Long before Kylie Jenner rocked Juicy Couture tracksuits and had several canine friends, and before Kendall Jenner rang in her 21st birthday in a glittering silver minidress, and way before Gigi Hadid was the blonde on the runways, there was Paris Hilton — the It-Girl of 2000s.
So to pay homage to the girl who created fashion trends that today's supermodels live and die for, W Magazine spoke with Hilton about her favorite trends of the 2000s. And while some seem ancient and laughable (those precious flip phones) others are very familiar — um, hello, Millennial Pink.
"Graphic tees. T-shirts are the best to tell the world your most profound thoughts," Hilton jokes. "No crop top is too cropped," she adds. But Von Dutch trucker hats? Those are now a definite no in Hilton's book.
Hilton, though, doesn't seem upset that today's fashion trends seem to piggyback on her signature style. In fact, she's proud to have helped create a crop of fearless celebrities who can pull off the hardest of trends.
"To now see things on the runway, and to see girls wearing things that I used to wear is really cool because nobody really dressed like me back in the day," she tells W. "Young people now see what people wore before and want to bring it back."
And Hilton even has some cheeky retro life advice that a person from any decade can heed: "2000s babes always look like they're having fun, and if you're not having fun, just leave."
Watch Hilton's fashion and life advice, below.