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15 Reasons Why Men's Fashion Peaked In 2005

15 Reasons Why Men's Fashion Peaked In 2005's Indie Heyday
Rosy Cherrington
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Music and fashion have always been inextricably connected, but no other time in the noughties did it seem more so than in the indie heyday of 2005.

Pete Doherty was shacking up with Kate Moss, Razorlight were writing music for the runway and rock-obsessive Hedi Slimane was at the helm of Dior Homme. It was the dawn of skinny jeans in high street stores and a menswear movement of frontman-esque peacocking not seen since the 70s.

Things just ain't what they used to be, and boy do we miss it (sort of)...

2005 Indie Fashion For Men
Skinny jeans were at their all-time tightest(01 of15)
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Actually, everything was inexplicably tight(02 of15)
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White jeans were an actual thing(03 of15)
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And red jeans, too(04 of15)
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Everyone basically looked like the Child Catcher(05 of15)
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Having big, curly hair was perfectly acceptable(06 of15)
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But you weren't really anyone unless you were wearing a trilby(07 of15)
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Especially a straw trilby(08 of15)
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Leather jackets were a must-have(09 of15)
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And waistcoats were actually cool(10 of15)
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Ties were completely standard(11 of15)
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Skinny ties were better though(12 of15)
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Two words. Rosary beads.(13 of15)
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Which, funnily enough, Nick Grimshaw's bringing back in 2015. How cyclical fashion is...(14 of15)
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2005 can keep these though(15 of15)
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