Overview: The 2000s fashion are often described as being a mash-up, where trends saw the fusion of previous styles, global and ethnic clothing (e.g. boho as well as the fashions of numerous music-based subcultures. Hip-hop fashion generally was the most popular among young people, followed by the unisex indie look later in the decade. Women: When the 2000s kicked off, the fashion was profoundly influenced by technology. From late 1999 until late 2001, there was a monochromatic futuristic approach to fashion, with metallics, shiny blacks, heavy use of gray, straps, and buckles becoming commonplace. This was called Y2 K fashion. Particular pieces of Y2 K clothing included mesh tops, box-pleated skirts, handkerchief tops, satin skirts, leather skirts, concert t-shirts with rhinestones, sparkling shoes, halter tops, and sequinned pants. Girl's fashion trends were oversized sunglasses, aviator sunglasses, oversized hoop earrings, jeans worn for numerous occasions (such as low-rise, boot-cut, fabric accents down the sides, fabric accents sewn into the flares, lace-up sides and tie-dye wedge flip flops, hot pants, denim jackets, chunky sweaters, pashmina scarves, Skechers, belly shirts, and tube tops. Women wore long-sleeved shirts with bell sleeves, cowl-neck tops, crop tops, Burberry, hoodies, flare jeans, hip-huggers, low rise pants, white jeans, whale tails, cargo pants (especially ones made out of silk, satin, and velvet) hip-hop inspired sweatpants, daisy dukes, thong underwear, and solid bright-colored tights. These fashions remained popular well into the late 2000s. Popular accessories of the early 2000s include white belts, aviator sunglasses, trucker hats, hoop earrings, Mary Janes, leg warmers (worn with mini skirts ugg boots, flip-flops, jelly shoes, lace-up sandals, newsboy caps, ponchos, and jelly bracelets. Men: At the very beginning of the decade, the.
February 14, 2011 Previous Next We haven't been this excited about the NBA All- Star Dunk Contest in a long time. We believe a few posters will come out of this year's dunk-off—like the incredible Michael Jordan from-the-foul-line dunk poster that memorialized his victory over Dominique Wilkins back in 1988. Who are we most excited about? Blake Griffin of the Los Angeles Clippers, of course. The 6'10 rookie is producing nightly highlights with his power dunks. Nike will release the Blake Griffin 10.0 tee, representing the top score achievable in the contest. The shirt features a cracked stone print graphic of 10.0 and depicts an earthquake measurement on the Richter scale. The shirt will be available for purchase [] @ Nikestore.com on Feb. 19. For a sampling of Griffin's devastating dunks, check out the links below. Blake Griffin Dunk Highlights from nba.com Blake Griffin's Monster Dunks Against the NY Knicks Photo: solecollector.com.
A 'sizable' earthquake hit the Lake District yesterday, as thousands of tourists thronged the national park. Measuring 3.7 on the Richter scale, the quake caused ceiling lights to swing and cutlery to rattle in thousands of hotels and B some feature proper singing and standard rock ’n’ roll structures; some brandish the all-important quality of irony. Some are so emotionally expansive that they should connect with any music fan who has a heart. This list isn’t meant to convert anyone into a fanatic (though applications are most welcome it’s more to alert the unconverted that portions of the heavy-metal establishment are far more inclusive and accessible than commonly believed. Happy reading, praise to Odin. Dethklok The Dethalbum Williams Street [2007] This soundtrack to the popular Cartoon Network show Metalocalypse debuted at number twenty-one on the Billboard charts, the highest position ever achieved by a death-metal album. What’s driving all the nonmetalheads to Best Buy all of a sudden? Maybe the fact that these songs - written and performed by comedian Brendon Small - are hilarious (and pretty acute) lampoons of pretty much every heavy-metal convention you can imagine. The Dethalbum keeps its extreme metal cred by employing legendary drummer Gene Hoglan.
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