Trend Report
An abbreviation of the year 2000, Y2K originally meant computer bugs in the late '90s early 2000s. Now, Y2K is better known as the current fashion trend inspired by icons like Britney Spears (pictured above). The trendy velour tracksuits and mini bags of the aughts are back in style.
Rebag looks back at the hottest bags of the aughts, including the Dior Saddle, Chloé Paddington, Fendi Baguette, and more.
Sarah Jessica Parker made the Fendi Baguette a star on Sex and the City, when she declared, "This is not a bag. It's a Baguette!" as a thief tried to steal her precious Fendi Baguette.
The Balenciaga City, which was introduced by Nicolas Chesquière in 2001 and initially rejected by higher-ups, piqued the interest of models, including Kate Moss (pictured above).
Former Dior designer John Galliano debuted the Dior Saddle in 1999 during the Dior Spring/Summer 2000 show. It would become on of the decade's biggest bags – seen with Beyoncé above – before its 2018 resurgence.
Former Louis Vuitton designer Marc Jacobs tapped artist Takashi Murakami to put his spin on Louis Vuitton's famed Monogram logo. The Japanese artist created the new version in 2003 in several colors, seen here with Jessica Simpson.
Miuccia Prada debuted the first Prada nylon item, a backpack called the Vela, in 1984. In 2019 the Milanese fashion house reintroduced nylon bags as the Prada Re-Nylon Re-Edition collection, which boasts reissues from 2000 and 20005.
In 2001, Louis Vuitton creative director Marc Jacobs collaborated with artist and designer Stephen Sprouse to reimagine the Louis Vuitton logo with a graffiti twist. Paris Hilton (pictured above) was seen rocking the collaboration in the aughts.
The Louis Vuitton Pochette Accessoires may have been released in 1992, but it certainly had its time in the aughts, with everyone from Lindsay Lohan to Sarah Jessica Parker spotted with one. Actress Hilary Duff and her Pochette Accessoires are pictured above in 2001.
Paris Hilton and Kim Kardashian made the Louis Vuitton Alma a Y2K icon when they carried enormous matching metallic versions of the Alma around in the 2000s.