Calling All ’00s Babies! These Halloween Costumes Are for You

Let me set the scene: The year is 2002. You smell like Glow by JLo and have an AIM away message up because you're painting your nails glittery blue to match your entire outfit (a Juicy Couture track suit, obviously), from head to toe (or rather, butterfly clips to pointy-toe heels). MTV is playing TRL in the background—or maybe it was The Proud Family on the Disney Channel? You didn't have a cell phone yet, but you would borrow your mom's tiny Nokia to play Snake.

We didn't know it at the time, but all of the things that we called normal back in the early aughts would one day make great material for Halloween costume ideas. Or maybe you were too young to remember any of this, but you're obsessed with everything from the era, which is totally understandable! Who doesn't love wearing glitter?! And considering how TikTok is bringing everything from the '90s and Y2K back, it's likely you'll continue to find tons of wear out of these looks. Either way, you should recreate one of these 2000s Halloween costume ideas inspired by the pop culture moments, celebrities, and fashion trends of the time.