Y2K Jogging Pants

Between 2001 and 2006 the tracksuit bottom left the gym and never went back. Juicy made it velour, rap made it oversized, the skate park added stripes, and everyone wore it to the mall with the matching top. Y2K Sweatpants gathers seventeen of them, single joggers, Y2K sweats and full matching sets, the comfortable half of the decade's silhouette.

Graphic Y2K Joggers — Script, Crosses, Tribal and Pink Stars

The Calligraphy Joggers sign a cursive wordmark down one leg; the Pink Star Cursive Joggers sign it across the front in pink. The Cross Joggers pattern repeating iron crosses, the gothic knit motif on fleece. The Tribal Joggers trace radiating black ink, the same linework as the store's denim. The Striped Joggers run racing lines down both legs, the Y2K track pants of every 2002 skate video. These are the Y2K joggers that carry the outfit on their own: plain hoodie on top, graphic below.

Baggy Y2K Sweatpants — Barrel Legs, Stacked Hems, Double Waists

Some sweatpants work by construction. The Black Barrel Joggers curve the leg outward, the defining silhouette of the baggy sweatpants Y2K revival. The Double Waist Joggers stack two drawstrings, the Y2K stacked sweatpants with extra length bunched at the shoe; the Double Belt Joggers print a foldover waistband, the low-rise trick done in fleece, waistband folded to show a second layer. Y2K baggy sweatpants were cut for volume first, early 2000s sweatpants were never slim, and the 2000 sweatpants silhouette is the one every pair here keeps. Worn with a cropped top, the folded waist is the whole look.

Y2K Tracksuit Sets — Hoodie and Joggers Together

Eight Y2K tracksuit sets do the full look. The Rapper Joggers set pairs a black hoodie with a large star-and-wordmark chest graphic; the Calligraphy Set runs one cursive phrase across both pieces; the Streetwear Set goes bold kelly green with a logo. The Cherry Blossom Set embroiders a pink branch down soft grey; the Flower Set covers both pieces in a repeating bloom; the Snake Print Jogging Set carries python texture nose to toe. Camo comes three ways: the Camo Tracksuit Set in dense Realtree-style branches, the Embroidered Camouflage Set with florals at the shoulder, the White Camouflage Set in grey-white with a cropped zip. The Y2K sweatsuit is the 2000s object exactly, matched top and bottom, worn with a beanie and chunky sneakers. Y2K track suits, tracksuits Y2K-style, the Y2K tracksuit pants on their own: every piece of the set works alone.

The Y2K Sweatpants Outfit — Low, Stacked, Matched or Split

Waistband rolled or folded low, drawstring hanging out, leg stacked over the sneaker. A set worn together was the uniform; worn split, the joggers went under a graphic tee and a puffer, the hoodie over baggy denim. Y2K tracksuit outfits for men ran two sizes up with a chain outside the hoodie, the Y2K sweatpants men wore to the mall; the Juicy side wore the Y2K tracksuit fitted and cropped with a baby tee and a rhinestone belt over the waistband; the skate park wore track stripes with a beanie in August. Fleece joggers were the one garment that crossed every tribe of the decade without changing shape, and the Y2K tracksuit outfit is still the easiest one on this site to get right.

Why the Jogger Became Y2K Streetwear — Velour, Rap Video and the Mall Food Court

The tracksuit bottom's 2000s rise came from three screens: the music video, where rap wore it oversized and matched; the paparazzi photo, where Juicy velour made it glamorous; and the skate video, where track pants were worn until they tore. By 2004 the mall food court was a sea of matching sets. The jogger today is still the most worn garment in the wardrobe, and a Y2K sweatpant is the version with intent: signed, printed, matched, stacked.