‘What the hell is happening?’ Shoppers cry as Zara’s new collection takes them back to 2012 and is ‘giving them PTSD’

FROM low-rise jeans to the ugliest accessory of the early 2000s — the disc belt — the ’90s are back stronger than ever.

But while many high street retailers stock high heels and velvet tracksuits from the iconic season, it seems rival Zara has already traveled a little further, venturing into the world of 2012.

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The year 2012 brings us back to the bops we can recite at any time of the day, like Payphone by Maroon 5 and Diamonds by Rihanna.

But the same year is also a time in our lives where we all made some pretty questionable fashion choices, like statement necklaces on every outfit and dressy/casual blazers we wore to clubs.

However, just as we were finally able to recover from the trauma, Spanish fashion giant Zara launched a new fashion line – full of 2012-inspired pieces.

The shocking discovery was recently made by a shopper, Jenna Barclay Testa, who took to Instagram to share the worrying news.

The Los Angeles-based fashionista, who is a proud “millennial,” said she owned “all” of the clothes more than a decade ago — and would be totally willing to wear the pieces again.

”It may be 2024 outside, but inside Zara it’s summer 2012,” she laughed. the recent clip.

Among the latest fashion lines she spotted while browsing the collection were a variety of basic tees, including a red and white striped one.

In the past, this was often paired with the item hanging next to it – the iconic flexible blazer with contrasting cuff.

This piece, which retails for £49.99, has rolled-up sleeves and comes in a neutral sand color.

Another major throwback she found during her recent store visit was a summer skirt with an Ikat print, which has already gone viral.

Priced at £29.99, the mini piece has a blue and white print, as well as a knot detail at the front, and would be ideal for a holiday look.

Those who followed fashion religiously in 2012 will also remember the obsession with all things leopard, be it pants or tops – and Zara is here to make it a trend again.

As well as offering shoppers an animal print t-shirt, the high street favorite has also added a leopard print rolled sleeve blzer for almost £50.

Available in sizes XS to XL, the statement piece offers a more oversized look and can be dressed up or down, depending on the occasion.

If you really want to travel back to a rather bizarre era, you can also check out the accessories collection.

Here, Jenna showed in the video, shoppers can get their hands on “useless scarves,” in both wild animal prints and bold colors, as well as the once-beloved necklaces.

All the Silly ’90s Outfits Gen Z Thinks Are In Fashion

“Millennials survived Robbie Williams leaving Take That, the Y2K bug”. . . and low waist.

Despite bashing millennials every chance they get, Gen Z is now busy scouring thrift stores and pop culture archives trying to bring back the most disastrous trends.

Fabulous fashion editor Clemmie Fieldsend shares the ’90s fashion trends she thinks are “bullshit” but Gen Z thinks are “cool.”

“They told us skinny jeans weren’t cool, and while I agree with them, it’s hard to take fashion advice from someone who wears a skirt over jeans and a leotard that Andi Peters would have worn on children’s TV.

Pedal pushers

I was surprised when I saw Topshop pedal pushers stocked at Asos. They were the trend of the less elegant era of fashion – late nineties, early nineties. And now they’re back to Emily Ratajkowski and Alexa Chung, and being sold on the streets.

Fleece Fuddy

The silliest of all the ’90s fashions considered acceptable now has to be fleece — you probably had a knock-off Berghaus back then.

In October, shoppers went wild for F&F in Tesco’s North Face dupe, which cost £37 (£283 less than the original’s £320) and got seven million TikTok views.

Cutter Jacket

The lightly padded waterproof jacket is a hit among celebrities of the moment.

From what I can see, this coat is inspired by one of TV’s most unlikely fashion muses, Coronation Street character Roy Cropper, who has been wearing it on the cobblestones for 30 years.

But brands like Prada and Bottega apparently took inspiration from Roy’s beige jacket.”

”I owned all of this in 2012 and I’m ready to DO IT AGAIN!!! (Except for those scarves, bye)”, joked the fashionista in the caption.

Jenna’s video soon went viral on the platform, earning the social media user over 2.3 million views.

However, although the Zara superfan seemed thrilled with the 2012 return, it appears she was the only one obsessed with the pieces.

One horrified person said: ”I went into Zara, got PTSD and left.”

Another shouted: “NO THE NECKLACES.”

“I am convinced that the fashion companies promoting these “new” trends are just trying to get rid of their dead stocks of fabric at this point and have conspired together,” another person said.

”My favorite fashion era. The bright colors! The standards! Silver and gold shoes!!! YES!!!” a fourth was as excited as Jenna.

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