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Okay, why was Disney Channel's fashion in the 2000s so awful?

Who's the stylist? I just wanna talk.
  • 12 Aug 2020
Okay, why was Disney Channel's fashion in the 2000s so awful?

Last week, a tweet about a mannequin wearing a fashion disaster quickly blew up online. The carnage? A neon lime spaghetti strap top over a long sleeve baby blue striped button up, with a cheetah pencil skirt, brown knitted bag, straw sunhat, cream patterned chunky flats and a necklace.

Needless to say, it was a lot. Nothing went together nor felt like it was thrown onto the mannequin with good consciousness. 

And, as several fans quickly pointed out, it looked a lot like Disney Channel’s fashion.

As the old saying goes, beauty is the eye of the beholder. But, when it comes to fashion on Disney Channel in the 2000’s, it couldn’t be any less from the truth. From Hannah Montana to That’s So Raven and High School Musical, there’s something just so wrong about the costuming of this era of Disney live action TV.

Here are just a few examples.

Ashley Tisdale

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In 2005, at the premiere of Ice Princess, Ashley Tisdale, the queen of wearing a lovably tacky pink boa, debuted this chaotic look—a white tee layered over a sequinned top, with a gold sequinned skirt over jeans underneath, equipped with a bunch of bangles and a keyboard-shaped purse. First of all, a white tee and jeans is not a red carpet look, but pieced together with colour and pattern clashing sequinned items… it’s an absolute mess.

Aaand this is her now.

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All dressed up and no where to go. However I do find when I get ready in the morning and put clothes on vs sweats I'm way more productive with my day! Anyone else feel this?
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Weekend vibes. But can we even it call it a weekend when everyday feels like Saturday all over again. 📸: @rileytaylor

Miley Cyrus

Hannah Montana outfits were never good but what was going on with this? Poor Miley Cyrus was dressed in a tank top layered with a distressed leather jacket, tiered skirt over jeans and knee high studded boots... the lack of taste… far too little.

This is her now.

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@wsjmag outtake 💚💜💚💜💚 (just sayin' I slayyyyyed that shadow)
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you've been red. ❤️💋💯

Michael Musso

Michael Musso on Hannah Montana

Okay, what in God's name is going on here on this day? In 2017, fellow Hannah Montana star Michael Musso shared an old photo of him dressed in one of his character's costumes. The fit—if you can call it that—featured a diamond plaid zip cardigan over a double collared shirt and purple sweater, with a pair of striped patterned pants and very ugly shoes.

And, just like us, Musso had questions.

“What in the actual f**k,” said Musso at the time. “Why [did] they do me so dirty?”

And look, this is just a tiny fraction of some of the worst looks to exist in this era. As the internet has quickly pointed out, whoever was the stylist for all of these shows should be fired.

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