If you want to sound like a true Internet subculture connoisseur, it’s worth brushing up on the difference between the Y2K and McBling aesthetics. What are the origins of the Y2K aesthetic?

The early 2000s was a time of unparalleled fashion chaos. Dresses were worn over pants, ponchos were considered red carpet appropriate, and jeans hung so low they required a bikini wax. But few ...

The Y2K fashion trend—known for its pink, bedazzled, and nostalgic aesthetic—has finally faded and its futuristic counterpart, Y3K fashion, is taking over. Y3K is a sci-fi-inspired fashion ...

Technology was transparent ... years now. “Y2K” is a top search term on social media and clothing resale sites. Self-funded internet archivists like the Consumer Aesthetics Research Institute ...

Twenty-five years into the new millennium, Y2K aesthetics and millennial nostalgia are still alive and well in Colette Shade's new book, Y2K: How the 2000s Became Everything (Essays on the Future ...

The ultra-shiny detail combined high fashion with a DIY Y2K aesthetic. While it seems like Bieber's was technically on her tights rather than directly on her skin — but hey, she wouldn't have ...

With the Brat aesthetic, anything goes. And that’s why we particularly love this soccer jersey look paired with delicate lace and strappy, Y2K heeled sandals that Mike has pieced together.

If Shade were just identifying the Y2K aesthetic, this book would be quickly consignable to the remainder pile. Some of her narrative leaps do falter, like that modem straining to connect.