2003, Ashanti

Ah, the early 2000s, a perplexing era in fashion where it seemed like we were on a mission to embrace clothes that appeared to have weathered a shipwreck. It’s a trend that birthed outfits resembling fragments of fabric valiantly clinging to their last thread of existence, as perfectly exemplified by Ashanti’s “dress.”

Held together by nothing more than shimmering ropes, those tiny pink pieces of fabric were living on borrowed time, particularly vulnerable to any strong gust of wind. Yet, we all partook in this sartorial adventure, collectively convinced that these ensembles were the prom dresses of our early 2000s dreams.