Religious symbols in Blumarine's Y2K fashion collection

In the 2000s, when Y2K fashion was born, fashion was profoundly influenced by technology. The main characteristic of this aesthetic is its futuristic approach to fashion. Metals, bright black colours, straps and buckles appeared on the garments worn.

Reflective colours, darker shades and the white earphones of the iPod, introduced in 2001, and other electronic devices as fashion accessories became part of Y2K fashion.

According to the 20-year cycle of fashion, fashion trends of the past return and are reborn every 20 years. In the 1970s we saw nostalgia for the 1950s. Just as we saw nostalgia for the 1970s into the 1990s.

Now, in 2022, when we see the 2023 fashion trends on the catwalks, Y2K fashion, born around the 2000s, will once again bring elements of fashion from twenty years ago to life. The flared jean, of course, is part of Y2K fashion, and reminds us ironically of the 70s.

In the Spring 2023 collection of fashion brand Blumarine, the familiar characteristics of Y2K fashion are clearly present. However, the fashion brand is not only reviving the Y2K aesthetic, but also developing it further.
The catwalk is filled with elegant clothes that we could only have dreamed of twenty years ago, in the spirit of this fashion trend. Another innovation in the use of Y2K fashion elements is the strong use of crosses alongside butterfly motifs.

The use of religious symbolism in fashion is certainly striking. It can generate controversy, but it also deepens and enriches the values of the reborn Y2K fashion. Given that other brands have returned to this era during fashion weeks, it is safe to say that we are experiencing a Y2K renaissance today and next season.