"Say what you will about the chaotic fashion trends that defined Y2K; the thirst for noughties style is unquenchable. The Fall/Winter 2025 runways of Coach, Diesel, and Balenciaga, for example, were a trip down memory lane. Meanwhile, IRL, the style cadre continues to take cues from the decade's kooky layering techniques, including wearing dresses over pants ( Sofia Richie), stacking tank tops ( Kim Kardashian), and cinching bare waists with belts ( Zendaya)."
"One such accoutrement that achieved supernova status was the Dior Saddle, introduced by John Galliano in 1999 as part of Christian Dior's Spring/Summer 2000 collection. Inspired by equestrianism and the equine seat it was named after, the style hit a fever pitch of popularityafter Carrie Bradshaw slung several Saddles on her arms throughout Sex and the City 's six seasons on the air."
"Though interest in the accessory dipped in the 2010s, it boomeranged back into the zeitgeist when former creative director Maria Grazia Chiuri reinterpreted it in a slightly bigger iteration for Dior's Fall/Winter 2018 show. Apart from the Saddle, a slew of other Y2K hits are re-propagating style savants' closets."
Y2K aesthetics have returned across runways and street style, reviving signature layering techniques such as wearing dresses over pants, stacked tank tops, and belted bare waists. The era's most enduring output centers on it-bags, spearheaded by the Dior Saddle introduced by John Galliano in 1999 and cemented by Sex and the City's cultural visibility. Interest faded in the 2010s and resurged after a larger reinterpretation at Dior's Fall/Winter 2018 show. The Saddle has been remade in numerous fabrics, embellishments, and colorways. Other revivals include Prada's 2005 nylon shoulder bag and Chloé's Paddington returning to retail.
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