25 Horrific Trends From The 2000's We All Wish We Could Forget

Oh, trucker hats...

I guess there's something magical about this 2001 item's stretchy one-size-fits-all properties, a year we all could have used a little magic.

Somehow, a fundraising idea inspired by Lance Armstrong’s testicular cancer became an insanely popular ‘jewelry’ trend. He blinded us to their ugly just as he blinded us to his doping.

Even phones. Especially phones! The wealthy rhinestoned them because they were wealthy, the non-wealthy did it to appear wealthy...it was a confusing time all around.

I remember doing this, and I have no recollection as to why.

It's almost impossible to believe this looked cool. But this looked cool.

Thanks a lot, POLO.

Thanks a lot, KANYE.

Why were they always striped?

If there was an award for least practical item of clothing, these would surely win.

*crying*

I blocked this from my memory, but it's all coming back to me now...

When I think of Mandy Moore, I think of peasant tops. Both came and went in the same time frame; ashes to ashes, dust to dust.

Also Avril Lavigne everything.

People argue that fashion is cyclical, but if cargo pants ever become trendy again I'm seceding from society.

Back in Kim's Paris-Hilton-Assistant days.

I want every girl who ever did this to take a minute and thank the Universe for not coinciding the "whale tail" trend with the iPhone.

Especially Kimono-inspired shiny clothes.

Imagine trying to explain this to kids nowadays?

:'(

Frankly, it's a mystery the entire Juicy Couture brand didn't die out with this trend.

Puka shell necklaces.

Idk.