 2000s
Through the past century,
there have been many different fashion trends that have come in and out of
style. Each year, let alone decade, seems to have new styles with some of the
styles repeating over numerous years and even decades, which is sometimes a bad
choice.
2000 through 2010 was an
interesting decade for fashion. Many of the most influential trend setters of
the 2000s included Tyra Banks (model), Heidi Klum (model), Britney Spears
(singer), Jennifer Aniston (actress), Beyoncé (singer), Justin Timberlake
(singer), David Beckham (athlete) and Brad Pitt (actor).
During the early 2000s everyone
wanted “the Rachel” haircut modeled after Jennifer Aniston’s character on
Friends, both the cut and the streaked highlight look. Many women also wanted
the hairstyle similar to what Beyoncé had, cornrows. Later in the decade, many African American
women changed the fad style to be Jheri curls and short pixie cuts, popularized
by Janet Jackson and Rihanna. Men usually had shorter hair that would a lot of
the time, unfortunately, be spiked and frosted. Older men mostly had short hair
while younger men had dark hair with blonde streaked highlights until about
’05.
Long denim skirts came into
and out of style in the early 2000s after they were first walked down the
runway, celebrities started to wear denim skirts and jackets (and denim
everything else) and then the masses began to wear similar styles. And then
throughout the decade the denim skirts turned into distressed jeans and then
skinny jeans, long, flowing, soft, cotton skirts and gaucho pants.
Throughout
the decade track suits, both men’s and women’s were very popular. The men’s
track suits were mostly athletic and mainly made by Adidas. The women’s track
suits were mostly tighter and more feminine and made by Juicy Couture or made
to look similar to the track suits made by Juicy Couture.
Towards the end of the
decade, around the time Jersey Shore became a popular show, Ed Hardy and
Abercrombie clothes became much more popular among men than they had ever been
before. Many of the high school and college kids, at least from my point of
view, began to wear more and more of this clothing on a more regular basis.
Abercrombie was being worn among high school and junior high school kids
throughout the decade, but Ed Hardy was not as popular until later. Instead of
naturally tanning, most women began to think that orange was the new natural
skin tone.
In the mid to late 2000s Uggs
became popular with teens and kids. Although they were very comfortable and
fashionable, we can’t forget that they are made out of sheep. But let’s face
it, what girl doesn’t own a few pairs?
It seems that throughout the
2000s that the masses followed what was being done among celebrities in the
fashion world.
Ethical Questions:
Is it okay for animal activists to throw paint on women wearing fur coats, but do nothing about so many people wearing Uggs?
Fashion is supposed to allow people to express themselves, but if you are following major fashion trends set by celebrities, are you truly using fashion as a way of expression?
Is it right that women started hopping in to tanning beds even though they knew they were harming themselves?
To what extent do we have to harm/alter ourselves to feel a part of the new fad?
Is it okay for animal activists to throw paint on women wearing fur coats, but do nothing about so many people wearing Uggs?
Fashion is supposed to allow people to express themselves, but if you are following major fashion trends set by celebrities, are you truly using fashion as a way of expression?
Is it right that women started hopping in to tanning beds even though they knew they were harming themselves?
To what extent do we have to harm/alter ourselves to feel a part of the new fad?
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