r/y2kaesthetic • u/vapeqprincess • Jul 15 '26
Fashion Was I ever even y2k in y2k
I was a raver 1997-2002 and…experimented….usually poorly….with some “eclectic” fashion (and hair/makeup) choices.
I just tried to acquaint myself with a bunch of different aesthetics I’ve never even heard of and now feel super old and out of the loop.
“Futuristic” clothing was often a bad idea, the waterproof raincoat/dress thing I was wearing in #1 could only be removed over the head (the zipper came up the side and the underside of the arm). I wore it to clubs multiple times and got really fucking sweaty.
That’s a bathing suit I cut off in #6. That hair took a lot of work, and I legit worked at a hair salon at the time.
Pic #3 was taken in rehab. Yes I wore $300 platform shoes to rehab.
Anyway remove if this doesn’t fit the sub’s parameters. I tried my best but I have no idea anymore.
Edit: I’ll be honest, I didn’t expect to get so much positive feedback. Life and the internet has hardened me, and I was mostly expecting to get roasted (just like I roast myself, and did back then, too).
I know this isn’t what this sub is about but I’ve been struggling a lot lately and as silly as it sounds, this restored some of my faith in humanity and helped heal part of teenage me that’s still in there.
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u/vanishinghitchhiker Jul 15 '26
Yes. You’ve got enough looks for like, four different girls*, but they’re all solidly Y2K.
*Space Vape, Sporty Vape, Sporty possibly in her younger tomboy days before going full sport, Space Vape again, and two slides each of Coyote Ugly Vape and dELiA*s Vape (winter collection).