10+ celebrities from the 2000s who changed the way they dress and continue to inspire us

The aesthetic of the 2000s, known as Y2K, marked an entire generation to the point of nostalgia when we see photos of the time. Some things we even want to use again, while others are better left in the past. After all, we have to evolve, right? Just like the celebrities who inspired us in the 2000s changed their style and continue to inspire us in the 2020s.

we, from awesome.clubwe want to show you how Y2K celebrities have evolved their style and compare their looks from the past to those of the 2020s.

Around 2002, it was common to see women and girls on the streets showing shoulders and belly button, often with a piercing. This is thanks to short blouses and tops and low-waisted pants — sometimes very low. Even supermodel Gisele had her days of walking around, in a look that is the juice of the 2000s. Two decades later, we can see that, off the catwalks, Gisele is pretty basic, loose in nature with jeans and a V-neck blouse. .

Even if it’s a formal red carpet look, Anne Hathaway demonstrates an essential element of the tops that were super trendy at Y2K, the off-the-shoulders. Seriously, tops, crop tops and off-the-shoulder dresses were worn everywhere. The dress seems to be a personal taste for the actress since, in the 2020s, she appears again like this and still with her shoulders almost completely exposed.

Belts were on the rise in the 2000s, as Camila Pitanga shows in this show at São Paulo Fashion Week in 2008. There were several styles of belts ranging from the widest to the thinnest, with stones, fringes, triples and even a tie. ! Another icon illustrated by Camila is the hair clips – many girls used butterfly clips, “piranhas” or even glitter clips. In the 2020s, the actress has bet on looks with less details, fair and soft colors.

See-through garments were very tried on Y2K. In general, one transparent outfit over another, as Christina Aguilera wore, whose top is translucent with a white top underneath. In the current composition, Xtina exchanged the soft gothic look for more cheerful colors, but still with a very Y2K element, the immortal faded jeans and a fanny pack inspired by the 90s.

Like her colleague Camila, Taís Araujo also shone on the SP Fashion Week catwalks, wearing this gala dress that recalls two Y2K trends. It is made of light and loose fabric, like prairie dresses, and thin like slip dresses — those that resemble lingerie. In 2021, Taís was ready to present Superbonita, with a very social jacket and bootcut pants, a cut of jeans that is in the middle between straight and flared, another legacy from the 2000s.

No one better than Ashley Tisdale, a teen icon of Y2K, to represent the fashion of the time. More than that, few people could demonstrate one of the most controversial trends of this generation, the skirt over jeans. Whether it was a collective hallucination or a visionary hit, we don’t know, but a lot of people used that combination. An icon is an icon even years later, and Ashley continues to ooze style in her faded jeans, white blouse and warm blazer.

The singer who, like all of us, is young to be old and old to be young, has always bet on the most basic looks that can be copied by anyone. Even when she was a little kid, as you can see in this photo. In 2000, for example, at age 17, she posed in a very basic white blouse and faded jeans, ubiquitous in Y2K. Now see Sandy at Altas Horas in 2022, with a very basic dress and boots only. Pure elegance.

Bey displays so many Y2K trends that it’s hard to enumerate. Starting with the crop top and the aforementioned outside belly buttons, going through the necklaces and, finally, the low-waisted jeans. In fact, it was common in the 2000s for jeans to have a belt loop in the back, right in the middle, so girls could pull up their pants when they went down. In the 2020 look that the diva wears below, we can see that she didn’t leave the jeans behind – another souvenir from the 2000s that has survived time.

For a long time, jeans were used exclusively to make pants and jackets. But the 2000s arrived to expand the limits of denim, as all types of clothing began to be made in this material. Many people took advantage of the news to show off head-to-toe denim looks, like Carolina in this photo, a trend that, believe me, is making a comeback. The years passed and Carolina left the all-jeans look aside, but she continues to put on a show of style.

Like Ashley Tisdale, Hilary Duff represented teenagers in the 2000s. In this look, the actress, in addition to the see-through blouse, displays capri pants with heeled sandals. This combination was immortalized by Blair Waldorf from the series Gossip Girl and inspired many people, including Alicia Keys, Rihanna, and Jennifer Lopez. Already in 2020, Hilary displays this long and shiny dress, with a slight transparency.

Athletic fashion also goes through a lot of changes over time—regardless of whether people go to the gym or not. In the early 2000s, leggings were all the rage, which Lindsay Lohan here emulates in the form of lace tights — certainly not suitable for gymnastics. In the 2020s, the actress poses for the cover of the single Back To Me, which marks her return to music after 12 years.

Being a Bond Girl is not for everyone, and Halle Berry has achieved that feat, opposite Pierce Brosnan in 007: A New Day to Die. At the film’s premiere, she showed off her slip dress, yet another strong trend from the 2000s. In addition, the outfit has another Y2K hallmark, fringes. Well, once you’re a Bond Girl, you’re still one, so Halle Berry continues to attract attention, like in this red dress with a long train.

Years go by, we change, but some quirks we can’t let go of. Do you have any styles from the 2000s that you still use or have recently returned to? Send us a photo!