Early 2000s Outfits We Would 100% Wear Today — ZEITGEIST (2024)

You heard it here first, fashion-lovers. Early 2000s fashion is making a major comeback in the early 2020s!

If you're still shuddering over the outfits you wore during the naughties; you're not alone. In hindsight, many of the outfits in our childhood photos were pretty cringe-worthy. Consider 2021 your chance to make things right.

Though elementary-school-you or middle-school-you may not have had the fashion skills required to nail theseearly 2000s trends,you certainly do now. It's time towear your favorite early 2000s outfits the right way.

If in another twenty years you look back at your early 2020s outfits and cringe, at least you'll know you tried! And who doesn't love roasting themselves in a throwback photo from time to time?

From all-leopard outfits to tube tops to exposed thongs, here are the early 2000s outfits worth recreating in 2021.

Early 2000s fashion is officially back for 2021! But the real question is: how many of these early 2000s outfits would you wear today?

Looking to pull a Kylie Jenner and Stassie Karanikolaou and wear matching outfits with your bestie?Copy the coordinating outfits 90s supermodels, Naomi Campbell and Iman, wore at the 2001 Met Gala.

You can channel Naomi'sLike a Virginslogan tee, lace maxi dress, and layered jewelry. And your bestie can recreate Iman's glamorous LBD, fur stole, and strappy sandals.

We're not quite sure why they chose to channel Madonna's mid-80s style when the 2001 Met Gala theme wasJaqueline Kennedy: The White House Years;we're kind of here for it.

Jessica Simpson's red carpet look from a Teen People event in 2000 makes a convincing case for the revival of hot pink leopard print.

If you've been on Instagram at all this year (and we know you have), you've probably seen that matching sets are a major trend. We could see a street style star like Emily Ratajkowski sporting a 2021 version of Simpson's iconic early 2000s outfit.

Eve, pictured here in 2001 at aYigal Azrouel fashion show in New York City, was never one to shy away from statement pieces. Her oversized orange fur coat, hot pink turtleneck, silk bandana, and low-rise jeans are an eye-catching combination we can't get enough of.

Around every 20 years,colorful fur coats become one of the biggest fashion trends of the year.Oversized fur coats were huge (literally) in the 80s, came back during the early 2000s, and have returned once more in the 2020s.

Paris Hilton, photographed here with former flame, Edward Furlong, combining about six different early 2000s trends in one outfit? That's hot.

Did we think that a tube top, snakeskin mini skirt, rhinestone jewelry, and knee-high boots could all work in the same outfit? Not before this outfit. But now that we've seen this Paris Hilton outfit from the early 2000s, we stand corrected. We're just waiting on Bella Hadid to recreate this look post-Rona.

In 2001, Taraji P Henson wore this psychedelic 60s romper to the Rush Hour 2 premiere. Now, nearly twenty years later, her entire look (minus that heinous pink flow, obvi) is still right on-trend.

Henson's playful romper, tiny purse, pink-tinted sunglasses, and square-toe heels would all have fit right in atAcne Studios' Spring 2021 fashion show.

Though a lot is going on in Christina Aguilera's red carpet look at the2000 American Music Awards, it's somehow all working. X-Tina's animal-print, leather separates, and rhinestone studs were all popular on both the Fall/Winter 2020 andSpring/Summer 2021 runways.

Clearly, Kendall Jenner has been looking at Christina Aguilera'searly 2000s stylefor outfit inspiration. The supermodel and street style icon loves to sport bold, animal-print pants. In fact, Jenner was spotted in a similar pair of animal-print red pants while leaving Tom Ford's Spring/Summer 2019 fashion show.

In addition to having incredibleabs and the fiancéof our dreams, Jennifer Lopez has unbelievably good style on-stage.

This combination of a cropped rhinestoneBronxtee, worn during a performance in 2000, feels true to Jenny from the Block's early 2000s style. During the aughties, Lopez stayed true to her Bronx roots and channeled the borough's unique street style with her oversized hoops, low-rise pants, and over-the-top outfits.

Gillian Anderson made headlines when she sported this low-back dress and exposed thong to an Oscars after-party in 2001.

ICYMI, exposed thongs are back. While this isn't a trend we'd suggest sporting yourself; it's certainly enjoyable to watch celebrities try it. Among thestars who've attempted the trend in recent years:Hailey Bieber,Kim Kardashian,Dua Lipa,Bella Hadid,Jennifer Lopez, andAlexa Demie.

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