There is a special humility that comes with growing up. One day you are dragging your mum for wearing flare jeans in her old pictures, the next day you are in Yaba market quietly pricing the same thing. Life is sweet and somehow embarrassing like that.

Fashion has always moved in circles. Trends disappear with loud confidence, only to return years later acting like they never left. And the funniest part is that we welcome them back with open arms, even after swearing we had moved on.

Here are a few of those unforgettable fashion comebacks, the ones that shaped our childhood, vanished like a scandal, and somehow found their way back into our wardrobes.

Baggy Jeans

There was a time when we all looked like extra members of a hip hop group. Baggy jeans were everywhere, dragging on the ground, swallowing our shoes and carrying our teenage pride. We grew up, denied the era, and suddenly the trend returned with a new swagger. Now everybody is rocking wide leg trousers like it is a personality trait.

Chunky Sneakers

We mocked them in old photos. We called them boat shoes. Yet the day they came back, we acted like we had been waiting. Chunky sneakers now sit on Instagram feeds with quiet confidence, reminding us that comfort never truly goes out of style.

Low Rise Jeans

We cried when this one returned, yet we still found ourselves in front of mirrors trying it again. It is chaotic, it is brave and it is officially back. Fashion has no mercy.

Tiny Shoulder Bags

These bags cannot hold your phone, your charger, your lip gloss or your sins, yet here they are, sitting gently under your arm like a fashion trophy. The smaller they get, the prouder we walk.

Huge Hoop Earrings

A symbol of confidence, rebellion and sweet soft girl chaos. Hoops disappeared for a few seasons, but now they are back on every runway and every Lagos brunch table. The bigger the hoop, the louder the energy.

Cargo Pants

Once the uniform of teenagers who loved mischief, now the favourite of influencers and stylish uncles. Cargo pants returned with extra pockets and extra attitude, and we embraced them without hesitation.

Platform Heels

We laughed at our old photos. We teased our aunts. Now we are wearing the same shoes with joy, even though our ankles still complain.

Fashion comes back because we come back. We age, we evolve, yet some part of us still longs for the boldness of our younger self. Maybe that is why these trends return, to remind us that nothing is ever truly gone, not the style, not the memories, not the version of us that felt fearless.

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