Best and Worst Fashion of the 00's

With an unnamed decade behind us and a new one about to begin, we can start to look back at the ten years we spent recycling the old, being ironic, and, of course, following fleeting trends.

View the gallery to see my picks for best and worst trends of the last decade. You will see the usual suspects and a few more you might have forgot(or hoped to forget) along the way.

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The early 90's were an aftermath of the baggy clothing-laden grunge era.
Fictional fashion icon Carrie Bradshaw introduced women around the country to luxury. "Jimmy Choo" entered our vocabulary and inaccessible "it" items were all we could think about.
The LV Monogram Speedy Bag was an essential "it bag" of the early 2000's.
After the height of haute, we traveled back to the 60's with the Boho look, wearing hippie skirts, bold prints, and headbands.
After Boho we resurrected the 80's with throwbacks like the Ray Ban Wayfarer, legwarmers, and neon.
After the 60's, we resurrected the 80's with throwbacks like the Ray Ban Wayfarer, legwarmers, and neon.
Fashion basics company, American Apparel helped lead the 80's revival.
Woven into the good were a slew of bad trends we couldn't help but follow.
Woven into the good were a slew of bad trends we couldn't help but follow.
Woven into the good were a slew of bad trends we couldn't help but follow.
Woven into the good were a slew of bad trends we couldn't help but follow.
In 2005, fashion as we knew it was revolutionized with the creation of the street style blog.
American Apparel's 80's revolution helped pave the way for the Hipster subculture. A group of people known best for popularizing skinny jeans and ironic clothing.
American Apparel's 80's revolution helped pave the way for the Hipster subculture. A group of people known best for popularizing skinny jeans and ironic clothing.
In the late 00's every fashionista was seen sporting "Lincoln Park After Dark" and other murky shades on their nails.
With the economic downfall came the birth of the term "Recessionista". Ladies learned how to bring key runway trends like gladiator sandals and fur to real life. Target helped by featuring cost conscious clothes from high end designers.
With the economic downfall came the birth of the term "Recessionista". Ladies learned how to bring key runway trends like gladiator sandals and fur to real life. Target helped by featuring cost conscious clothes from high end designers.