Who hasn’t been there?
Jessica Simpson weighed in on some of her best Y2K looks in an interview with Footwear News on Tuesday, and one particular fashion moment brought back memories of her 2006 divorce from ex-husband Nick Lachey.
The “With You” singer, 43, commented on a photo of herself from a September 2006 performance on “The Early Show,” revealing that she made a major hair change while she was dealing with her breakup.
“This was press for my last pop record that I did,” Simpson told the media outlet, adding, “I had short hair, I just chopped it all off. I was going through a divorce and I just said take it all off.”
The pop star — who wore a simple short-sleeved purple minidress in the photo — explained that she “just wanted to wear something that was comfortable. I love the color.”
The mom of three, who detailed her relationship with the 98 Degrees singer in her 2020 memoir, also weighed in on the slouchy brown boots from her own Jessica Simpson Collection that she wore for the NYC appearance.
“2006 was a big boot moment, that’s when we started launching a lot of things with the brand,” the entrepreneur said. “I do still have these boots. I just thought it was fun that you could fold them over. Maybe that will come back one day, but it’s a little Renaissance or something.”
Simpson and Lachey got together in 1999 and starred in the hit early aughts reality show “Newlyweds” together after their 2002 wedding, but their love wasn’t to last; the couple split after three years together.
As for fashion flashbacks, Simpson is certainly ready; she told Footwear News that she’s a bit of a clothing hoarder.
“I honestly keep everything — too many things,” she admitted. “I feel like Y2K will always come back.”
Simpson, who is now married to Eric Johnson, also revealed she has two storage units full of her outfits, although one thing she won’t be sharing with her 11-year-old daughter, Maxwell, is shoes.
“My oldest daughter is 11 and she’s a size 10. She surpassed me a long time ago,” Simpson told Extra on the Footwear News Annual Achievement Awards red carpet last week.
Although she’s saved plenty of shoes to pass down to her kids, it seems like the “These Boots Were Made for Walkin'” singer will be just fine revisiting some of her iconic looks on her own.
