Y2K fashion is back for Gen Z

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Archive: Santa Monica, California – 6 August 2000
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1. Fashion shot Aaliyah

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Archive: New York – 29 August 2002
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2. Wide shot Paris Hilton

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Archive: Mexico City – 9 December 2002
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3. Wide of Christina Aguilera blowing kiss at press conference

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Archive: London – 21 January 2002
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4. Various shots Pink at photo shoot

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Chicago – recent
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Lauren Downing Peters, Columbia College Associate professor of fashion studies:
"The trends of 20 years ago seem vintage enough, but also different enough from kind of what’s currently being worn. And so there has been this tendency, especially for young people in their 20s as they’re experimenting with their fashion and their identity to adopt the trends of 20 years ago."

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London – 10 October 2002
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6. Various shots Christina Aguilera at photocall

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Chicago – recent
7. SOUNDBITE (English) Lauren Downing Peters, Columbia College Associate professor of fashion studies ++PART OVERLAID WITH SHOT 7:
"A helpful exercise is to kind of imagine Christina Aguilera in her ‘Dirrty’ era. She to me is kind of like the archetype of Y2K fashion. So if we look at, you know, what she was wearing in the ‘Dirrty’ music video, she was wearing low-rise jeans and a crop top. And I think that’s kind of the quintessential iconic silhouette of Y2K is a huge focus on the torso."

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Archive: London – 10 October 2002
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8. Wide shot; zoom Christina Aguilera

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West Hollywood, California – 27 February 2002
9. STILL IMAGE: Music Recording Artist Christina Aguilera arrives at the BMG post Grammy Party. (AP Photo/Ashley Jones; ID 02022702138)

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Los Angeles – 29 August 2002
10. STILL IMAGE: Christina Aguilera arrives at Radio City Music Hall for the MTV Video Music Awards in New York. (AP Photo/Tina Fineberg; ID 02082907233)

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London – 10 October 2002
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11. SOUNDBITE (English) Christina Aguilera, recording artist – on press criticism on her image and dress sense:
"I’m very comfortable with what I wear and, you know, I love being different. I would feel extremely uncomfortable being conservative and always covered up, especially for being young.”

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Los Angeles – 27 February 2002
12. STILL IMAGE: Christina Aguilera, center, Mya, right, and Pink, left rear, rush back on stage to accept their award for best pop collaboration with vocals for "Lady Marmalade" at the 44th annual Grammy Awards. (AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian; ID 02022704494)

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Chicago – recent
13. SOUNDBITE (English) Lauren Downing Peters, Columbia College Associate professor of fashion studies ++PART OVERLAID WITH SHOTS 12, 14, 15, 16 and 17++:
"There’s something really interesting happening there with that nihilistic party vibe that pervaded Y2K fashion. The world is going to end so it doesn’t really matter what I do, with the, like, gritty interpretation of Y2K fashion and this, like, attitude or feeling that a lot of Gen Z young people have, so like, what I do doesn’t matter – I’m just going to party and have fun and wear low-rise jeans or whatever."

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Universal City, California- 12 August 2001
14. STILL IMAGE: Singers Eve, left, and Gwen Stefani of the group "No Doubt" perform "Let Me Blow Ya Mind" at the Teen Choice Awards. (AP Photo/Lucy Nicholson; ID 01081202345)

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