No CC Decades Outfits 2.0

00s Fashion

For the noughties I've done something differently. Like with the 90s I've tried to focus on new styles rather than a full set of options for clothing, as there is so much to choose from. What I've done is that I've created a family. Dad, mom, two teenagers and two children (with toddlers and infants you can pretty much use everything in game by now). So let's start with dad.

Dad:

According to the catalogue fashion of the time (Sears and JC Penny) there were two types of men. The one who wore suits and sports jackets or at least shirts and chinos, and the rustic outdoors man with jeans, checkered shirts, knitted sweaters or layer on layer shirts over tops. Both had short hair (or shaved hair if he was growing bald) and a few days stubble. Colors he wore were earth tones, brown, blue, green, and some dark reds.

Teen and YA boys:

For teen boys the massive trend was spiky hair (this is not spiky enough) and t-shirt over a long sleeved shirt. Jeans could be really tight or really baggy and show off underwear, the type of pants that looked like it might fall off at any moment. Cargo pants were also popular, as were leather jackets. If you wanted to dress up, a black vest over a white T-shirt at least worked for Zac Effron.

Mom:

For adult women, the catalogue has a few different trends for everyday wear. Boot cut jeans, shirts that hang a little loose, and embroidery and "country" style, with some boho influences. Boots included the new sock-boot, which were very tight. Knitwear was also popular for women, and in the same earthy tones as men's fashion.

For dressing up, there was also a lot of trends going on. The "bandaged" dress was popular, but this was also the time of Halle Berrys fantastic Oscar gown, so obviously mom has gone for a look that is inspired by it. But women also started wearing suits more in festive events, and shiny satin tops combined with black skirts with uneven hemlines were also popular.

For underwear the big news was spanks and other shape changing underwear, and for swimsuits the new trend was the tankini.

Teen and YA girls:

What at 20-something should have been my fashion but never was (I was much more for the adult boho-trend), the major question for teens and young girls, was how low can you go without showing off your groin? Extremely low cut jeans, often coupled with crop tops was the major trend. The jeans could be replaced by cargo-pants that sat so low on the hip that any pockets probably were useless as added weight would probably make them slip off . Other major trends were the handkerchief-top and super short skirts. There was also a trend for baggy sweatpants riding low on your hip, but I didn't like the options in game for those. 

For party wear this girl has gone for the asymmetric hemline in one dress at the bandaged look in one.

Kids:

For kids it's much easier in game to find several options of the t-shirt over shirt variant, for both boy sand girls. It's harder to find the trend "I try to dress like an adult" for girls which was the thing. Girls might not have had heals, but a lot of their looks were inspired by teen/young adult outfits. I've tried to do my best with the third look here.