Y2K is back! The fashion, the tech, the vibes, all of it, and I am loving every bit of it… kind of.
Lately on my Instagram and TikTok I’ve been seeing so many memes about 2004 kids getting snatched by a giant hand labeled “turning 20”. Quite honestly, that TERRIFIES me, yet also makes me incredibly nostalgic for my early 2000s childhood; All of the quirky tv commercials like flex seal, pillow pets, tootsie pops, hungry hungry hippos, even Toys R Us, and so on and so forth. Oh the good days…
So why are these trends resurfacing right now? Of all times, why in the decade of 2020? Trends seem to resurface every 20 years, this is known as “the 20 year rule”, according to CurrentBoutique.com. Why is this though?
We’re influenced by our parents’ closets.
When we’re kids our parents are the one’s styling us and buying our clothes, but then as we grow up we discover our own styles, yet we’re still around our parents which causes us to subconsciously take inspiration from their styles.
“It was the beginning of the new century,” student Matthew Morris said regarding why the 2000s is so influential.
For our generation, not only was that the beginning of the new century, but also the beginning of our lives. Our lives began as a new period of history was beginning. The two thousandth year, the new century, and a new generation, so possibly we’re so drawn to that era of fashion simply because it represents so much.
Regarding Y2k fashion though, we’ve been seeing alot of it in today’s trends.
To name a few, “Baggy jeans, converse, fishnets, crop-tops, hoodies, and socks,” Morris said.
Personally, I love this development and think that these trends should never die, but, to my despair, this is not the popular opinion.
Student CJ Trani believes that 80s trends should make a comeback. From leopard and zebra printed clothing to classic 80s hairstyles.
“Mullets, but like hot rocker dad mullets,” Traini suggested as a trend that should resurface.
I apologize, but I don’t know if I can agree with you on those specific trends CJ.
What trends do you wish would come back? More importantly, who agrees with me that Y2K should never disappear?
