Pink overload.

2000s was a crazy time to be alive. Technology was evolving each and every day. New inventions were coming. New trends were being set even before trend was not common in the urban dictionary. Aesthetics were being created when aesthetic was not a concept. Outfits were being put together even without Pinterest. Entering 2000s felt like we were stepping into the new world. As a millennial I was a witness to this ever changing new world. In fact I can say that I too was the part of the trends of 2000s. Yet there were some of the trends of 2000s which I do not want to see again.

The first trend that I want to talk about it the pink overload. This trend was probably popularised by the 2000s diva and icon Paris Hilton, the OG influencer. It was a known fact that pink was her favourite colour (I believe it still is). At various events it was spotted that she had been dressed up in pink top to toe. Pink dress, pink handbag, pink shoes, pink sunglasses, pink wristwatch, pink phone, not just that she would also use pink hair accessories. To go one step further she would arrive in a pink vehicle to the events. Later similar moment occurred with film series 'Legally blond'.

The trendsetter as she was the pink overload became a fashion statement. All shops started selling pink outfits. They were not just related to the clothing but also with respect to all the possible accessories in pink. The trend did not remain limited to girls and women but it also got for the extended to the men's collection as well. Be it a man or woman each had an access to the pink overload collection.

Moving on to the gadgets. I clearly remember that during this era, the technology also ventured into this pink overload trend. Phones, stereo system, radios, MP3 players, even household items like fridges, everything was becoming available in pink colour. Yet there was a catch. If anybody wanted to buy something in pink it would cost more than the regular colours only for its pink colour (which was termed pink tax, which later became a precursor to bigger phenomenon for inequality).

I vividly remember how crazy this trend was. I had seen a lot of girls dressing up in pink. The young school girls would still appear fine. But for teenagers and adults this pink overload trend would not look good. It would look juvenile on them. The pink overload outfits on others would look as if they are trying too hard to look much younger than they are and they have failed at that attempt. It would also look immature in formal settings to dress up completely in pink. Even today when I look at the photos of 2000 and see people dressing up in pink it's still gives me the ick.

This was one of the trends that I did not like back in the day. I believe this if one of those trends which look good only for certain age group. It is not a trend that would look good universally. Hence I am a strong believer that it is the trend of 2000 which should remain in that decade and should never make a comeback.