If you want to sound like a true Internet subculture connoisseur, it’s worth brushing up on the difference between the Y2K and McBling aesthetics. What are the origins of the Y2K aesthetic?

“The Y2K zeitgeist carried over a lot of ideas from ’60s space age aesthetics and ‘70s ultramodernism,” says Evan Collins, founder of the Consumer Aesthetics Research Institute. CARI ...

Y2K fashion was more about attitude than aesthetics. And now, decades later, Gen Z has brought it back with a fresh twist, infusing nostalgia with irony, confidence, and a lil’ rebellion.

Ice Spice recently unveiled an alternate album cover for her upcoming Y2K album after the first received backlash, but according to Azealia Banks, she needs to scrap the entire aesthetic and start ...