Two Decades in Fashion

Celebrating 20 years of sartorial highs and lows.

By Adele Wong | Sep 29, 2011

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Travel back in time and relive those glory days with must-haves from the past two decades.

Millennium Makeover

HOT PANTS

The Y2K brought Y2K ways of wearing jeans and pants—namely, tight or slightly-less-tight.

Leggings—Diesel DSL ($450). Diesel DSL, shop.55dsl.com

Flares—True Religion ($1,400). True Religion, Shop 3085A, IFC Mall, 8 Finance St., Central, 3101-0734.

Yoga pants—GPow ($752). GPow, www.gpowathletics.com

Capris—Club Couture (Approx. $140). Club Couture, www.clubcouture.cc

Skinny jeans—Evisu ($1,990). Evisu, Shop 3086-3087, IFC Mall, 8 Finance St., Central, 2234-7266.

Jeggings—Emma ($1,600). Indigo, G/F, 32A Staunton St., Central, 2147-3000.

SHOE FETISH

The 21st century ushered in and revived a truckload of to-cry-for designer footwear.

Ugg boots - ($4,399). Lane Crawford, 1/F-2/F, Pacific Place, 88 Queensway, Admiralty, 2118-3668.

Crocs - ($398). Crocs, G/F, Lansing House, 47 Queens Rd. Central, 2810-0469.

Super pointy toes - like these Jimmy Choo heels ($7,150). Jimmy Choo, Shop G08, The Landmark, 15 Queen’s Rd. Central, 2525-6068.

GENDER WARS

Innocently borrowing from the boys has spawned an entire industry of “Boyfriend” fashions. 

Rival your man in an Escada boyfriend blazer ($14,800).Escada, Shop 2066, IFC Mall, 8 Finance St., Central, 2234-7117.

POPPING COLLARS

The “popped” collar trend extended beyond the preppy polo-ers to the vulnerable masses in the middle of the millennium.

Flip yours up with a Nautica red checkered shirt ($830). Nautica, Shop 2006, Elements, 1 Austin Rd. West, West Kowloon, 2196-8550.

HOODLUMS

Hoodies were the way to go as celebrities and sloppy joes alike adopted this trend with enthusiasm.

Look comfy-tough in a Evisu pullover hoodie ($1,890). Evisu, Shop 3086-3087, IFC Mall, 8 Finance St., Central, 2234-7266.

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