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Retail Narrative: Covergirl

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« Vogue-Ready » From Britney Spears to Paris Hilton, fashion is revisiting style icons of the 00s for inspiration. Y2K has deeply infiltrated the industry, filling For You Pages to the runways. Today, the trend offers Gen-Z the possibility to take advantage of styles that they missed-out on at the time. The millennial look is a visual manifestation of the fun, technological advancement and optimism of the era. The aesthetic is guided by the 00’s luxury and materialism that came across the obsession with reality TV and celebrities. Now, influences of high fashion houses like Versace or MiuMiu and series like Euphoria are bringing back the glitzy cult. 

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Barbie Pink

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« Rose-Tinted Lenses » Like a past viewed through rose-tinted lenses, Y2K is embracing all shades of pink for a distinctly feminine look. From popstars to barbie, women undoubtedly ruled the world at this time and the current wave of female self-empowerment is returning to such confident and boosting energies that can be found within the color. From girly hues of rose to Valentino’s dopamine fuchsia shades, fashion is seeing pink for the next seasons.

Animalic Stripes

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« Wild & Free » The Y2K aesthetic is a representation of freedom, exploration and an almost nihilistic sense for self-expression. Since animal prints enhances this spontaneous vibe of the 2000s thanks to their wild look, the print meets a current desire for liberation and fun. Searches for zebra-printed sets increased by +300% and dresses for +130% over the last year and are confirming such a need for familiar yet attention-grabbing graphics.

The Mini Top

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« Micro Mania » Today’s millennial look fuses casual, futuristic and bougie elements and is strongly inspired by celebrities and supermodels of the era. The desired cover girl aesthetic sets on one of the biggest Y2K trend pieces, which in itself is rather small: the crop top. Halter styles and bustiers are leading the range here. Iconic cropped style enhance the aesthetics of seductively lowered waistlines and puts a contemporary focus on female beauty. 

The Small Shoulder Bag

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« Ode to It-Bag » The baguette bag was the first ever it-bag thanks to style icon Carrie Bradshaw from Sex And The City. With the recent 2000s fashion revival, this small shoulder bag has become a returned essential for fashionable wardrobes. Slung over the shoulder, the tiny bag is small enough to keep the attention on the outfit and large enough to fit necessary belongings. From hobo shapes to biker bags up to the classic elongated baguette shape, shoulder bags are on fashion’s radar again. 

The Look

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This trend is taking us into nostalgic dreamscapes of music videos, glossy fashion magazines and girl gangs. As Y2K is manifesting its grip on the industry in a stronger than ever manner, a bougie look reminds us of Legally Blonde, Mean Girls and Britney Spear, icons of the early 2000s. Distinctly rose-tinted, sparkling and sassy, an overload of feminine add-ons is generating a show-stopping, tacky-doomed aesthetic.  Think mini silhouettes, flounces and frills, sheers and satins and digitally enhanced prints. The more trash, the more treasured for this young and edgy style.

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16 June 2022
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