5 trends from the 2000s that we never want to see again A time when no one knew how to dress

The early 2000s were a strange period: the new culture of the digital world had not yet been born while the old culture of the 90s was not really dead. The result was a kind of middle realm where to listen to music you had to tune in to MTV, where if you wanted to follow your favorite star you had to buy tons of gossip magazines and if you spent hours in front of your phone it was to type the text of an SMS. At the time celebrity culture was also something different: without Instagram with its legions of influencers and its illustrious strangers followed by millions of people, the stars were relatively few and there was no real niche; even fashion brands were still tied to an old conception of luxury and their participation in the world of entertainment was limited to evening dresses that paraded on the red carpets of the Hollywod premieres and award ceremonies. Fashion was much less present in pop culture than it is today – and many of the looks of the stars of the time prove it. 

Everything that was a trend at the time, or almost, today represents a mistake of style. These 5 styling tips are therefore a history lesson, which will serve not to repeat the mistakes of the past.

1. Schizophrenic layering

Oversize is a must for today's fashion, but that of the early 2000s had dragged the concept beyond all guard limits by transforming many rappers, wannabe rappers and punk rockers into walking tents. If today hip-hop artists are known for their connection with fashion and their perosnal style, in those years there was a very precise uniform for those who frequented the scene: jeans so wide and low that their legs seemed very short and the back pockets reached the knees and shirts so long that they erased any proportion and physical shape. Another big hit was the oversized bermudas that become sloping, reducing the length of the calves to about ten centimeters above the ankle. Today the idea of baggy clothing has remained but in a decidedly more balanced version even if recently Balenciaga has reintroduced extra-large trousers in its Couture proposal.