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

These were often paired with dad hats, wayfarers or aviators, motorcycle boots, Converse, Vans, or sneakers

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

Pair them with a modern look featuring 00s-inspired accents, bootcut jeans, and a printed baby T-shirt

With bandanas, colorful fedoras, and a whole lot of bad denim, "eclectic" was one way to describe their style