In a lot of ways, 2010s fashion was all about excess. And by excess I mean, you know how Coco Chanel said to take at least one thing off before you leave the house? Well, we didn’t do that. If anything, we put on MORE things — bows, pearls, leather, spikes, jewels, and just…sooooo many bracelets.
The style drew inspiration from the accessory-heavy 1980s, also mirroring patterns and fabrics from the decade, like neon, animal print, and lace. But 2010s fashion definitely became its own very distinct thing:
So I thought it’d be fun to take a look back at this era-defining style and see what trends celebs were wearing exactly ten years ago in 2013:
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Katy Perry in a very Tumblr-inspired grunge look:
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Carly Rae Jepsen in studded thigh highs surrounded by neon background dancers:
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Bella Thorne serving late-stage twee:
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Kim Kardahsian in this structured skater dress:
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Kendall Jenner and Kylie Jenner doing the skinny-jeans-tucked-into-boots thing that we all did:
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Lucy Hale, Shay Mitchell, Ashley Benson, and Troian Bellisario in colorful skinny jeans:
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Austin Mahone wearing a knit letterman jacket-inspired sweater:
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Little Mix personifying everything about 2013 fashion in one photo:
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Nicki Minaj with spiky shoulders:
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Kesha giving us full Jeff Daniels in Dumb and Dumber:
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Becky G doing the classic 2010s black-white-and-red combo:
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Leon Thomas III in a looooong shirt and blazer — and you better believe those sleeves were scrunched up:
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Lily Collins in a high-low skirt (or “mullet” skirt, if you will) with that inescapable-at-the-time palm tree print:
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Bella Thorne in the same print:
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Shingai Shoniwa of Noisettes and Paloma Faith giving us RUFFLES:
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Lady Gaga channeling Boy George:
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Macklemore doing whatever this was ft. Ryan Lewis:
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Jessie J in a black outlined, color blocking body suit:
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Zendaya subtly doing that comic book-inspired trend:
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And Kourtney Kardashian not-so-subtly doing it:
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Tyra Banks in the super popular corset top/circle skirt/peek-a-boo booties combo:
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Lucy Hale doing a similar look and Chelsea Kane serving momcore (there are two wolves inside of you):
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And here’s Vanessa Hudgens in momcore (BTW, all my outfits looked like this in 2013):
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Rita Ora in a “YOLO” jacket and…these pants:
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And Lady Gaga in THESE pants:
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Nicki Minaj in my favorite makeup look of the time, cat eyes and bubblegum pink lipstick:
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I’m still obsessed with it:
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Miley Cyrus in Beetlejuice-style vertical stripes:
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Cara Delevingne pairing denim cutoffs with over-the-knee boots:
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Ryan Newman wearing one of those it’s-prom-every-day dresses that Ariana Grande would always wear:
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But she also loved a peplum top:
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And finally, Fifth Harmony in…everything:
What do you think of these looks? Would you wear any of them today? Let me know in the comments below!
Source: https://www.buzzfeed.com/mollycapobianco/iconic-2013-celeb-fashion