#Scene Kids

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Close-up portrait of a person with a classic emo swoop haircut holding a rose
Trends 2004–2009

Emo / Scene-Kid Wave

The mid-to-late-2000s youth subculture built around emo and pop-punk bands like My Chemical Romance, Fall Out Boy, Panic! at the Disco, and Dashboard Confessional. The look: long side-swept bangs over one eye, black skinny jeans, band tees, studded belts, thick eyeliner, Converse, and dyed or straightened hair. It lived on MySpace through dramatic high-angle selfies and Top 8 drama, shaping a generation's teenage aesthetic.

Coiled black belts covered in rows of chrome pyramid studs
Fashion 2002–2008

Studded Belts

A black leather-ish belt carrying rows of chrome pyramid studs — one, two, or three if you meant it — worn loose and rattling whether it threaded the belt loops at all. It was the cheapest possible ticket into the 2000s emo and pop-punk uniform, sold from the Hot Topic checkout rack to every kid assembling a personality in an afternoon.