The 12 months is 2004. I’m sitting in a pedicure chair (bowl: empty; footwear: on) and ready for my mother to complete up work at her nail salon so she will take my fifth grade ass dwelling. On this smartphone-less world, I’m flipping via a kind of relics of the early aughts, a kind of—the way you say—magazines and simply drooling over images of celebrities in Juicy Couture tracksuits, wishing with all my elementary faculty may that I’ll sometime get to put on the sacred velour sweatsuit. Fifteen years later, that want comes true.
First off, yeah, 15 years is a rattling very long time, and my love for the Juicy Couture tracksuit has definitely fluctuated throughout that decade and a half—however my tiny, prepubescent goals by no means did die. I used to be going to put on that velour tracksuit at some point, goddammit—and I used to be gonna look sizzling as hell in it, too.
Possibly not 2004-hot—you understand, the super-bedazzled, low-rise pants; outsized sun shades with the gradient tinted lenses; and orange spray tan type of sizzling? Don’t lie, you understand what I’m speaking about. No, when Juicy Couture tracksuits appeared once more on my radar in 2019, I knew the hotness that holy velour matching set would bestow upon me must be of this time. I needed to look 2019-hot. I needed to not let Juicy Couture down.
Name it a problem, or simply name it reviving an iconic and nostalgic pattern—making the Juicy Couture tracksuit occur once more within the 12 months 2019 gave the impression of a herculean feat that solely a real vogue demigod may accomplish. And whereas I positively may by no means contemplate myself a vogue demigod (I step out in a pair of tube socks and Birkenstock sandals fairly often), I took on the problem of creating this early 2000s pattern work for current day anyway. As a result of I’m bold like that.
Scroll via to see how I styled Juicy Couture tracksuits—and please, please, please be at liberty to @ Paris Hilton with this. My fifth grade self would simply soften.
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Bottoms: Juicy Couture (store comparable) | Prime: Classic | Bra: Fleur Du Mal
I do know it is available in a set, however you completely don’t need to put on it as an identical set. Sorry, good friend. Sorry, Jane’s mother who believes with all her coronary heart that Juicy Couture tracksuits ought to by no means be separated. I did it anyway.
Right here, I’m carrying a enjoyable, sheer high that’s usually reserved for nights out, if not only for the common ol’ workplace workday (JUST KIDDING). Pulled that over a purple satin bra that matched my Juicy sweatpants ever so completely.
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Bottoms: Juicy Couture (store comparable) | Prime: Classic | Bra: Fleur Du Mal
After which so as to add only a contact of one thing, I wore a pair of dainty pearl earrings. This look screams HOT! COOL! ELEGANT! FUN! And ARE WE CHILLIN’ OR ARE WE GOING OUT? All on the similar time! I could also be confused as to the place the hell I’m going on this outfit, however at the least I look sizzling as heck—and that’s all my fifth grade self ever wished (that and a My Password Journal).
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Jacket: Juicy Couture | Prime: Sandy Liang | Skirt: Sandy Liang | Sneakers: Vans
This second outfit makes much more sense, I’ll admit. Once more, I separated the Juicy tracksuit (oh, I’ve sinned!) and simply wore the zip-up jacket over an identical leopard set from Sandy Liang.
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Jacket: Juicy Couture | Prime: Sandy Liang | Skirt: Sandy Liang | Sneakers: Vans
This offers me informal ‘n’ cool date evening vibes, when actually I used to be simply at dwelling. Consuming purple wine on my own. Cheers!
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Jacket: Juicy Couture | Earrings: Lili Claspe
I made a decision to skip out on the jewellery (aside from my trusty pair of Lili Claspe pearl earrings) and simply let the super-bedazzled Juicy jacket take middle stage. Actually, with its pink glitter and gold embroidery, the again of this jacket ain’t solely ridickalusss, it’s additionally worthy of creating a press release all by itself.
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Bottoms: Juicy Couture (store comparable) | Prime: Eternally 21 | Earrings: Lili Claspe
I wore the bottoms from this classic Juicy Couture tracksuit in what I’d prefer to name my most fashionable athleisure outfit to this point. I imply, simply have a look at that Wilson knit high. I don’t even play tennis!!! However I appear like I do know what to do with a racket and neon tennis balls hurdling at my face at 40 mph!!!!!! SPORTY.
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Bottoms: Juicy Couture (store comparable) | Prime: Eternally 21 | Earrings: Lili Claspe
I may’ve gone with any outdated T-shirt, however the thickness of this knit and its pure sporty nature pair nicely with these off-duty sweatpants. Additionally, peep that iconic JUICY butt. And dry elbow (I don’t need to discuss it).
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Prime: Juicy Couture | Bottoms: Juicy Couture
For the ultimate look, I needed to put on the Juicy Couture tracksuit because it was initially supposed to be worn: as a set and proudly. This child blue velour sweatsuit is simply too good to not. Because the saying goes, if it ain’t broke, don’t repair it.
Catch me on this ensemble, full with my Motorola RAZR flip telephone and Louis Vuitton multi pouchette. The early 2000s known as, they usually need you to cease hatin’.
(Additionally, have a look at this unimaginable picture of each me and my canine doing the Victoria Beckham Leg Pose. I at all times knew he was a star.)
