Reanna Madura spent her childhood in the middle of a dark family secret — one harbored by the now 25-year-old’s mother, Melissa Rose, who lived in fear that the truth might scar her daughter for life. Only when she turned 18 did the guilt-ridden parent finally reveal her shame — which had haunted the Midwesterner for nearly … Read more
Mona May had no designs on becoming a movie star. But as the costume designer of cult classic “Clueless,” she covertly slayed a scene with Alicia Silverstone’s Cher Horowitz— as if being on camera were her true calling. “It’s a really great-kept secret that I’m in the movie,” May exclusively told The Post of her blink-and-you’ll-miss-it cameo, proposed by director … Read more
They’re wedging their way back into our hearts. Millennials can kick, scream and stomp all they want. But sneaker wedges — those bulky, angular eyesores once beloved and worn by celebs like Beyoncé, Lindsay Lohan and Jennifer Lopez in the 2010s — are “in” again, per new data. And many aren’t happy about it. “The wedge sneaker … Read more
Taco Bell is hitting rewind. The restaurant chain is serving up the early 2000s with its Decades Y2K Menu, which brings back five of its most requested favorites of the era. The new menu features the revival of beloved Taco Bell favorites, including Cool Ranch Doritos Locos Tacos, Caramel Apple Empanada, 7-Layer Burrito, Double-Decker Taco … Read more
Gen Z is flipping the script this season. Hanging up on the addictive call of the smartphone, tweens, teens and 20-somethings are, instead, going retro, ditching their digital devices for 2000s-era flip phones. “Flip phone summer,” declared Makayla Aubrey, posing with her throwback artifact in a trending clip. “Life will be so simple.” Aubrey and her fellow … Read more
Millennials survived the original Y2K skinny craze — and now they’re warning Gen Z not to repeat history. Millennial model and content creator Kaila Uli is going viral for calling out TikTok’s troubling obsession with the “Y2K skinny” aesthetic — a look she says glamorizes the brutal body standards that dominated the late ‘90s and … Read more
In the early 2000s, one of these belts was likely hanging around your hips — and now, they’re back to haunt a new generation. Disk belts, the flashy, divisive accessory that once accompanied low-rise jeans everywhere, are making a comeback thanks to Gen Z’s obsession with Y2K fashion. Stores like Primark are proudly displaying them, … Read more
New York Post may be compensated and/or receive an affiliate commission if you click or buy through our links. Featured pricing is subject to change. When you think Y2K, cargo pants, baby tees, and butterfly clips come to mind, but nothing comes back to us more than swiping Lancôme’s Juicy Tubes across our lips to … Read more
This cult classic cap from the ’90s is back. The Von Dutch trucker hat — most notably sported by multi-hyphenate style icon Paris Hilton, pop star Britney Spears and actress Lindsay Lohan — is decidedly revived as more celebrities adopt the Y2K accessory. Makeup mogul and reality TV star Kylie Jenner sports a bubblegum pink Von Dutch … Read more
You’ve gotta be Y2Kidding me! Millennial mouths are outraged as a designer has just slapped a steep price tag on a beloved 2000s arts and crafts creation. “Miu Miu done lost their rabbit a-s mind selling gimp keychains for $480,” groaned a youngish grownup on X, née Twitter, of the Italian label’s new line of luxury accessories. Millennials … Read more
Don’t get your panties in a twist over this trend. The coveted accessory of the summer isn’t the latest “It” bag or designer shoe — it’s underwear. Once taboo and deemed unsightly, visible underwear lines are the hottest must-have this season, whether briefs are bared beneath a mesh dress or thongs peek out of a … Read more
Another day, another Y2K fashion trend up for debate. One Gen Z model went viral on TikTok after asking if crop tops were out of style. “I feel like they’re going out of fashion,” Sarah Coomer said in the video. “The reign of the crop tops lasted for so long, like they have been a … Read more
Sex, cigarettes and sneaking out all colored Kristen White’s adolescence in the late 1990s. Scolds from older sister Noelle didn’t inspire the then-high school sophomore to fix up her act. Pleas from her cancer-stricken mother, Toni, fell on deaf ears. A wayward White — who behaved badly sans fear of retribution due to her mom’s … Read more
Vivid Seats is the New York Post’s official ticketing partner. We may receive revenue from this partnership for sharing this content and/or when you make a purchase. You wouldn’t believe it but Ice Spice was born on Jan. 1, 2000. To celebrate that unusual bit of trivia, the 24-year-old rapper will hit the road for … Read more
Bella McFadden is taking her fashions from URL to IRL. The 28-year-year old Canadian nearly broke the internet in 2020 when she became the first person to earn more than $1 million in sales on Depop, the go-to Gen Z platform to buy used and vintage clothing. Now, she’s opened her first-ever brick-and-mortar shop, iGirl, … Read more
They’re getting all dolled up. More makeup lovers are toying with flushed cheeks, luminous highlights and a complexion so flawless it looks airbrushed, in a trend fashionistas have dubbed “doll makeup.” The babyfaced aesthetic began on the runway before spilling onto social media and the streets of the Big Apple. Sexy celebs such as singer … Read more
Peek-A-I-boo! At the brand’s haute couture show for Paris fashion week Monday, Schiaparelli creative director Daniel Roseberry wowed viewers yet again with his mind-boggling, futuristic collection featuring an extraterrestrial flare — even introducing a microchip-encrusted baby doll. The spring ’24 line served as an ode to the turn of the century — several pieces paid … Read more
New York Post may be compensated and/or receive an affiliate commission if you buy through our links. Make a statement in 2022. What have you got to lose? Statement jewelry is back in style, as with so many other trends from the 2000’s like non-skinny jeans, flared leggings, narrow sunglasses… the list goes on and … Read more
The “Overprotected” Britney Spears claims she couldn’t party like the “Dirrty” Christina Aguilera. The “Overprotected” singer, 41, recalled not being able to drink like the “Dirrty” songstress, 42, circa 2012 due to her highly publicized conservatorship in her new memoir “The Woman in Me,” which was released Tuesday. “The tours under the conservatorship were strictly … Read more
The kids aren’t playing — they’re slaying. Leading the charge as tastemakers of the day, teens and twenty-something fashionistas have mastered the art of resurrecting dead ‘90s and early 2000s style trends, giving the oldfangled looks new life — and forcing Millennials to rummage through the backs of their closets for once-sacked Y2K finery. “Gen … Read more