Frosted tips, tiny shades, and a headset mic.
It is the year 2000 and you have a single that is about to go to number one. Y2K Pop Star is the bubblegum look: frosted tips or a bleached streak, a shiny silver or baby-pink jacket, tiny tinted sunglasses, a butterfly clip or two, and a headset microphone because you are about to perform at a mall. The background is a glossy chrome and holographic set with a lens flare that would make a boy band video director weep. The lighting is high key and flattering, like every TRL appearance ever.
It is pure nostalgia for anyone who owned a burned CD, and pure camp for everyone else. Queer culture and pop music have always been the same thing wearing different outfits, and this look celebrates that. Take the snap, share it, and let your friends tell you which member of the band you are.
Him: Shiny puffer, tiny shades, headset mic, frosted tips.
Her: Shiny puffer, tiny shades, headset mic, butterfly clips.
Hit Take a snap, let the camera count down. Your selfie is held briefly while the model applies the Y2K Pop Star brief, then deleted. Download or share the result.
Next on Monday, October 5. Tonight: Beach Bear / Beach Babe.