Best of the 2000’s: The Top 10 Women’s Style Trends

This week we brought you our Top 100 Style Trends of the decade. But we can’t sleep on our trend-setting female friends—we all know this world would be pretty lame if it weren’t for things like short-shorts, stilettos, and freak’um dresses. So, to pay homage to the opposite sex for making themselves look so appetizing, we’re back with the Top 10 Women’s Trends of the 2000s.

Granted, this list is heavily favored toward the trends that portrayed the female form in all its glory, which means we skipped shit like the furry boots that make your wifey look like a confused Eskimo. We included our favorite sexy trends, and—more importantly—the sexy women that rocked them so well. You probably have a list of your own, but stop frontin’, ours is way better. Read on for the best…

10. Big-frame Sunglasses
PIONEERS: Paris Hilton, Nicole Ritchie, the Olsen twins
COMPLEX SAYS: There’s no better way for a chick to hide her bleary hangover face during a walk of shame. The less we see of that, the better.

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9. Pencil Skirts
PIONEERS: Hayden Panettiere, Kim Kardashian
COMPLEX SAYS: There’s always one betty in the office that everyone has the hots for, and chances are she dresses something like this…in your fantasies.

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8. Trifey Accessories
PIONEERS: J. Lo, Teyana Taylor, Kimora Lee, Keri Hilson
COMPLEX SAYS: Word to LL—we love an around-the-way girl, even if she’s a fake one. There’s just something ’bout name plates, door knockers, and three-finger rings that says, “Sure, a dinner date at McDonalds sounds great!”

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7. High-top sneakers
PIONEERS: Cassie, Amber Rose
COMPLEX SAYS: We love sneakers, so it’s only logical that chicks in kicks is a WIN in our book—as long as she doesn’t have WNBA-size feet.

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6. Platform Heels
PIONEERS: Beyoncé
COMPLEX SAYS: Heels instantly enhance the hind quarters of any female and add definition to leg muscles. There’s something to be said about a chick that can handle her business with heels on. They just make everything better.

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5. Cropped Shirts
PIONEERS: Keri Hilson, Cassie, Leighton Meester
COMPLEX SAYS: Ever bag a chick then bring her home only to find out she’s carrying a few extra pounds that you don’t remember being there earlier? It’s happened to the best of us. Women have made an art out of concealing their flaws, but they can’t hide a damn thing with these. She’s still probably crazy as fuck, but whatevs.

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4. Vintage cut-off jean shorts
PIONEERS: Vashtie Kola, Jessica Simpson
COMPLEX SAYS: This summer wasn’t that hot, but you would have never known from the array of Daisy Dukes out there on the skreets. Nothing shows off a dope set of gams (and possible cheekage) better than these country classics.

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3. Visible Lingerie
PIONEERS: Rihanna, Lady Gaga, Lil’ Kim, Strippers
COMPLEX SAYS: It’s visible lingerie…’nuff said.

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2. Low-cut skinny jeans
PIONEERS: Rihanna, Ciara
COMPLEX SAYS: What could be more perfect then jeans that hug tightly to every contour of a woman’s figure? Not much in our opinion. The ladies finally got it right with these; gouchos and bell bottoms were huge #FAILs.

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1. Leggings
PIONEERS: Lindsay Lohan, Ciara, Amber Rose
COMPLEX SAYS: A 4mm piece of flimsy fabric is all that separates you from everything you dream about. Leggings accentuate every curve on a girl’s body—shit can get obscene sometimes, but we ain’t complaining. Shout out to Dov Charney.

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RELATED: Complex’s Top 100 Style Trends of the 2000s!