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Early 2000s

• Many styles popular in the 1990s remain popular in the 2000s.
• Heavy metal fashion was worn by many teenagers until 2003 due to the popularity of nu metal bands, and remains common among the youth in Latin American countries.^[1]
• Hip-hop fashions (especially hoodies and sweatpants) influenced many subcultures including chav, gangsta and juggalo. ^[2]
• Gel bracelets became briefly popular in 2004^[3]

For the band, see 1990s (band). ... Judas Priest, in typical heavy metal attire, performing at the VH1 Rock Honors on May 25, 2006. ... Nu metal (also called aggro metal, or nü metal using the traditional heavy metal umlaut) is a musical genre that has origins in the mid 1990s. ... Breakdance, an early form of hip hop dance, often involves battles, showing off skills without any physical contact with the adversaries. ... Juggalos at a Gathering A Juggalo (male or female) or Juggalette (more commonly used for a female) is a member of the group that has grown up around the fanbase of the Michigan rap/horrorcore group Insane Clown Posse (ICP), and related recording artists at Psychopathic Records. ... Two gel bracelets; the Make Poverty History white awareness bracelet and a red Christian band Gel bracelets or jelly bracelets are an inexpensive type of wristband similar to a large diameter O-ring. ...

Mid-Late 2000s

• Camouflage patterns, and bandanas or shemaghs are frequently worn as scarves by young people ^[4]
• Hoodies have become even more popular^{[citation needed]}
• During most of the early and mid 2000s, it was unfashionable to wear formal clothing unless it was in the business world, church, and special events,^{[citation needed]} but this changed in the autumn of 2006, when the skinny suit received worldwide popularity amongst young men for its fitted nature and sleek design.^{[citation needed]}
• Ray-Ban Wayfarer sunglasses from the 1980s make a huge comeback.
• In the UK fishtail parkas and anoraks with fur hoods are often worn by young people in cold weather^{[citation needed]}
• Sagging, popularised by rappers, lost its appeal around 2007 as expensive, close-fitting designer jeans rose in popularity, particularly amongst men.^{[citation needed]} Baggy and loose styles of the 90's gave way to bootcut and flare jeans^{[citation needed]} popularised by 7 for all Mankind, True Religion, and Diesel S.p.A..^{[citation needed]} Extremely slim jeans and plaid pants became popular among Mod, Emo, Indie and Scene subcultures.^[5]
• Designer glasses (often with thick rims) and rim-less glasses became widely available and extremely popular as geek chic went mainstream. This trend started about 2004.^[6]
• Oxford shirts become popular among younger men in 2008.

This article is about protective camouflage used to disguise people, animals, or military targets. ... A woman wears a black bandanna on her head. ... A hoody (sometimes also spelled hoodie) is a pullover sweatshirt with a hood. ... Ray Ban is a manufacturer of sunglasses, founded in 1937 by Bausch & Lomb, on commission of the United States Air Force. ... Wayfarer may refer to: Wayfarer (dinghy), a class of sailing dinghy A UK company Wayfarer providing smartcard and GPS solutions Wayfarer 2. ... The 1980s was the decade spanning from 1980 to 1989, also called The Eighties. The decade saw social, economic and general upheaval as wealth, production and western culture migrated to new industrializing economies. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Sagging is a form of the verb to sag to drop, to droop; used as a substantivated adjective, it may mean: Sagging (fashion), a fashion trend for wearing pants below the waist to expose ones underwear, practiced by males. ... Designer jeans are high-fashion jeans that are marketed as status symbols. ... A bootcut, alternatively spelled boot cut, this is a style of trouser and/or jeans that tapers to the knee and flares out to accommodate a boot. ... 7 For All Mankinds Original Logo This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... True Religion Brand Jeans is an American clothing line, established in December of 2002 by husband and wife team Jeffrey and Kym Lubell [1]. // In the summer of 2000, the concept of luxury denim was introduced to a scrutinizing, though genuinely enthusiastic industry and public. ... Diesel S.p. ... Stephanie Pakrul, or StephTheGeek, a blogger. ...

Hair and Makeup Style of the 2000s

• Womens hair is long and straight. Later in the decade retro hairstyles like the bob cut (popularised by Victoria Beckham) and the beehive (worn by pop singer Amy Winehouse) came back into fashion. ^[7]

• A popular haircut for Teenage boys is the Wings (haircut). It is very popular with skateboarders. It can range from very long to a Beatles Haircut. The haircut is typically wavy and, if straight, the length comes to halfway down the ears. Instead of lying on the wearer's ears, the hair flips up and comes straight out like an airplane wing, hence the name. This hairstyle is also known as "flippies." ^[8] Longer hair is coming into acceptance for males, whether it is loose or in a ponytail, though the latter is preferred for semi-casual to formal jobs, and hair below the eyes may be unacceptable on males for some employers.

• In the UK and Europe spiked hair, sometimes bleached blond, is often seen on metrosexual men.^[9] Styles like the French Crop and crew cut are popular with chavs and the fauxhawk made a comeback in 2001 thanks to David Beckham.^[10]

Woman sporting bob with finger waves, 1920s A bob is a short haircut that became modern for women in the early 1920s. ... Victoria Caroline Beckham (née Adams; born 17 April 1974) is an English singer, songwriter, dancer, fashion designer, businesswoman, and occasional actress. ... A woman wearing her hair in a beehive. ... Amy-Jade Winehouse (born 14 September 1983) is an English soul, jazz, R&B singer and songwriter. ... This article or section needs copy editing for grammar, style, cohesion, tone and/or spelling. ... For other uses, see Metrosexual (disambiguation). ... A 2000s youth wearing a 1950s-style Teddy Boy quiff Another, perhaps more extreme, version of the quiff The quiff is a hairstyle that combines the 50s pompadour hairstyle, the 50s flattop, and sometimes a mohawk. ... A U.S. Marine sporting a high and tight, crew cut hairstyle A crew cut is a type of haircut in which the hair is cut fairly short. ... The fauxhawk hairstyle is an approximation of a mohawk made without buzzing or shaving the sides of the head, allowing an imitation of the extreme look of a true mohawk without having to commit to it by shaving the head. ... David Beckham David Robert Joseph Beckham OBE (born May 2, 1975) is an English footballer born in Leytonstone, London. ...

Subcultures of the 2000s

Emo

Emo fashion is associated with drainpipe jeans on males (sometimes with boxer shorts showing) and females alike, long fringe (bangs) brushed to one side of the face or over one or both eyes, dyed black, straight hair, tight t-shirts (sometimes with short-sleeves) which often bear the names of rock bands (or other designed shirts), makeup for both sexes (particularly black eyeliner, though this varies)^[11] , studded belts, belt buckles, canvas sneakers or skate shoes or other black shoes (often old and beaten up) and thick, black horn-rimmed glasses. Some other kinds of emos like to combine the norm emo fashion with bright coloured things, e.g. yellow, green, ginger, pink and blue nail polish for girls or a different brightly coloured, maybe neon yellow cardigan, and all this combined with the normal emo fashion. Emo fashion has changed with time and is sometimes characterized as a fad.^[12] Look up emo in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

Chav

The defining features of the chav clothing is the Burberry pattern^[13] (notably a now-discontinued baseball cap) and from a variety of other casual and sportswear brands like Adidas, Lacoste, Umbro or Le Coq Sportif. This British fashion has many similarities to the casuals, a football hooligan subculture that first appeared in the 1980s.^[14] Tracksuits, hoodies, track suit bottoms and baseball caps are particularly associated with this sub-culture. Chavs are held in contempt by other styles and vice-versa, as what a person wears is seen as a lifestyle choice, defining 'who you are'.^[15] Look up chav, charva in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Burberry is a British luxury fashion house, manufacturing clothing and other apparel. ... This article is about the company. ... This article is about the clothing company. ... Umbro (LSE: UMB) is an internationally recognised football brand based in Cheadle, Greater Manchester, England. ... Le Coq Sportif (IPA: , translated in English as The Sporting Rooster) is a French company producing sports equipment such as shoes and T-shirts. ... This article is about the hooligan subculture. ... A tracksuit is an article of clothing consisting of two parts- trousers and a jacket. ... A hoody (sometimes also spelled hoodie) is a pullover sweatshirt with a hood. ... A baseball cap worn with the bill at the front, shading the eyes A baseball cap is a type of soft cap with a long, stiffened and curved peak and it is worn by men, women and children. ...

Indie

Draw upon retro fashions from the 60s, 70s, 80s and 90s (especially mod, hippie, punk and grunge). The styles worn by the bands on the emerging Indie rock scene are equally influential.^[16] Along with the chav, a common subculture in the UK. Indie clothings include scarves, Converse Chuck Taylor All-Star shoes, Doc Martens,^[17] jeans,^[18] waistcoats and cartoon t-shirts, and headbands combined with hair tied up in the back for girls. The trousers, tshirts, and shoes are usually in strong and bright colours like intense red or green. There is also a "casual indie" which means wearing the same things only in duller and more low key colors, like white and light pink with dark blue jeans. Look up mod in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... For the British TV show, see Hippies (TV series). ... Look up punk in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Grunge music (sometimes also referred to as the Seattle Sound) is an independent-rooted music genre that became a commercially successful offshoot of hardcore punk, thrash metal, and alternative rock in the late 1980s and early 1990s. ... Indie rock is a subgenre of rock music often used to refer to bands that are on small independent record labels or that arent on labels at all. ... Indie, an abbreviation of independent, is a term regarding a trend seen in music, film, business and subculture originating in the late 20th century. ... For other uses, see Converse (disambiguation). ... Chuck Taylor All Star Chuck Taylor All-Stars are canvas and rubber shoes produced by Converse Shoes. ... Dr. Martens is a brand of shoe, often known as Doc Martens, Docs, or D.M.s. They have a characteristic air-cushioned sole developed in Germany by Dr. Klaus Maertens (note the different spelling). ...

Scene

A trend and sub culture evolving from emo^[19] and closely tied in with the skateboarding, rave and Indie subcultures. Scene kids listen to music by pop-punk bands, screamo, metalcore and new rave. The fashion changes depending on the clothes worn by that year's pop singers; in the early 2000s they would describe themselves as gangsta or punk but recently scene kids have adopted a more indie look.^[20] Hairstyles are usually flat-ironed straight hair or dyed streaks with bangs commonly cut at an angle. Fashion mainly consists of skinny jeans, band t-shirts, hoodies, short skirts, name brand clothes/handbags, skateboarding apparel (fur-hood parkas, skate brand t-shirts, skateboarding shoes) Converse, Vans, & Flats seen as typical scene shoes. Notable fads include being straight edge (drug-free and sexually-abstinent)^[21] and using "text talk" on their myspace accounts.^{[citation needed]} Pop punk (also known as punk pop and other names) is a fusion genre that combines elements of punk rock with pop music, to varying degrees. ... Screamo is a musical genre which evolved from hardcore punk in the early 1990s. ... Metalcore is a fusion of extreme metal and hardcore punk that began in the United States. ... New Rave (sometimes labelled New-Rave, Nu Rave, Neu- Rave or Nu-Rave), [1] is a label applied to a style of music fusing elements of electronic, New Wave music, disco music, Indie music and punk, which developed in the UK in 2006. ... For the drawing or cutting tool, see Straightedge. ...

Preppy

Preppy remains a common style in US/Canadian high-schools. A continuation of 1990s fashion. Identified by expensive designer clothes and sportswear. In the early 2000s upturned collars were often worn by preps but now this is no longer fashionable.^[22] The Asian equivalent of preppy is Gyaru. Preppies are generally seen wearing either torn jeans or short skirts. The preferred footwear is either basketball sneakers or, more commonly, the unisex flip flop. Preps are known to wear polos, oxford shirts, and clothes from certain companies such as Abercrombie and Fitch, Hollister, American Eagle and Aeropostale. Preppies are generally considered to have wealth and often times the "in" crowd dresses in this fashion. Also, many of the athletic and wealthy wear preppy clothes to distinguish themselves from the less popular emos and ghetto types. Look up Preppy in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... The 1990s in popular culture is typically referred to as the decade of anti-fashion. In reality, anti-fashion was only one of many trends in fashion in the 1990s; however the fashion of the 1990s was characterized by minimalist styles. ... A tennis shirt with an upturned collar An upturned collar is an otherwise flat, protruding collar of either a shirt, jacket, or coat that has been turned upward. ... Gyaru (ギャル) is a Japanese transliteration of the English word gal. ... Hollister can refer to: Hollister Ranch, a ranch north of Santa Barbara, California, USA. Hollister, California, a place in the United States. ...

Cybergoth

21st-century evolution of goth. Unlike previous gothic fashions which focused on more "romantic" or "punk" look, modern cybergoth fashion is highly influenced by science fiction and a "futuristic" look, often incorporating PVC and fetish clothing.^[23] Along with the staple of black, bright neon colors also became popular, along with black trousers (not jeans) tucked into black boots and accessories such as goggles, neon hair extensions, and gas masks. The music genres most commonly associated with such fashion are futurepop and aggrotech. Main article: Cyber (subculture) This article is about the subculture. ... Futurepop is a recently-emerging electronic dance music genre, an outgrowth of electronic body music incorporating influences from synthpop (such as song structure and vocal style) and uplifting trance (grandiose and arpeggiated synthesizer melodies). ... Category: ... An example of cyber fashion Cyber, also referred to as cyber culture or cyberculture, is the name given to a subculture that has roots in multiple music scenes including the European Dark scene and rave/clubbing scenes. ...

Steampunk

Steampunk is a fashion style that, while heavily inspired by the Victorian era, also borrows a number of elements from Cyberpunk such as goggles and synthetic dreadlocks. Steampunk wear generally consists of coats, vests, ties, cravats, and dress trousers. Black or brown boots are the preferred footwear of steampunks. Top or bowler hats are also common features of the steampunk wardrobe, as are suspenders. The associated music is closely linked with the New Wave, Gothic Rock, and Darkwave scenes.Rasputina, Vernian Process, and Abney Park are commonly mentioned bands in Steampunk circles. While Steampunk is by nature apolitical, some anarchists and socialists see it as a means of expressing their political views as filtered through the lens of the Victorian age. For the comic book and the anthology, see Steampunk (comics) and Steampunk (anthology). ... Victorian can refer to: people from or attributes of places called Victoria (disambiguation page), including Victoria, Australia, people who lived during the British Victorian era of the 19th century, and aspects of the Victorian era, for example: Victorian architecture Victorian fashion Victorian morality Victorian literature This is a disambiguation page... Berlins Sony Center reflects the global reach of a Japanese corporation. ... The term New Wave has been used to describe several movements in art. ... Gothic rock (sometimes called goth rock or simply goth) is a genre of alternative rock that originated during the late 1970s. ... Darkwave, also written as dark wave, is an umbrella term which refers to a movement that began in the late 1970s, coinciding with the popularity of new wave. ... Rasputina is a varying collection of cellists playing alternative rock. ... This article is being considered for deletion in accordance with Wikipedias deletion policy. ... Introduction The historic grounds of Abney Park are situated in Stoke Newington, London, England. ...

Lolita

Lolita is a fashion mostly popular in Japan.^[24] It is worn by girls, and is inspired by vintage children's clothes from Victorian times, and is made to look a lot doll-like.^[25] The Lolita look consists primarily of a knee length skirt or dress, headdress, blouse, petticoat, knee length socks or stockings and rocking horse or high heel/platform shoes.^[26] There are a lot of variations of the Lolita look, like Sweet Lolita and Punk Lolita and more. Read here in detail about the Lolita fashion. A lolita in Harajuku, Tokyo. ...

Raggare

Raggare is a Swedish subculture based on 1950s American greasers. Also seen in Japan where they are known as Bōsōzoku. Love classic cars, Americana and rockabilly. First appeared in the 50s and still common today.^[27] A raggare in his ideal environment, with a beer, on the bonnet of a 1960s car (photo taken during Power Big Meet in 2005). ... Greasers is a subculture that started in the 1950s and continued through the mid-1960s. ... Bōsōzoku (Japanese: 暴走族; violent running tribe) is a Japanese subculture associated with types of car and motorcycle clubs and gangs. ... Ford Model A Four-door 1948 Buick Eight convertible 1959 Chevrolet Impala A yank tank or maquina in Havana, Cuba Another yank tank in Havana Classic car is a term frequently used to describe an older car, but the exact meaning is subject to serious differences in opinion. ... For other uses, see Americana (disambiguation). ... Rockabilly is one of the earliest styles of rock and roll music, and emerged in the early-1950s. ...

Urban

Urban (also known as Gangsta) styles are often worn by young black males and some males of other races, including white, and hispanic. The urban style includes baggy jeans in dark washes. Jeans can sometimes be as low as right below the buttocks. Huge shirts a few sizes too big for the wearer in patterns, Jewelry is a part of the urban look, symbolizing religion, beliefs and self-glorification. Jewelry consists of gold chains, rings, etc. Baseball caps are worn twisted to any side, backwards, or straight forward.^[28] "Bling" was a word used to often describe jewelry in the early 2000s but is less popular than it once was. ^[29] Faada Freddy of the Senegalese rap crew Daara J in Germany, 2005. ... Bling Bling is a 1999 hit hip-hop song by The B.G., featuring his Cash Money labelmates Juvenile, Lil Wayne, Turk, Baby, and Mannie Fresh. ...

See also

• Fashion
• Fashion design

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References

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