Your junk could be Gen Z’s treasure. How to profit from the resurgence of Y2K fashion

Experts say that a contributing factor for Y2K's resurgence can be the fact that in fashion history, a 20-year cycle is often seen. Share Save for later Please log in to bookmark this story. Log In Create Free Account

From Juicy Couture sweat sets and low-rise, bedazzled jeans to chunky belts and baby tees, early 2000s fashion is all the rage again. That potentially makes that old box of clothes in the back of your closet a sitting cash cow.

Generation Z – born from about 1997 to 2012 – has taken to the Y2K aesthetic that many millennials cringe at.

Fashion-forward college students and TikTok influencers are flaunting the miniskirts, chunky sandals and other bright, brand-heavy and borderline tacky items they likely bought second-hand.

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