7 trends millennials tried to leave in the fashion dumpster fire that was 2010 — but Gen Z loves

Amanda GohAug 1, 2023, 07:13 IST

Thanks to Gen Z, fashion trends like dresses over jeans, ballet flats, and the Fendi baguette, are cool again.Gotham/GC Images, Jacopo Raule/GC Images, and Jose Perez/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images

You thought you'd never have to see dresses over jeans again, right? Wrong.
Thanks to Gen Z, fashion trends that were last popular in the '90s and the '00s are cool again.

1. Dresses over jeans

Bella Hadid wears a denim dress over black pants in October 2022, while Jennifer Aniston wears a rose dress over black pants in May 2002.Gotham/GC Images and Evan Agostini/ImageDirect

2. Wraparound sunglasses

Kim Kardashian wears oversized, wraparound sunglasses in October 2022, while Paris Hilton wears oversized, wraparound sunglasses in May 2003.Ronald Martinez/Getty Images and Chris Weeks/WireImage

3. Patchwork jeans

Sabrina Carpenter wears denim on denim and patchwork jeans in September 2022, while Christina Aguilera wears patchwork denim jeans and a baker boy hat in September 2001.Roy Rochlin/Getty Images and Kevin Mazur/WireImage

4. Baker boy hats

Zendaya wears a baker boy cap in September 2019, while Janet Jackson wears a baker boy cap in July 2016.Dominik Bindl/Getty Images and Frank Mullen/WireImage

5. Ballet flats

Maybe Alexa Chung's perpetually cool, but she's been rocking ballet flats since way back in 2009.Jacopo Raule/GC Images and Fred Duval/FilmMagic

6. Low-rise, baggy pants of all kinds — including cargo pants

Becky G wears hot pink cargo pants while performing at Coachella in April 2023, while Ciara wears low-rise, patterned cargo pants in January 2006.Michael Loccisano/Getty Images for Coachella and Ralph Notaro/Getty Images

7. Fendi Baguette

Sarah Jessica Parker carries a Fendi baguette on set of "And Just Like That" in January 2023 and at the Season Three Premiere of "Sex and the City" in June 2000.Jose Perez/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images and Ron Galella, Ltd./Ron Galella Collection

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7 trends millennials tried to leave in the fashion dumpster fire that was 2010 &mdash; but Gen Z loves