22 Throwback Pictures Of Your Favorite Celebrities Wearing Cringey 2000s Fashion Designs on 'TRL'
TRL was our first memorable glimpse at emerging dressing styles and beauty trends.
Do you still remember the times you rushed home from school just to catch that interesting show? Do you recall the notable program, Total Request Live, which debuted in 1998 and was hosted by Carson Daly?
The show quickly became a must-see television program for a whole generation of music lovers, particularly because MTV often featured the latest and hottest pop artists and boy bands as performers and special guests.
We’re talking about the likes of the Backstreet Boys, Britney Spears, NSYNC, Destiny’s Child, Christina Aguilera, and more. The show was also the place to see the world premieres of the newest music videos.
Indeed, this was long before we could watch all the latest music videos on YouTube whenever we wanted. TRL completely set the vibe for pop music at that point in time.
Looking beyond the music, TRL was our first memorable glimpse at emerging dressing styles and beauty trends. The vast majority of us would rush to the shopping mall to find clothing, accessories, and cosmetics that would help us look more like our favorite music superstars.
Well, TRL's prime was in the early 2000s, which was a truly questionable time for fashion. So keep scrolling and prepare for a nostalgic trip down memory lane as you see these celebrities' sketchy looks.
1. Jewel showed up to TRL wrapped in a pink bow, which looked silly and inauthentic
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These belly-baring, western-inspired outfits were outrageous, and the sparkly cowboy hats with blue bandanas were too much.
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4. Tyra Banks' dress, vest, shoes, and even the jewelry didn't go together
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5. Raven-Symoné
Check out the earrings, necklace, and that ruffled skirt that looks like something a hippie grandma would wear.
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6. Mya's tutu-style plaid skirt with a super-tight tank top emblazoned with words too shiny to read is a definite no
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7. Taryn Manning's outfit is so confusing
The top tells a different story from the bottom. Is that a bra under there or what?
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8. Kelly Osbourne's hat and shoes were frumpy, and the skirt was just off
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9. Ashanti's neutrals are just clashing
The armband, the straps, and the pockets are not flattering at all.
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10. We're upset with whoever told Emma Watson to wear this jacket
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11. Ryan Reynolds
The light blue was overkill, and those jeans were quite offensive.
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12. Carmen Electra's boots were totally out of left field, and her clothes looked shrunk
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13. Jackie Chan
Check out the frayed hem of his jeans, just like the cuffs on that barely visible white jean jacket tied around his hips. If you look closely at the shirt's logo, it appears to be his own fashion line.
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14. Jay-Z & Beyoncé's all-denim looks were totally cheesy, and Bey's dress looked bizarre
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15. B2K
What's with all the baby blue velour tracksuits paired with bare chests and bellies?
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16. Christina Aguilera
Her scarf is a huge no, and the gaucho-length cargo pants were so unflattering on her tiny frame.
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17. Do you see the bandana tucked into Lil' Kim's boot?
This is just all kinds of wrong, even with the skimpy minidress.
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18. Britney Spears' shirt was just ugly, not to mention its collars and sleeves
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19. Everything Eve wore here was so mini, torn, frayed, and overstyled
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20. Jennifer Lopez couldn't escape the trashiness of 2000s fashion either
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21. Andre 3000
It's the furry hat, whatever those straps are, and his grandma's shawl for me.
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22. Jessica Simpson looked all shades of crazy, particularly with the blazers
Everything back then revolved around over-accessorizing, wearing as much sparkle and shimmer as possible, and blending and matching patterns, textures, and styles that agonizingly conflicted with each other. The superstars we saw on TRL were the fashion guinea pigs, and they would make appearances on the set in outfits that we now find cringe-worthy when we look back.
