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 ...

Flashback to the 2000s! This guide will show you how to get the viral Y2K bimbo fashion aesthetic for yourself. Velour ...

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 ...

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 ...

For his spring 2023 collection, Brognano doubled down on a Y2k-meets-grunge aesthetic, with a shimmering abundance of flared low-rise jeans and sheer minidresses, reminiscent of the ocean’s ...

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.

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 ...