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Hear'Say in the early noughties

16 photos that are SO noughties it hurts

In a wonderful, wonderful way...

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Remember the days of wishing you could co-ordinate with your mates in different shades of the purple just like Hear'Say? Let's take that trip down memory lane altogether now...

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Hear'Say

Face, Microphone, Event, Entertainment, Audio equipment, Social group, Music, Musician, Music artist, Performing arts,
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Back in the day, it was SUPER cool to match your purple outfit to your band mates'.

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Steps

Mouth, Entertainment, Performing arts, Stage, Artist, Abdomen, Thigh, Sun hat, Trunk, Public event,
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Ahh Steps - always went that one step further than Hear'Say for total colour co-ordination.

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Liberty X

Smile, Textile, Fashion accessory, Purple, Friendship, Thigh, Abdomen, Party, Trunk, Waist,
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Liberty X made it their personal pledge to wear every different shade of browny/purple in every different type of material possible.

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S Club 7

Smile, Trousers, Social group, Denim, Jeans, Shirt, Textile, T-shirt, Electric blue, Cobalt blue,
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SO many shiny belts. Also, remember butterfly Tees?

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5

All Saints

Microphone, Audio equipment, Music, Entertainment, Event, Performing arts, Musician, Music artist, Sitting, Performance,
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Denim cargo pants and a T-shirt was all a celebrity needed for a stage performance.

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Billie Piper

Yellow, Sleeve, Human body, Textile, Red, Thigh, Blond, Abdomen, Trunk, Waist,
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BILLIE PIPER DRESSED LIKE BRITNEY. That is all.

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Honeyz

Clothing, Trousers, Textile, Shirt, Outerwear, Fashion accessory, Style, Hat, Bag, Denim,
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Apparently bandanas had a moment in the early noughties.

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Sugababes

Hair, Arm, Nose, Mouth, Leg, Eye, Denim, Trousers, Jeans, Happy,
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Remember when we all owned slogan Tees? Those were good times.

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Billie Piper, Louise Redknapp and Martine Mccutcheon

Hair, Smile, Eye, Drink, Iris, Denim, Jacket, Alcoholic beverage, Fashion, Distilled beverage,
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Basically the most noughties picture of all time and SO denim heavy.

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Martine Mccutcheon

Arm, Hairstyle, Eyelash, Style, Fashion model, Beauty, Fashion accessory, Black hair, Logo, Fashion,
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Erm. What IS there to say about this particular outfit?

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Samantha Mumba

Clothing, Hairstyle, Shoulder, Hand, Joint, Chest, Fashion accessory, Fashion model, Fashion, Trunk,
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Samantha Mumba did sometimes wear actual clothes in the noughties, promise.

12

Allstars

Trousers, Denim, Jeans, Waist, Friendship, Youth, Abdomen, Trunk, Whole food, Necklace,
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Remember Allstars? They sung Bump In The Night and featured Darren from Hollyoaks...

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Atomic Kitten

Microphone, Audio equipment, Stage equipment, Entertainment, Musician, Electronic device, Music, Performing arts, Event, Musical ensemble,
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Denim jackets and jeans with coloured tees and belts were WELL cool.

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Mis-teeq

Clothing, Eyewear, Face, Mouth, Trousers, Outerwear, Fashion accessory, Summer, Sitting, Jewellery,
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Remember when walking around looking as though you'd had an accident with a pot of paint was cool?

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Geri Haliwell

Shoulder, Dress, Style, Formal wear, Fashion accessory, Fashion, Premiere, Gown, One-piece garment, Necklace,
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This purple velvet creation needs some proper respect, people.

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Dane Bowers and Victoria Beckham

Leg, Mouth, Trousers, Denim, Jeans, T-shirt, Logo, Cool, Fashion, Black hair,
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Out of their minds? We'll let you decide.

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Jess Edwards
Deputy Editor

Jess Edwards is Cosmopolitan UK’s Deputy Editor, working to deliver the very best experiences across the brand's platforms (print, social, video, digital), products and events, including a focus on our membership offering, Club Cosmo. Jess has worked in the media industry for almost 20 years and at Cosmopolitan for over 10 years, joining the brand as Fashion Editor and later going on to lead the digital team as Site Editor. With her background in lifestyle journalism, it is no surprise that you’re most likely to find her in the Fashion section and exploring the very best in hospitality via our Travel pages.  

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