Millie Bobby Brown is bringing back the elastic headbands you probably threw away in the early 2000s

• Millie Bobby Brown recently wore two trendy outfits accessorized with elastic headbands.
• Gen Z has been bringing back the stretchy hair accessories, which were popular in the early 2000s.

Do you remember the elastic headbands that were all the rage in the early 2000s? Maybe you wore them to school or during soccer practice.

Well, according to members of Gen Z like Millie Bobby Brown, the accessories are back in style.

The "Stranger Things" actor attended two promotional events in London, England, last week and was photographed wearing an elastic headband both times.

She first visited a Waterstones bookstore while wearing a brown version of the headpiece, which she paired with a brown leather jacket, matching miniskirt, and slouchy white boots. Her outfit was the epitome of Gen Z fall fashion for 2023.

She then stopped by BBC Radio 2 in another neutral outfit.

This look included a white tank top worn with linen pants, wedge heels, tortoise-shell sunglasses, a gold necklace, a Louis Vuitton box purse, and of course, a white elastic headband.

As many on TikTok have pointed out, Brown is one of many Gen Zers to embrace the headband trend this year.

Some stylists have called the elastic pieces an "accessory of the season" for fall, and millennials have jokingly thanked the younger generation for making such an easy-to-wear accessory cool again.

As writer Kristen Bateman wrote for Dazed in May, stretchy headbands — particularly those in black colorways — actually have a deep history that goes back to the '50s.

First made popular by stars like Brigitte Bardot, she wrote, the accessories went on to become quiet status symbols in the 1980s when they became associated with "elite gym culture."

Since then, Bateman said, the headbands' unexpected association with luxury has grown and continued. Major stars like Brown, Bella Hadid, and Sofia Richie have made them fashion staples, and designers like Schiaparelli have debuted them on the runway.

As for Brown in particular, her latest looks — headbands included — prove that as her style continues to evolve, she holds her spot as one of the trendiest young stars in Hollywood.