Fashion Review of the Last Decade

The decade has just ended and we are once againBy the late 2000's, the more urban style fashion was
starting out on a clean slate. Nothing much or drasticintroduced. Women and men were encouraged to be
has changed since the new decade has just begunmore feminine and manly in terms of choosing the
and we are still in the first few weeks of the brandstyle of clothes. Sophisticated garments such us black
new year. However, it is fitting to go through the lastpants and black dress shoes became popular. There
decade's trends in fashion to see if these will recur orwas quite a shift of fashion style in hip-hop when
will we have a totally fresh approach in the world ofKanye West introduced the lesser youthful hip-hop
fashion.style. Loose shirt and pants were now replaced for a
The last decade's fashion saw the emergence ofmore manly look. Power suits were also worn at this
recycling the trends prior to it most notably from thetime. Usually, these kinds of clothing are used only
90's. During the first few years, 90's fashion wasduring formal occasions. Yet, these became popular
evident. However, at this time, it was more refined.and are widely used even during casual events.
Prevalent in this year as well was stepping away fromIf saggy clothes were fashionable in the 90's, during
the unisex style of dressing. The more "womanthis decade, tight jeans became widespread. Designer
approach" was now being embraced as skirts andjeans were more popular at this time. Of course, what
dresses become more in-style.is fashion without the accessories? During the last
The youth played an important role in fashion duringdecade, fashion was also associated with designer
these times specifically in the early 2000's. Emo andglasses, both for men and women. The "geek look"
hip-hop style were the in-thing mainly because of thewas something people have wanted to portray. For
rise of emo bands and new hip-hop artists. Theseguys, in particular, baseball caps were extremely
artists have influenced the way people dress and live.popular for teenagers. However, these kinds of caps
Hoodies and sweatpants were among the mostcannot be bent so they stay as they are.
popular garments used last decade. You see EminemFor sure there were still a lot of fashion trends that
wear these types of clothing and other hip-hop mogulswere rampant during these years. These are just a
as well. Baggy pants and lose denims were alsofew examples and are the ones that became such a
common and are not only worn by men but bywidespread phenomena that almost everyone was
women as well. This type of style however was againinto it. As we get into another decade, we ask what
based on the 90's fashion.kind of fashion we are looking at. Will we be going
Emo style, on the other hand, is associated withback to the trends last decade or even three of four
wristbands and spiky hair. Sometimes, this isdecades back? Or will we be embracing a new
accompanied with dark eye shadows and black fitcraze? One thing is for sure, whatever is in fashion
shirts. Blink 182, and Green Day were among thosenow, and we are sure to follow it.
who influenced the youth for this fashion.