Lizzie McGuire was the TV show of our childhood. It aired on Disney Channel between the years 2001 and 2004 and even brought us an Oscar-worthy film (in our opinion) — The Lizzie McGuire Movie. Airing in the early noughties, Lizzie was every young girl's fashion icon, as was her BFF Miranda. The two gals served us some of the strongest looks of the nineties/noughties — scrunchies, chokers, crimped hair, you name it, we were so envious of their wardrobes. All we can do is hope that the style is just as amazing in the reboot. The OG Lizzie McGuire fashion moments are hard to top, but maybe the reboot can take some cues. Hilary Duff, don't let us down!!
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The All-Blue, Clear Bandana Look
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There are a lot of things to take in about this look. The first thing you'll notice is that Lizzie is wearing all-blue everything, which was something she tended to do often. She was the QUEEN of monochromatic style before we even knew what that was. Here she's sporting a tie-dye blue shirt, which was very on-trend for the era. The thing that really ties the entire look together, however, is that clear bandana. A bandana and a few curled pieces of hair were a staple part of Lizzie's style — and every girl who wanted to be Lizzie in the early 2000s — and she is working it.
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The Choker & Beret Combo
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Both Lizzie and Miranda are rocking some questionable trends in this pic. Chokers made a little bit of a comeback over the last couple of years, but back in the noughties they were all the rage. Here, Miranda has paired hers with a tartan beret. She was a big fan of tartan, our Miranda. While a beret isn't fashion suicide (they're actually quite 'in' these days), her sweatband pairing was not a wise choice. Lizzie is also rocking her own choker that she's showing off with her hair in that messy ponytail.
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The Print-on-Print look
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We're all for a print, but this ensemble Lizzie wore to school midweek was just too much. The green-on-green is another example of her commitment to matching colors. We don't think it would be terrible if the prints were completely different or matching, but the fact that it's the same, yet different, is just throwing us off. Does anyone else have a bit of a headache from looking at the outfit too long? Can we also draw attention to Gordo's open shirt and t-shirt combo — every middle schooler's go-to.
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The Oversized Belt
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This is a trend that none of us escaped back in the early 2000s. We're pretty sure that 13-year-old us would look at this photo of Lizzie McGuire and be like, "yes — flawless." Lizzie had a thing for matching her headwear to her pants, like in this pastel pink dream. We just KNOW she's the type to plan her school outfits out the night before. We're pretty sure we had a shirt with a crown on it just like Lizzie's at some stage, too. One thing we can't fault is her perfectly waved hair, other than the bandana, obvs.
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The Sequin Lime Green Top
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Were you even a nineties kid if you didn't have a shirt that was covered entirely in sequins? I think not. Hindsight really is 20/20. Lime green is probably the worst color on the planet, but that didn't stop Lizzie McGuire from wearing it. On this episode, the teen queen sports a lime green shirt accompanied by a matching lime green wrist watch — it's called fashion, look it up. Another accessory of choice for Lizzie was her staple choker, but this time around she paired it with ANOTHER necklace — groundbreaking. Obviously, she had to finish the look with her signature crimped hair.
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The Unicorn Sweater
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Ah, the unicorn sweater. Who remembers the episode when Lizzie's mom made her wear this monstrosity of a sweater on picture day, no less. It was social suicide! Okay, we know Lizzie was gifted the sweater by her grandmother, but that didn't mean she had to wear it on picture day. There are lots of issues with this outfit, even with the unicorn put aside. It's the glitter and the ruffle sleeves that we really have an issue with. Also, Lizzie's thick, blunt bob haircut isn't doing her any favors. Still, this is one of the most iconic LM looks ever.
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Colorful Camo
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This outfit foreshadowed Hill's future in DCOM Cadet Kelly, we just didn't know it. Everyone knows that camouflage print is only made for the coolest of the cool tweens, and that's why Lizzie McGuire was decked out in it almost constantly. This entire 'fit was a masterpiece head-to-toe — we need to know who was in charge of fashion on this show STAT and what work they're doing now. Her shirt is a neon pink which makes it ironic as camouflage. You're not blending into anything with that color, girl! She's also put a lot of thought into her accessories — a choker, obviously, and some adorable pigtails. Nothing screams all-American pre-teen like some good pigtails, I'll tell you that.
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The “Best Dressed” Outfit
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This outfit was the envy of teen girls all over the world in the early noughties and Lizzie McGuire knew it. It was superlative day at Lizzie's high school (aka the biggest day of the year) and she rented these *amazing* pants to wear as she campaigned for a title. She paired the pale blue denim pants with a white shirt covered in butterflies and ... you guessed it — A CHOKER. I remember looking at this outfit and thinking — hoping — one day I will look as cool as this going to school. Every outfit since then has been a disappointment.
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The Backup Outfit
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On the same episode as the aforementioned superlative day, the unthinkable happened to Lizzie — someone destroyed her rented pants by accident. She had a backup outfit, thankfully, and that was actually the one that won her the "best dressed" prize at school. The outfit consisted of black pants covered in studs and a sheer, lace shirt that she wore with a purple camisole. It was a ... peculiar pairing, we'll say, but it worked! She accessorized with a large belt buckle (standard) and a stunning heart-shaped necklace.
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The Bedazzled Shirt
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This was the iconic ensemble Lizzie put together when she filmed the dance video with Miranda and Gordo. The look was a little more grown-up for the Disney character — a black, button-down shirt with bell sleeves covered in rhinestones, accompanied by a black denim skirt and knee-high, HEELED, boots. The sauce. Okay, so the look was a bit rodeo-ish, but that didn't stop us from searching the world for a shirt exactly like it. This look definitely wouldn't be as good without the bedazzled "L" necklace, either.
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The Feather Boa
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Have you ever seen a more flamboyant or iconic look? We haven't, that's for sure. Lizzie rocked this blue feather boa and huge matching flower in her hair when she did a photoshoot that one time. She had hoop earrings and sunglasses as her accessories — two of the biggest trends of the 2000s. One of the things that can't go unnoticed about this look is the blue eyeshadow — a staple of our youth. Blue eyeshadow was the first color most of us experimented with, and now it's back on the scene thanks to Euphoria. Young Lizzie would be delighted.
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The Faux Leather Jacket & Bandana Combo
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We wonder what Lizzie's favorite color is. Here she is again in another all-blue outfit. There's a lot going on here, let us break it down for you: she's wearing a blue, sparkly bandana, a blue, tie-dyed shirt, and for the main event, and faux leather, dark blue jacket. We BEGGED our parents for a jacket exactly like this when this episode came out — what were we thinking?! To break up the blue, Lizzie added what looks like a rainbow, crocheted cross-body. Peep her lip gloss though, is that ABH?
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The Crimped Hair & Leather Jacket
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This look features another leather jacket, but more punk rock. This outfit is pulled from the episode where Lizzie tried to get in with a new group of friends — the drama squad, to be exact. She had to wear all black because people who like drama are moody, right? The entire outfit looks like it might have been inspired by The Matrix, except her hair. Lizzie's signature crimped hair style looked so effortless to achieve, but we could never get it right, even with a very expensive crimping tool.
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That Time Lizzie Was A Goth
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We all went through a goth stage and it was good to know that if Lizzie could get through it, so could we. Lizzie ended up befriending one of the bad chicks at school, which was a recipe for disaster for everything including her grades and fashion sense. Her wardrobe got a whole lot darker and hair a whole lot messier. She even added some colorful strands, wild. The goth rings were okay, but she took it a step too far when she came home with a fake piercing. "Chill, it's just a temp" is still one of the most iconic LM quotes.
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The Inflatable Backpack
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Did everyone who was born in the '90s have an inflatable backpack, or was it just Lizzie McGuire stans? We don't know what it was about this backpack, but we absolutely needed it once was saw Lizzie sporting one. It was seriously impractical. I mean, it's tiny, for one, and unless you got a dark-colored one, everyone could see your stuff. It's common knowledge that every pre-teen female's biggest fear is someone knowing they have tampons in their bag, so this would have never worked. Fine, for middle schoolers they were probably toting pads, TBH. Note the return of the neon camo.
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The Colored Extensions & Matching Top
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This is a trend Lizzie rocked numerous times during the show's four years — extensions that matched what she was wearing. She must have had a drawer full of colorful clip-ins because Lizzie had hairpieces to match every outfit she owned. This was the reason we were all begging our parents to let us dye our hair. So much rejection from the parentals. Here she is again with her matching purple extensions and shirt, also donning the aforementioned double-necklace trend. A choker and a long chain combo — you can't go wrong.
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The Business Casual
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Now we're onto the good stuff. The Lizzie McGuire Movie brought us a PLETHORA of amazing outfits. It was Lizzie's prime, dare we say. Here, she is in her business-casual denim jeans and shirt. Lizzie wore a shocking number of formal shirts in the movie, considering she was in Rome when it was hot AF and also she was apparently going into ninth grade. She must have been trying to impress Paolo. BTW, how old was he supposed to me?! She looks cute here with her tiny little bag and updo. It also looks like her scrunchie is made from the same fabric as her shirt, which is pretty amazing.
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The Igloo
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Our favorite scene in The Lizzie McGuire Movie is when she's getting styled by all the crazy Italian designers. We have to pay homage to one of the looks in particular. This igloo dress is ICONIC and we bet money that we'll be seeing it during Milan fashion week in the coming years! This dress takes the bell sleeve to another level. Lizzie's white lipstick was way ahead of its time back in 2003, and didn't we see white boots EXACTLY like those ones on Fashion Nova recently? A look has been served.
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The Green Outfit
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We know this is *technically* Isabella, but we couldn't go without mentioning this green look she wore to the concert at the end of The Lizzie McGuire Movie. Let us dissect this entire outfit: it's lime green, which is something we're struggling to get past. We're also very unsure what material the outfit is made from — is it pleather? PVC? Who knows. One skirt wasn't enough for Izzie, so she's opted for another thin, lace layer that serves no purpose and finished the entire thing off with fishnets.
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The Silver Outfit
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The last and probably the most important fashion moment in Lizzie McGuire history is Lizzie's outfit during her performance in the Colosseum. She started the show is a weird, silver, jacket/crop top hybrid with a massive puffy skirt. That was fabulous in itself, and THEN she whipped the skirt off in one quick spin to reveal silver flares underneath. Everything was covered in glitter and her pants were so low-rise they may as well have been on the floor. We gasped when she came out on stage in this outfit in 2003 and it still takes our breath away, to be honest.
