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7 reasons why every Irish girl dearly wanted a Von Dutch hat
REMEMBER 2004, WHEN Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie were style icons and everyone in the world had a Von Dutch hat?
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The trend soon disappeared along with most of the more questionable 2000s fashion choices (thanks be to God), but Kylie Jenner sported one of the trucker hats in a recent selfie…
…Leading people to believe that Von Dutch is back from the dead.
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Kylie was all of seven years old when the trend originated (gulp) but if you’re old enough to remember the Von Dutch cap craze, you’ll know it was a big deal.
It all started when Paris and Nicole wore them
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Those orange camo hats on The Simple Life. #Goals before we knew what #goals were.
And then all of a sudden, more and more celebrities were spotted wearing them
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Which meant that everyone absolutely needed one right this instant.
You didn’t know who ‘Von Dutch’ even was, and you didn’t care
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The company was named for Kenny Howard, the late Los Angeles car customiser, but the symbolism meant nothing to you.
You could get them in all sorts of neon colours
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Perfect to pair with your velour tracksuit top and fake Louis Vuitton Murakami purse.
But prices ranged from $40 to $120 a hat, so your parents said NO WAY
And if anyone did cop a real one, they were the source of all your envy for weeks.
So you got a knock off one for €5 that said ‘Von Bitch’
As seen on market stalls across Ireland:
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You sincerely hoped your mam wouldn’t notice the rude word.
But then Ed Hardy came along and you forgot all about your Von Dutch longings
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Until just now. Hope you held on to your knock offs…
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