Aesthetics
Y2K workwear Grown up.
Low-rise memories, high-rise standards: early-2000s office energy for a real job.
- Chocolate
- Silver
- Powder blue
- Black
The read
Keep the sleekness and the shoulder bag; raise the rise and choose matte fabrics.
- Aesthetic
- Sleek, a little shiny, unapologetically feminine office style.
- Era
- 1999–2004: slim suiting, slip skirts, kitten heels, shoulder bags.
- Silhouette
- Long, lean lines with a fitted jacket and a narrow skirt or flare.
- Palette
- Chocolate, silver, pale blue and black.
What we keep
- Sleek lines
- The shoulder bag
- A kitten heel or slingback
What we update
- Higher rises
- Matte fabrics
- Modern tailoring
Make it mine.
Edit the brief — add your size, budget or the real occasion — and we’ll style it with pieces you can shop.
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Inspired by the wardrobe language associated with early-2000s workwear. Style Me Like is not affiliated with, or endorsed by, the people, productions or brands referenced.