People Who Grew Up In Y2K: Show Us Your Most Tragic 2000s Outfits

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I can't walk into any store right now without getting smacked in the face with the fashions of my youth. While there are some revivals I can stand behind — claw clips, baggy jeans, platforms, sure — I think I wore crimped hair, popcorn tees, and gauchos one too many times in my youth to make them feel fresh again.

Hilary Duff wears crimped hair in an episode of Lizzie McGuire
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All that being said, the Y2K-era's revival has had me thinking about all the ridiculous combinations we'd wear in the name of fashion.

Actress Ashley Tisdale attends the film premiere of "The Incredibles" in 2004
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So, if you have some total slays or major flop outfits you snapped a photo of from the 2000s, I wanna see 'em. The revivals are great interpretations, but nothing's better than the OG. Just like Ashley Tisdale's unforgettable red carpet outfits, your throwback photos are treasures that need to be shared.

I mean, we quite literally thought we invented fashion with the dresses-over-jeans combo. Oh, and we weren't selling any newspapers, but you need not leave the house without a newsboy cap. Throw on a bright yellow Livestrong bracelet for extra pizzazz.

Ashley Tisdale wearing a graphic tee and skirt over jeans and a piano bag on a the red carpet for

...I'm pretty sure 2000s fashions were a glitch in the matrix.

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Maybe you loved purposeless accessories that provided no other function than fashion: the chunkiest belts known to man layered over thin lace camisoles, skinny scarves thrown over every outfit, an eccentric little fedora, or a tie layered over a white tank and cargo pants, à la Avril Lavigne.

Avril Lavigne wearing a camo cargo pants and a skinny tie at the 2002 MTV Video Music Awards
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Or maybe you dabbled with one too many Ed Hardy tees or too much Von Dutch gear.

Singer Peter Andre and models attend the opening of a new Ed Hardy store in 2009, all wearing Ed Hardy tees.
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Whatever tickled your fashion fancy in the early aughts, I am dying to see it. Send in your most tragic outfit flashback photos and a little bit about what went through your mind when you threw it together. How old were you? What year was it? Would you wear it today? Why does it scream "tragic" to you? How does it make you feel to see it possibly being revived in 2023?

Fill out this Google Form and attach your pictures for the chance to be featured in an upcoming Buzzfeed Community post! Even if you don't have a photo, feel free to describe the most wicked outfit combination you remember wearing in the comments below.