2000s fashion is in fact experiencing a major revival, especially as the most iconic jeans from celebrities are back, refreshed to dominate the fall season. Winter 2024.
Low-waisted jeans
Emili Sindlev, Swedish fashionista with sophisticated, seductive low-waist jeans
The low-waist trend invented in the 90s by Alexander McQueen indelibly marked the 2000s, becoming so mainstream that in 2001, even Levi’s introduced the silhouette. Superlow jeans. Today, the low waist is back in a more relaxed shape.
Actress Keira Knightley at the premiere Pirates of the Caribbean in 2003 in low-waisted jeans that caused a storm during this period
The low waist was the default height of all jeans and trousers, a style feature of celebrities of the time, from Christina Aguilera to Britney Spears and Keira Knightley.
Flared jeans
Sonia Lyson (left) with flared jeans that resemble the version worn by singer Christina Aguilera in 2002
PHOTO: @SONIALYSON, VOGUE
Flared jeans once favored by celebrities like Jennifer Lopez and Britney Spears have been back in vogue since 2020 both on the catwalk from fashion houses Loewe, Gucci and Bottega Veneta as well as in street style. Y2K-style low-waist or high-waisted, more form-fitting or baggy, dark colors or light wax patches and increasingly longer hems to cover shoes. A model that could very well already be in the wardrobe of today’s fashionistas and will be rediscovered in a classic form.
Skinny jeans
Skinny jeans in 2024 street style are timeless outfits with elegance and dynamism.
PHOTO: @GABIRELLECAUNESIL POZZOLI, VOGUE
Skinny jeans of the 2000s, a signature style of fashion icons like Kate Moss, are one of this season’s favorite streetwear pieces. Because they have mastered the shape, blending everything perfectly and adding a bold touch to the look naturally. In 2009, Isabel Marant introduced skinny jeans in a wild outfit that included a leopard coat, sheer top, and ankle boots. In 2024, they reappeared on the Miu Miu catwalk, which presented the pants in a low-waisted version, while they remained a classic street style, for timeless outfits with a Effortless luxury.
Jeans with a faded, worn effect – waxed jeans
Sophia Geiss wears Acne Studios jeans in Berlin fall 2024
Used jeans with cuts, tears, dark spots or white spots are a current trend. Fashion house brands like Acne Studios, Balenciaga and Diesel lead this “weird” trend making it so cool. In 2020, Alessandro Michele dyed Gucci jeans with artificial grass patches. Among its 2000s predecessors, Dolce&Gabbana’s torn, dusty brown jeans; and in the 90s, Helmut Lang’s iconic jeans with white paint stains.
Waxed jeans with tears of the 2000s, the iconic model of the Dolce&Gabbana fall-winter 2001 fashion house, are now back.
The low-waisted, skinny or waxed jeans that shined more than two decades ago are today rediscovered in new versions, with modern details imbued with a new “cool” look.
