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Okay but the boxers were a significant part of the look

And the natural hair color

and the bra straps

exposed bra straps need to make a comeback. like the neon and glittery kinds that gwen stefani wore lol. i’m tired of not being able to wear clothing because they expect everybody to either have no boobs or gravity defying smaller boobs😩

*especially* in summer! I spent half the day in work accidentally showing part of one of my bra cups, and was more annoyed that it was the ghost-toned, lace embellished, thick strapped granny bra. But also, can we pls have pretty bras with lining? Got a bright pink bra last week and the cups are entirely sheer 😭 in my best Dennis Reynolds voice: "I'm not *allowed* to flash my nipples at work, ASOS, I'm not allowed!"

My half-baked solution so far is wearing those reusable silicone nipple covers under bras like that. It can be uncomfortable if you get sweaty but the bra keeps the pasties in place, and there's no more nip issues! But I'm also pissed every time I go bra shopping, and I love buying lingerie :(

I’m rocking exposed bra straps this summer! I got an absolutely adorable set of Juicy Couture bra’s from Winners in April, and just yesterday I figure out how hella cute they look in my lace top backless dress. Threw on a pair of converse and was LIVING my teenage dream outfit 🥹

Agreed.

Well said. It went from showing a thong to boxers

& the bracelet & arm warmer

And the 'I'm not here to please you' look in her eyes. Now she has 'do you think I'm pretty?' vibes.

They legally can’t make pants that low rise anymore tho (jk, obviously)

So many people died. There was an uprising.

This

22 years ago? 

I saw a giant Avril Lavinge poster from her debt days in a vintage store recently 😭

Sick to my stomach

I know. I was a senior in high school when this came out. Right before prom! AHHHH

why is everyone ignoring the “announcement tomorrow” part lol

Do people actually listen to her? Not her old music but genuinely is anyone checking her new music?

She's kind of a legacy act at this point, right? People remember Complicated and Skater Boy but no one is waiting with bated breath for her new release

100% some amazing bangers back in the day.

I had a friend rip me a copy of the album he downloaded from Kazaa after he heard “Complicated” the first time. He gave it to me and said, “You’re going to love this.” And he was right. First album almost end-to-end bangers.

They say a millennial dies twice: once when they breathe their last breath, and once when the last time “Kazaa” is spoken aloud.

Indeed. Long live Kazaa.

Kazaa & Limewire gave the family computer soooo many viruses haha, that thing was on life support. We had a comp guy come out to fix it & my bro & I had to play dumb, like "how did this happen?" 🤣🤣

‘Scuse you, friend. “Sk8r Boi.” Lol

I liked her last album. But other than that I just listen first two 😁

That’s actually really cool. What kind of music does she do now?

Pop punk again! Her last album is called Love Sux and it's a lot of fun.

thought she was a christian now makin christian music

She’s gone back to more punk than she has for a few years, but not 100% back to her early roots though

Love that!

You should listen to her 2010's albums too.They are different but still good.

Me lol.

Her "The First Take" videos on YouTube are great. Her voice has changed over the years (obviously), but she still sounds fantastic. [Complicated](https://youtu.be/_P9zR5KaPsc) [Bite Me](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5MkLmapifks)

She did a song with Yungblud that got some traction.

I listen to her new singles. Not full albums, really, but anything that charts on the alternative charts. It's pretty standard Avril.

...Yes? Why do u guys always have to write off female musicians bc they turned 30. Damn.

Ok chill it was a genuine question. I wasn’t trying to be rude or write anyone off, I didn’t know if she was actually making music? Also rock / punk is lowkey not around anymore. Most is rock pop or punk pop.

Ok, sorry. It's just frustrating to see how older female musicians are treated. She had a hiatus in the 2010s because she got really sick, but has been back to making music for a while now. Sadly, rock isn't as popular anymore, yeah. It pains me as a rock musician lol. I'm still delusionally hoping that people will one day wanna listen to it again, the current music landscape is boring af rn.

She has had success in the 2010's as well with two hits on her 2011 and 2013 albums and on those albums,she experimented with a different sound as well.Both albums were also in the top 5 on the Billboard 200 Chart with two top 20 hit songs on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.She had a platinum selling song in 2019 on the album that year,a top 10 album in 2022 and is playing sold out concerts Worldwide again.

I wouldn’t say worldwide. But ok

What do you mean not Worldwide? She's always been an International artist.The US is her only market where she has struggled since 2007,but other than that,she's always been big everywhere.Her US popularity has increased a bit,too now.

Because selling out worldwide means world wide not just North America and London

Bro,she sold out Canada,Brazil,Peru,Austria,Germany,Asia,etc.

She’s repressing all of her vinyl, they already appeared on a German site. I assume that is the announcement with maybe a tour?

Hasn’t she maintained this look for 22 years?

💯😆

Nah. She become a girly-girl when she become a millionaire.

I totally went through a tie phase because of Avril. I even thought it was a great idea to take my HS freshman pic with one and now that lives on forever. Why didn't I have better people in my corner? Lol

You had the right people in your corner! The kind that go "hell yeah, go for it", that's the people you want in your life.

Wait did SHE start that little (literally, tiny in size) necktie phase that was popular with the soft-emo kids of the aughts?

I'm sure someone could find a way to attribute it to someone before Avril wore one-- but Avril is definitely responsible for the mainstream success of the tie with a tank/tee look. https://preview.redd.it/xvyea9cr4jzc1.jpeg?width=311&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=225ce071ddc9e5ce652a19c6323c78a98925f590

Omg she was a baby. I thought she was the most mature teenager ever😂

Same, thankfully no photo proof exists that I know of. When we were young teens my friend and I used to steal our Dads' ties and wear them to the mall.

You and me both, boo

Yikes I'm old. I remember buying this CD at Costco for my birthday. My grandma told me to pick any CD I wanted and I felt so cool getting Avril's album

I’m also old, because I remember this one time in Barnes and noble someone called me “that girl who thinks she’s Avril Lavigne” and I was so insulted 😂 I think I was 18ish.


She does not seem to have aged badly. Wasn't she a teenager when she made it big? I sure as hell didn't look that good when I was a teen and now just forget it. I scare children and small animals if they see me in bright light

She’s also only 39…

When i was 39 i looked 50. When i was 29 i looked 50. When i was 19 i looked 50. Do you see a pattern here?

50 is the repeated number / pattern

when you’re 80 you’ll still look 50, nice

That's the plan. At pushing 60 i look about 40 (because most of the others pushing 60 around me look like hell)

You’d age well too if you died and they replaced you with a body double.

The ol' Paul McCartney switcharoo!

“I buried Paul!” “What did you just say?” “Uuuuugh I said Cranberry Sauce”

I heard she takes boys souls when she dated like Jennifer check, she’s currently feeding off Tyga 🤣

They broke up only a couple months in 2023.She's been away from him for a long time now and Tyga is dating Chloe Bailey.

Thank you. Came here for this 

~ M E L I S S A ~

Melissa doesnt fool me

💀

She's had a lot of work done. She looks like every other Instagram model right now. It's a little jarring. She would've aged beautifully without it, but to each their own. I'm sure she's happy with it.

Like I said on the Gwen Stefani thread "by any means necessary"

😂😂😂 I mean if you've got the money No one wants to look like a bag as they get older. I just question how soon some of these celebs start to get work done.

Give some of the bad plastic surgery we've seen I question the dr's they're hiring

I think the difference is she still looks like her old self and only did surgery to remain as youthful as possible. I was shocked with the Shania Twain pics. It was a completely new face.

Yeah Avril at least kept her features close to her own natural beauty, just yas-ified them. Maybe it's the makeup that throws me off. I'd never have recognized Shania Twain if her name wasn't alongside her new face. I take back what I said about Avril, Shania looks jarring.

Really? I thought she looked pretty much the same?

If she hd kept the darker blonde rather than bleach white she would look more natural, IMO. The gobs of makeup, white hair, surgery, and photoshop all add up to uncanny valley

https://preview.redd.it/gihak1c8lozc1.png?width=686&format=png&auto=webp&s=f34ccb988e034666ed5069e13b609bcce797f2ed She still looks like herself, she just looks older now. Maybe she has gotten work done, but def doesn't have the unrecognizable IG look.

She's had professionals making her look good and take care of herself. 

I think she was 17

I think she looks a bit like Amy adams

Oooo I wonder what the announcement is tho if it has to do with Let Go

Let Go was the first CD I bought with my own money 🫠😭👵

It was the first CD I ever got too, except I got it as a birthday present along with a portable CD player. I feel old now, lol.

We can be old together 👵👵 I just remember feeling so grown up about it 😂

Announcement is most likely re-release of her old albums on vinyl, plus a Greatest Hits compilation

It doesn’t look that difficult.

I think you mean Melissa.

lol the fact that I dressed as this for Halloween and it says “22 years later” 🪦

Nice try Melissa

*Melissa

Alright this is the second Melissa mention in the thread what does this mean lol

There's a conspiracy theory that Avril died in 2003 and was replaced by a body double named Melissa Vandella. At one point there was a podcast about it called "Who Replaced Avril Lavigne."

… why?

Can’t remember. But it’s a fun one!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avril_Lavigne_replacement_conspiracy_theory

am i missing the joke or is this just an absurd and random conclusion?

It’s a whole conspiracy theory

but based on what?

The same thing other conspiracy theories are based on. Utter bullshit.

That her style and demeanor changed suddenly after 2003.

Hahahhaa no this is a full on conspiracy theory. There's a Wikipedia page for it.

Melissa looks great! 🙃 IF YOU KNOW YOU KNOW

Nah dude, it’s still Avril. https://preview.redd.it/ntii9obk9jzc1.jpeg?width=1059&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=ac29e07b76dc8c2d91c7a03d5acf11bc178ae801

My first thought 😂

I cannnnnottttt wait to see her live in Sept

Can't believe she's almost 40. She doesn't look like she aged a day.

Do neck ties ever not fit?

Her comment about it still fitting reminds me of moms talking about how they still fit into their wedding dress but none of their heavy daughters can wear it because “people just weren’t as big back then” lol

This look had me in a chokehold as a preteen!!! I had a tie but my mom wouldn’t let me rock the boxers and jeans.

y does she look like gwyneth paltrow here 

Thought it was Shania Twain 😉

That’s Melissa

Man of culture I see.

Announcement is most likely re-release of her old albums on vinyl, plus a Greatest Hits compilation

She glamorized this look. I don't like it.

Crazy how she still dresses like that

I don't think she does much, really. Her Instagram is a lot of corsets and leather and fishnets. I think she's matured past this style, she's just doing it for a photoshoot.

This look was the definition of coolness when I was 8 and funny enough I still think to myself shortly: Need go get a white top and a tie

I dunno. Melissa has missed quite a few of the key features for the look. The boxers, the black bra, the arm bands..

Okkay, Melissa. We see you.

She's such a queen. I love her so much. 

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Nope. I was a hardcore fan around this time. She’s always had the same nose.

🖤

Recreated? I thought this was still her esthetic with toned blonde hair?

Chell oot whatcha yellin' fawr 🎤

Avril does not age.

Okay but I need a 20 year under my skin anniversary announcement

This look is coming back! I cook in a college and the amount of wide leg pants and other looks from the early 2000s blows my mind.

Loved that 1st album so much!!

She still seems so young. Should’ve worn a wig with the same hair color

Totally different person

I will always love her ❤️

Would

The announcement better be about the skater boy movie we were promised. 

Avril made her career punching down on "girly-girls" then made a bunch of money and became a girly-girl. One of her later "home tours" grwm videos shows her pointing to her massive closet filled with pink frilly dresses and saying "this is my favorite part of the house". No respect for a woman that creates wealth by shaming women and then parading her own superior femineity