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Emo Emo fashion trickled into the mainstream in the mid-2000s and took cues from goth and punk styles

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I can remember wearing sneakers and bootcut jeans with knee-length frilly dresses, which were often embellished with lace and glitter, said Sara Idacavage, a fashion historian and researcher in the textiles, merchandising and interiors department at the University of Georgia

Yes, if you lived through the 90s or 2000s, the very thought of this look may make you shudder

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It is amazing to consider how many social anxieties were embodied in this one garment. The ensemble of trousers gathered at the ankle under a loose dress was often referred to as a bloomer costume, named for the aforementioned activist, who popularized the look with her enthusiastic articles on its benefits in her newspaper, The Lily