7 popular fashion items of the early 2000s

Every decade has its distinct style. When we look back at some of the clothes we wore as children and young adults in the 2000s, we cannot help but wonder what was going on.

The fashion in 2000s mirrored pop-culture icons of that time like Britney Spears and rappers like 50 Cent and Eminem.

If you grew up in that time, these are some clothes you must have worn;

1. Ama Kip Kip and My money grow like grass T-shirts

Ama kip kip shirts were popular [spreadshirt] Pulse Nigeria

Yes, the ‘Ama Kip Kip’ and ‘My money grows like grass’ shirt was what male teens had to wear to look cool. These T-shirts were everywhere like grass. We were so happy to see them gone.

A lot of young men had this shirt [twitter] Pulse Nigeria

2. Peep toe shoes

peep-toe shoes were common too Pulse Nigeria

Those little platform shoes with an open toe in front were everywhere. How could you be a hot girl without peep-toe shoes?

3. Skinny jeans

Our eyes saw young men struggling to wear skinny jeans in outrageously bright colours.

4. High tops and timberland boots

Only the coolest young men wore hightops Pulse Nigeria

The skinny jeans and the hightops were an unbeatable combination. It had young men with skinny legs in such big shoes.

Timberland boots were brown combat boots that were also popular.

5. The half jacket or bolero

The bolero was quite common [tulipbridal] Pulse Nigeria

Young girls wore this half jacket or bolero that wasn't long enough, and like a cropped jacket.

6. The chunky bangles

Chunky bangles were all the rave [pinterest] Pulse Nigeria

Yes, this was a time of notoriously chunky bangles as accessories.

7. Miniskirt and leggings

The mini-skirt was paired with leggings [aliexpress] Pulse Nigeria

It may seem as though we were afraid to wear mini skirts, so began this combination of miniskirts and leggings. At times, the leggings will not even be full length, it stopped at the knees.

Baggy trousers

Gangster rap popularized baggy trousers Pulse Nigeria

For a period in the 2000s, the belt was a forgotten wardrobe item, young men let their trousers hang loosely and showed their boxers. This can be credited to the popularity of gangster rap.

Ultimately, if you wore any of these items then you were really fashionable in the early 2000s.