Cargo pants, crop tops? Y2K fashion takes over, with the Gen Zs loving it

Yasmeen Bekhit, a 22-year-old graduate student in Manheim, Pennsylvania, said she frequents a local thrift shop almost every week and shops at resale sites, which offers Y2K-heavy options such as baguette bags and baggy jeans. Photo: AP

First came the supposed death of skinny jeans. Then, the resurgence of cargo pants, halter tops and baby tees.

If there’s one thing retailers can agree on, it’s that Gen Z is hot for the early 2000s fashion trends now booming in popularity.