Relive the Moments From NYFW 2003 for All the Y2K Flashbacks

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New York Fashion Week has agelong been a staple connected the calendar each year, but however did the astir week-long extravaganza look 20 years ago? See throwback pics of Beyoncé, Jessica Simpson and more.

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The twelvemonth was 2003—and each the girls were stepping retired for a nationalist affair.

New York Fashion Week is close astir the country and up of this season's slew of highly-anticipated runway shows, we're taking a look backmost astatine who was sitting beforehand row, backstage and adjacent connected the runway 2 decades ago.
 
As acold arsenic the celebrities that were each dressed up successful the eventual aboriginal aughts-centric fashion? (Think spaghetti-strapped dresses and T-shirts paired with a bully brace of jeans). Stars similar Jessica Simpson, Scarlett Johansson, Beyoncé and Jay-Z were each seen astatine the astir breathtaking manner shows and not to mention, the star-studded after-parties.
 
And though this twelvemonth we're looking guardant to collections specified arsenic Proenza Schouler, Gabriella Hearst and Michael Kors to sanction a few, let's not hide erstwhile brands specified arsenic Baby Phat and BCBG Max Arzia had their designs astatine the halfway of the catwalk.
 
Take a stroll (or should we accidental strut) down representation lane by revisiting what New York Fashion Week looked similar successful 2003:

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In Good Company

For an lawsuit astatine Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week, Scarlett Johansson kept it simple, wearing a striped vessel apical paired with a pick flowy skirt.

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This Dress Was Made For Wearing

Jessica Simpson was each smiles arsenic she sat beforehand enactment astatine the Michael Kors runway show.

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Design successful Mind

Seated successful the beforehand enactment of the Diesel Style Lab amusement that twelvemonth was nary different than heiress Nicky Hilton Rothschild, who went connected to motorboat her ain covering enactment soon after, successful 2004.

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'03 Bonnie and Clyde

2003 was rather the twelvemonth for Beyoncé and Jay-Z, considering their opus collab was everywhere. But it wasn't conscionable the azygous that had fans' attention, since the two, who would spell connected to wed just 4 years later, were seen attending a fewer shows together. As fans whitethorn recall, the "Formation" vocalist would spell connected to signifier her ain line, House of Dereon, successful 2011.

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True Trucker Hat Era

For an aft enactment astatine Gotham Hall successful New York City, rocker Tommy Lee kept his benignant casual, with the "Wide Side" instrumentalist wearing a trucker chapeau and T-shirt for the occasion.

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A Pair of Gamechangers

Two crippled changers successful their ain right—fashion icon André Leon Talley and tennis prima Venus Williams—were seen lasting unneurotic backstage astatine the Baby Phat runway show.

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I Know What You Did This Fashion Week

Sarah Michelle Gellar was seen smiling from receptor to receptor arsenic she sat beforehand enactment astatine the BCBG Max Azria amusement for their outpouring 2004 collection.

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Million Dollar Moment

A throwback for the ages: Hilary Swank and Chad Lowe, who were photographed astatine an lawsuit during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week, were joined for 9 years earlier calling it quits successful 2006.

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The Heat

Toni Braxton gave caller meaning to the rubric of her medium erstwhile she wore a achromatic satin spaghetti-strapped formal (with a matching coat, we whitethorn add) to the Rosa Cha runway show.

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Who's That Girl?

Well, everyone knew: 2003 was the twelvemonth for Eve. Don't judge us? Well, let her photograph from the Baby Phat manner amusement (where she sat beforehand row, of course) service arsenic the eventual proof.

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Model Behavior

It's nary astonishment that Naomi Campbell was seen each implicit the astir notable runways successful 2003, with the exemplary undoubtedly serving backstage astatine the Rosa Cha show.

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I'm Just Here For the Fashion

Paula Abdul (and her adorable dog) were seated successful the beforehand enactment of the Cynthia Steffe amusement astatine Bryant Park. For the occasion, Paula wore her signature achromatic fedora, paired with an all-black outfit.

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Ice Loves Coco

Ice-T and Coco, who astatine the clip were just newlyweds, person ever been cool, arsenic seen successful their photograph unneurotic backstage astatine an after-party.

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