2000s in fashion

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Contents 1 Early 2000s 2 Mid-Late 2000s 3 Hair and Makeup Style of the 2000s 4 Subcultures of the 2000s 4.1 Emo 4.2 Chav 4.3 Indie 4.4 Scene 4.5 Preppy 4.6 Cybergoth 4.7 Raggare 4.8 Urban 5 See also 6 References

[edit] Early 2000s

• Many styles popular in the 1990s remain popular in the 2000s.^{[citation needed]}
• Hip-hop fashions influenced many subcultures including chav, ghetto and juggalo.^{[citation needed]} Sagging, popularised by rappers, lost its appeal around 2007 as expensive, close-fitting designer jeans rose in popularity.^[1]

[edit] Mid-Late 2000s

• Camouflage patterns, and bandanas or shemaghs are frequently worn as scarves by young people ^[2]
• Hooded sweatshirts (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 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]}
• In the UK fishtail parkas and anoraks with fur hoods are often worn by young people in cold weather^{[citation needed]}
• Designer Jeans continued to rise 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 and Emo, Indie and Scene Kid subcultures.^[3]

[edit] 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) made a comeback.^[4]

• 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." ^[5] 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.^[6] Styles like the French Crop and crew cut are popular with chavs and the fauxhawk made a comeback in 2001 thanks to David Beckham.^[7]

[edit] Subcultures of the 2000s

[edit] 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)^[8] , studded belts, belt buckles, canvas sneakers or skate shoes or other black shoes (often old and beaten up) and thick, black horn-rimmed glasses.^[9] Some other kinds of emos like to combine the norm emo fashion with bright coloured things, e.g. yellow, green, 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.^[10]

[edit] Chav

The defining features of the chav clothing is the Burberry pattern^[11] (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.^[12] Tracksuits, hoodies, track suit bottoms and baseball caps are particularly associated with this sub-culture. Chavs are held in contempt by other styles and verse-visa, as what a person wears is seen as a lifestyle choice, defining 'who you are'.^[13]

[edit] 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.^[14] Along with the chav, a common subculture in the UK. Indie clothings include scarves, Converse Chuck Taylor All-Star shoes, Doc Martens,^[15] skinny jeans, 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.

[edit] Scene

Scene is a modern style trend and sub culture evolving from emo and closely tie in skateboarding and indie subcultures.However, it has also been closely linked with the culture of New Rave in the U.K and europe. ^[16] Scene kids are very active on myspace and bebo and texting is very popular amongst them, and are sometime referred to as "Myspace Whores" . Music predominantly includes screamo and hardcore or metalcore bands. Also popular are tachno, new rave and dance. Music Shows (usually local bands) are very popular amongst scene kids, whilst moshing, raving and hardcore dancing (rhythmic punching and kicks during a hardcore breakdown) are practiced. Hairstyles are usually flat-ironed strait hair or dyed streaks that are cut into an emo fashion with bangs commonly cut at an angle. Heavy use of make-up and eyeliner are common amongst "scene chicks" with eyeliner being used amongst guys. 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. Myspace Scene Kids usually use Scene Lingo which resembles that of "text talk", (which is usually said over online social networks and texting) include; ex. HxC (Hardcore) Br00t4a1 (brutal) Pc4Pc (picture for picture), Self-taken photos which are accompanied on myspace and taken at a high angle are commonly scene, and Scene names are usually first names with a second name added on; such as Louise loveless, sarah slaughter, hillary havok, dani gore, miki murderer. Some fads amongst Scene Kids are being "straightedge" which is commonly used amongst scene kids meaning drug free, sexual abstinent, etc, but this is a minority. Many scene kids, especialy in the UK are ridiculed.

[edit] 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.^[17] 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, flip flops.

[edit] Cybergoth

21st-century evolution of goth.^[18] 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.^[19] 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)

[edit] 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.^[20]

[edit] Urban

Urban (also known as Gangsta) styles were often worn by young black males. 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.^[21] "Bling" was a word used to often describe jewelry in the early 2000s but is less popular than it once was. ^[22]

[edit] See also

• Fashion
• Fashion design

[edit] References

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