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Maya Ernest

How old tech like iPods have become hot fashion accessories

Plug into the fashion world and you’ll see old tech styled in new ways.

Wired headphones are now necklaces, iPod Shuffles have transformed to hair clips, and those Tekno Robot Cat toys you used to love are being incorporated into dresses. Old technology made obsolete by the ever-evolving market has found new purpose as statement-making fashion accessories, reflecting a widespread nostalgia for the early aughts and its maximalist personal expression.

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