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=== Fashion === {{Main|2000s in fashion}} [[File:Paris Hilton at Sundance Film Festival 2008.jpg|thumb|150px|[[Paris Hilton]] was a fashion icon of the 2000s.]] [[File:Mtdew.png|thumb|150px|[[Mountain Dew]] bottles and cans from the 2000s decade, c. 2007 ]] Fashion trends of the decade drew much inspiration from 1960s, 1970s and 1980s styles. Hair styles included the bleached and [[spiky hair|spiked hair]] for boys and men and [[Long hair|long]] and straight hair for girls and women continued, as well as other hairstyles from the mid-late 1990s. [[Kelly Clarkson]] made chunky highlights fashionable in 2002 on [[American Idol]] and lasted until about 2007.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-08-06 |title=Yes, Chunky Highlights Are Cool Again |url=https://www.glamour.com/story/chunky-highlights-hair-ideas |access-date=2024-05-02 |website=Glamour |language=en-US}}</ref> Both women and men highlighted their hair until the late 2000s.<ref name="2000sBeautyTrends">{{cite web |url=http://www.bellasugar.com/Beauty-Trends-2000s-6684357#photo-6712386 |title=Beauty Trends of the 2000s |access-date=August 15, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140413171531/http://www.bellasugar.com/Beauty-Trends-2000s-6684357#photo-6712386 |archive-date=April 13, 2014 |url-status=dead}}</ref> The decade started with the futuristic Y2K fashion which was built on hype surrounding the new millennium. This dark, slinky style remained popular until 9/11 occurred and casual fashions had made a comeback once again.<ref>{{cite web |last=Brillson |first=Leila |url=http://www.refinery29.com/millennial-trends#page-2 |title=Millennial Trends – Clothing Popular in the 2000s |publisher=refinery29.com |date=February 26, 2013 |access-date=August 15, 2014}}</ref> [[Low-rise pants|Low rise pants]] were the go-to for women in the early to mid 2000s. Baggy [[cargo pants]] were extremely popular among both sexes<ref>{{cite web |url=http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/2003/Jan/24/il/il01a.html |title=Lookin' good in cargo pants |access-date=August 15, 2014}}</ref> throughout the early and mid 2000s until about late 2007. [[Bell-bottoms]] were the dominant pant style for women until about 2006 when fitted pants began rising in popularity.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://content.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,2011254_2014381_2014372,00.html |title=Skinny Jean |magazine=Time |date=December 20, 2006 |access-date=August 15, 2014}}</ref> The late 1990s-style [[Wide leg jeans|baggy pants]] remained popular throughout the early 2000s, but by 2003 boot-cut pants and jeans became the standard among men<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.fashionencyclopedia.com/fashion_costume_culture/Modern-World-1980-2003/Baggy-Jeans.html |title=Baggy Jeans |access-date=August 15, 2014}}</ref> until about 2008. The 2000s saw a revival of 1980s fashion trends such as velour [[tracksuit]]s in the early 2000s (an early 1980s fashion), and tapered pants in the later years (a late 1980s fashion). [[Slim-fit pants|Skinny jeans]] became a staple clothing for young women and men. By 2009 with the [[Jerkin']] movement playing a large part in the popularization of skinny jeans. Mass brands [[Gap (clothing retailer)|Gap]] and [[Levi]] launched their own lines for skinny jeans.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB124683780090998061 |title=Tight Squeeze: Making Room For a New Men's Fashion |last=Smith |first=Ray A. |date=July 6, 2009 |work=The Wall Street Journal |location=New York |access-date=November 30, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130604044903/http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124683780090998061.html |archive-date=June 4, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.latimesmagazine.com/2010/06/jerkin-jeneration.html |title=Jerkin' Jeneration |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |date=May 31, 2014}}</ref> Throughout the early and mid 2000s, adults and children wore [[Skechers]] shoes.<ref name="SkechersAds">{{cite web |url=http://www.bwgreyscale.com/ads/skechers_sport.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040911164933/http://www.bwgreyscale.com/ads/skechers_sport.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 11, 2004 |title=Skechers Sport Advertisements |access-date=August 15, 2014}}</ref> The company used celebrities to their advantage, including [[Britney Spears]], [[Christina Aguilera]], [[Carrie Underwood]], and [[Ashlee Simpson]].<ref name="SkechersAds" /> By the late 2000s, flatter and more compact shoes came into style as chunky sneakers were no longer the mode. "[[Geek]] chic" refers to a minor fashion trend that arose in the mid-2000s in which young individuals adopted stereotypically "geeky" fashions, such as oversized black [[Horn-rimmed glasses]], [[suspenders]]/[[Braces (clothing)|braces]], and [[three quarter pants|highwater trousers]]. The glasses—worn with non-prescription lenses or [[lensless glasses|without lenses]]—quickly became the defining aspect of the trend, with the media identifying various celebrities as "trying geek" or "going geek" for their wearing such glasses, such as [[David Beckham]],<ref>{{cite journal |id={{ProQuest|228109028}} |last1=Vincent |first1=John |last2=Hill |first2=John S |last3=Lee |first3=Jason W |title=The Multiple Brand Personalities of David Beckham: A Case Study of the Beckham Brand |journal=Sport Marketing Quarterly |volume=18 |issue=3 |date=September 2009 |pages=173–180}}</ref> [[Justin Timberlake]]<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Keogh |first=Brendan |title=Hackers, gamers and cyborgs |url=https://search.informit.org/doi/abs/10.3316/ielapa.258201213140608 |journal=Overland |date=December 24, 2020 |issue=218 |pages=17–22 |oclc=7128481787}}</ref> and [[Myleene Klass]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://uk.stylelist.com/2010/08/31/hot-or-not-myleene-klass-does-geek-chic-in-spectacles/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100922120117/http://uk.stylelist.com/2010/08/31/hot-or-not-myleene-klass-does-geek-chic-in-spectacles/ |url-status=dead |title=Yahoo |archive-date=September 22, 2010 |website=uk.stylelist.com}}</ref> Meanwhile, in the sports world, many [[NBA]] players wore "geek glasses" during [[Post-game show|post-game interviews]], drawing comparisons to [[Steve Urkel]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2V0330Drfkk |title=Whacky NBA Playoff Fashion! |date=May 29, 2012 |publisher=YouTube |access-date=June 26, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140221160729/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2V0330Drfkk |archive-date=February 21, 2014}}</ref><ref name="wsj-nba">{{cite news |last=Cacciola |first=Scott |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052702303822204577466402604980564?mod=WSJ_article_MoreIn_TheA-Hed |title=NBA Finals: LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Other Fashion Plates of the NBA Make Specs of Themselves – WSJ.com |publisher=Online.wsj.com |date=June 14, 2012 |access-date=June 26, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130922081154/http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303822204577466402604980564.html?mod=WSJ_article_MoreIn_TheA-Hed |archive-date=September 22, 2013}}</ref> [[Emo]] fashion became popular amongst teenagers for most of the 2000s, associated with the success of bands tied to the subculture (many of whom started at the beginning of the 2000s and rose to fame during the middle part of the decade, such as [[Brand New (band)|Brand New]], [[The Used]], [[Hawthorne Heights]], [[My Chemical Romance]], [[Fall Out Boy]], [[Paramore]], [[Panic! at the Disco]] and more). The style is commonly identified with wearing black/dark coloured skinny jeans, T-shirts bearing the name of emo music groups and long side-swept bangs, often covering one or both eyes.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.soemo.co.uk/emo%20fashion.php |title=Emo Scene Fashion Including Emo Hair, Clothing, Makeup & Accessories |publisher=Soemo.co.uk |access-date=February 19, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140224221226/http://www.soemo.co.uk/emo%20fashion.php |archive-date=February 24, 2014}}</ref> The [[Scene (subculture)|Scene subculture]] that emerged in the mid-late 2000s drew much inspiration from Emo style.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.smh.com.au/news/national/scene-kids-are-like-so-not-wannabe-emos/2008/03/29/1206207488553.html |title=Inside the clash of the teen subcultures |work=smh.com.au |date=March 30, 2008}}</ref> [[Hip hop fashion]] was popular throughout the 2000s with clothing and shoe brands such as [[Rocawear]], [[Phat Farm]], [[G-Unit]] clothing, [[Billionaire Boys Club (clothing retailer)|Billionaire Boys Club]], [[Dipset]] clothing, [[Pelle Pelle]], [[A Bathing Ape|BAPE]], [[Nike, Inc.|Nike]], [[Fubu]], and [[Air Jordan]]. Followers of Hip Hop wore oversized shorts, jewelry, NFL and NBA jerseys, pants, and T-shirts. By the late 2000s this gave way more to fitted and vibrantly colored clothing, with men wearing skinny jeans as influenced by the [[Hyphy]] and [[Jerkin']] movements.<ref>{{cite news |title=Hip-Hop's New Steps |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/22/fashion/22jerking.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0 |date=June 4, 2014}}</ref>{{Better source needed|date=June 2014}} In cosmetic applications, a Botox injection, consisting of a small dose of [[Botulinum toxin]], can be used to prevent development of [[wrinkles]] by paralyzing [[facial muscles]].<ref name="bcm">{{cite web |title=Botox for Wrinkles |url=https://www.bcm.edu/healthcare/specialties/aesthetics/face-neck/botox-for-wrinkles |work=Baylor College of Medicine}}</ref> As of 2007, it is the most common cosmetic operation, with 4.6 million procedures in the United States, according to the [[American Society of Plastic Surgeons]]. <gallery widths="190" perrow="5"> File:Hüfthose.jpg|Caps with [[crop tops]] and [[low-rise pants]] were popular as women's wear throughout the early and mid 2000s File:Emo-hairstyle.jpg|Typical 2000s [[emo]] hairstyle File:K. West (cropped).jpg|[[Cardigan (sweater)|Cardigans]] regained popularity in the later part of the decade, worn here by [[Kanye West]] in 2007 File:Aaliyah-11-mika.jpg|Bandanas, large hoop earrings and wireframe rectangle sunglasses were fashion trends in the early-2000s, as modeled here by R&B artist [[Aaliyah]] in 2000 File:50 Cent (Cropped).jpg|Durags, snapbacks and polo shirts were popular in the 2000s as men's wear, shown here by rapper [[50 Cent]] in 2006 File:Truckerhat.jpg|[[Trucker hat]]s became popular in the early-to-mid 2000s File:Jared Leto - 66ème Festival de Venise.jpg|[[Jared Leto]] wearing slim-fit formal wear, popular from 2008 onwards File:Sportskor. Grå sko från Dockers och röd sko från Lipstick, hösten 2000 - Nordiska Museet - NMA.0034894.jpg|Chunky [[sneakers]] of the early 2000s </gallery>
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