The early 2000's fashion was similar to the 90's fashion especially the hip-hop part. celebrities became the main eye for fashion and everyone wanted to know what they were wearing and who were they made from. At the start of the 2000's crop tops were getting higher, and jeans were starting to hit a very very low rise and cargo pants became a pop stars best friend. For women it was about showing of their flat stomach in crop tops and low rise jeans. The fashion became very relaxed and casual, even for the stars who you would think would be dressed in gowns turned up in crop tops and cargo pants. The fashion consisted of shrugs, gypsy skirts, ties, crop tops, jeans, cargo pants, timberland high heeled boots, tracksuits, tank tops, waist coats, mini skits (especially denim)skinny scarfs and trucker hats.
A bit hit in the early 2000's was the unforgettable UGG BOOT! They first came out as a sheep skinned boots for winter to protect against the snow and wet but didn't exactly preform as they were suppose to so they wee then used as a normal every day shoe.
Fashion Designers
The most successful designers of the 2000's to now are
Alexander McQueen
Marc Jacobs
Vivienne Westwood
Stella McCartney
Ralph Lauren
Tom Ford
Valentino Garavani
Versace
Gucci
Dolce&Gabbana
Later 2000's (2010 onwards) fashion started to change to long silhouettes, no more low rise jeans with a simple colour palette or with a major print. High waisted jeans have become a big fashion trend but many fashion trends from over the decades were thrown in and mixed together for the new range of the late 2000's for example, peplum, shoulder pads, skinny jeans, flares, dungarees, maxi dress/skirt, leggings, playsuits, bomber jackets, crocks, faux fur coats, denim jackets, lace.
Another big hit which affected fashion was Bodycon. Bodycon started in the 2000's and was adored by near enough every girl. It was soft stretchy cotton which was tight on the body to portray the hourglass figured on any girl. Women loved this and was a very big trend. Bodycon was mainly used for going out/Clubbing wear but was everywhere. it is still a big trend now.
Ultimate false beauty
Through out the 2000's the 'perfect beauty' has been an on going situation. first was the size zero model which was to portray that the skinnier the better with cat walk models being size zero and wearing designer clothes gave the wrong impression on girls that they needed to be stick thin to be beautiful. Through the decade the major operations would have been a nose job or boob job at the start of the 2000's, but now through the years it has escalated to false noses, boobs, fake tan, lips, bums, hair, nails, eyelashes, botox and many other things such as operations to do with slimming and changing features of a body to create the 'perfect body'. Many celebrities have been involved with this which has then influenced many other women to do so.
Style icons Through the years there has always been style icons mainly actresses or singers but through the later 2000's celebrities have been big for their styles and have even gone into making their own collections, along side this people from YouTube or Instagram and other social media websites have also gain the lime light and became style icons to the general public. There has also been tv shows on how to dress or 'how to look good naked' with Gok wan.
The SupermodelThe supermodel became a big hit in the 90's with the beautiful and well known; Cindy Crawford, Naomi Cambell, Kristy Turnington, Linda Evangelista and Kate Moss. These ladies became the most adored and well known models throughout the world. Earning big Fortunes, these ladies becam the faces of big time designers and magazines. Women were following them for there amazing style and beauty and inspired to be like them.
Fresh Prince Of Bel AirWith Will Smith on our screens preforming the comedy hit day time show, the hip-hop style was followed through from the 80's with tracksuits, jeans, oversized tops, bomber jackets, Jordan's,gold jewellery, crazy colours, patterns and vibrant colours the hip-hop styled carried on through the 90's.
Drew BarrymoreDrew Barrymore was a style icon in the 90's. She was an actress with a twist style. Her style entailed of grunge, dark make-up, choppy hair and tattoos and combined them into a pretty grunge girl. Her style was copied by many teenage girls.
Spice GirlsThe new british all girl pop band became a hit in the 90's. with all teenage girls singing along with their hairbrush inspired by the Spice Girl look which combined of; sporty spice, posh spice, scary spice, ginger spice and baby spice. Girls all over admired their fashion and copied their looks as well as take not of the platform heels, body glitter and pig tails.
The Grunge lookThe grunge look appeared in the 90's and was also a big style changed. fitted was out and sloppy was in, baggy jeans, oversized t-shirts, long wavy hair, large shirts, loose ripped jeans, big boots and the colour pallet was very basic and dull with blues and browns.
The FashionDespite all of this the fashion in the 90's also included such as, pig tails, the knotted hair-do, satin dresses, daisy's, white tee under a sundress, floral maxi dresses, hot pants, mini skirts, crop tops, the biker jacket, school girl fashion, metallic colours, ravers and Goth's.
The 80's fashion was loud, bright and big. this was the time to make your statement in how you dressed.
Big hair- big make-upEighties was the time for big teased, crimped or permed hair - the bigger the better basically.With celebrities with the big permed hair like George Michaelle, Tina Turner and Madonna, everyone was going crazy and going to their salons to get the biggest hair they could. the make-up was also big, bold and bright! Make-up was to be creative and loud with different bright colours, sometimes to even near enough look like face paint.
PUNK!
Sex. studs and safety pins. Punks were very popular during the 1980's and made an explosive new way to dress. with spikes and studs, leather, dr.Martin boots, chocker's, stockings, ripped and tatty clothing, piercings and heavy make-up. Punks were dressed aggressively in leather rubber and pvc and to give a 'hard' appearance, Punk was that popular during 70-80's that Malcolm McLaren and Vivienne Westwood opened up a clothing shop named 'SEX' which was related to punks with stock selling such as; fetish clothing, bondage trousers, obscene earrings, and offensive slogan clothing. Spikes were a must have fashion piece for a punk that the 'Mohawk' was invented which was for hair to be styled into spikes.
Hip-hopHip-hop was another big style in the 80's and was influenced by a vibrant street culture emerged from the Arfican-American youth of New York's south Bronx which was about breakdancing, rap music and street graffiti art. With hip-hop stars such as 'Salt'N'Pepa and Roxanna Shante wearing bomber jackets tight leggings, gold jewellery and big earrings, women all over were following the hip-hop style of the stars with a sexy sporty appeal. Trainers became a must which major demands of the public were for trainer designer such as; Adidas, Nike and Puma. Designer such as; Channel, Gucci and Tommy Hilfiger joined in with the hip-hop style and took inspiration of hip-hop into their own collections. Big baggy tracksuits, trainers, caps and large gold jewellery took the stage for hip-hop men which followed through to the hip-hop men of the streets.
Aerobics & FitnessThe 'gym look' became a very well known look within the 80's. With American dance films coming out such as 'Fame' and 'Flashdance' and fitness videos arriving on the tv screen, the fitness dress code became very popular. Leotard, legging, leg warmers, crop tops, cropped sweaters and ra-ra skirts became the new dress code with pastel and neon colours.
