Throwback Photos Of Early 2000s Emo kids Vs How They Look Today

Here’s a classic emo look lots of girls wore for school back in the day. This emo girl took a picture in a standard emo pose, holding up the camera to the mirror. She also wore a shirt representing her favorite band underneath her school uniform, and to be honest, we’ve all done this too as a form of self-expression, among other things.

You can tell this woman feels a lot more confident in front of the camera compared to her younger, emo self. It’s a total emo move to take a picture but pretends you weren’t aware of the camera, thus resulting in an uncomfortable face. It is giving us strong ‘look at me but also don’t look at me’ vibes. But luckily, she grew out of it.

This woman went through a few fashion phases over a short period of time. Starting from bright purple dreadlocks to a hairdo more manageable, then messy but stylish bob. Next came her back-to-black moment, until landing on a more natural look. We must say she pulled all these looks off, but we’re absolutely rooting for her current-day look.

To say this woman has changed her style over the years is an understatement. We have, on the left, someone you probably wouldn’t want to mess with. An angry emo kid, through and through. Those raibow streaks in her hair, the death glare, and the raven-black eye makeup can only mean one thing.

This teacher used her knowledge and experience as teen emo to help her students who are also trying to figure themselves out, just like her back in the day. If we had a teacher like that at school, that would make things a lot easier for us. School can be a scary place, and it’s important to find friends and allies. A supportive teacher can make a world of difference!

Emo kids are known for being emotional and moody, and they feel they need to conceal their happiness to maintain an appearance. The girl on the left here is definitely that, giving a moody ‘I don’t even care’ look while taking a selfie. We know you care, girl. You’re not fooling anyone. Luckily, she did grow out of it, as the photo on the right shows.

This woman turned from an emo teen with bright pink hair to a living work of art with some fascinating tattoos inked on her body. She admitted the pink hair was her form of rebellion back in the day, as she felt misunderstood and needed an outlet to express it to the world. We’ve all been there, haven’t we? She has come a long way since her pink hair days, though.

Emo kids are known for many things. One of those thngs is going on photoshoots with unique and artistic backgrounds. This teen on the left did just that, posing for the camera in what seems to be an abandoned place filled with colorful graffiti. Another signature emo look is looking at the sky as if you’re unaware of the camera taking your picture.

These two are giving us major couple goals! They started off as two confused emo kids, and made it through to adulthood together, and it warms our hearts. They look like they belong together, both in their emo days and in their more current style. We’re so glad they made it through to a life of better hair and self confidence.

This former emo girl swears she is still emo at heart, but she has changed quite a bit over the years. Now an office administrator, this woman has let go of her fishnets, black eyeliner, blue bow, and eye-covering bangs. She looks so much better as an adult, and is clearly more at ease with herself, not trying to hide behind all that hair.

This guy went from one extreme to another! During his teens years, his emo hair was all the rage. Jet black and blow-dried to perfection, it was a look a lot of guys tried to achieve. His current-day self is rocking a much different style, but one that still requires dedication, and we’re feeling it.

This woman is still kind of emo, but a much more grown-up version. The dark clothes and bangs-over-one-eye are gone, but the attitude is there, just more relaxed and up to date. Lilac hair and cat ears arent for everyone, but she is pulling them off without a doubt.

Say what you want about emo kids, but it is undeniable that most of them grow up to be interesting and fashionable adults. It takes time to master the art of being who you are, and although this person had a total glow up, we have to appreciate the emo look she had back in the day. The orange hair, thick black eyeliner, and lip piercing all took dedication.

Another classic emo move is to look down and not face the camera at all, like the person on the left here demostrates. We appreciate this woman for finally learning to face the camera over the years. She looks radiant! Going from black hair to blonde, it can also signify her approach to life. Here is a person who’s grown.

Make room for this future style icon! There aren’t many people who can pull off these two very unique looks and still look terrific. Whatever is next for this woman, we’re sure she’d look just as unique. She’s making us want to dye our own hair forest green, and that’s something.

Thie emo kid’s sense of style has definitely evolved over the years, while she transformed from a teenager to an adult woman. While we’re impressed with the volume her hair had back in her teenager days, we have to say we appreciate her current-day look much more, even though there are still some emo elements in there.

This woman is barely recognizable! when she was younger, she was clearly into pink, but not so much into self confidence as she was clearly hiding behind her brightly colored hair. She wore baggy pants and a pink shirt to match, and looked as emo as they come. She hasn’t given up her love of color, but these days, she’s much more relaxed about it.

This prince of darkness did a total turnaround.  He went from a moody teen to a happy adult, and it looks like he managed to find the love of his life in the process. Congratulations to the happy couple, and we wish them years and years of happiness and love. Our former emo teen looks so happy it makes us emotional!

any parent is worried about their child’s future, and when your child is a moody emo teen, things must be all the more worrying. Don’t fret, though. Even the most troubled teen can find their path and become a successful adult, like this person who turned out to be a veterinarian, and that takes some hard work and dedication. Also, you need to be able to pull your hair up, as it can get messy!

Next on our list is this guy who used to give intense death glares when posing for the camera. It’s a common emo look, and we can’t say we miss it. We know you wanted your picture taken, buddy. You probably asked for your friend to take it cause you were feeling cute that day, with your hoodie and scarf on.

This former emo traded his black attire and product-filled, flattened-out hair for a completely different look. Now this man is a lumberjack, ready to cut down some wood. It is astonishing seeing someone go through any transformation, but this is really something else.

Adam Lazzara is the frontman for one of the most well-known rock bands associated with emo culture, Taking Back Sunday. The band’s distinguished style defined how emo kids would look during the early 2000s, and their music gave teens something to relate to.

It is one transformation we are going to stand up for and start a round of applause. This former emo child went ahead and became a firefighter. Even the most timid teenager can end up being a hero and saving lives, as this person shows. His emo days weren’t all that bad, though.

Another hero came from the emo community, as this guy became a policeman. There is something strange in seeing this cop’s picture from his emo days, as we usually don’t get to see this part in a cop’s life. We hope that emo kid still lives on inside this authority figure, and he remembers where he comes from.

Another hero on our list. This time we got ourselves an enlisted soldier. This man went from being an emo heartthrob to one manly soldier, and we can’t stop looking at him. We love the sideway bangs, partially covered with a hoodie, and of course, the emotional pout. This emo kid knew he was hot, and he wasn’t scared of showing it.

This woman is extraordinary. Firstly, in her teen emo days, she took her look and created a magnificent emo kid, with bee-like highlights and chunky-cut hairdo, and for an emo kid, she used a little less makeup than one would expect. Secondly, you know with her emo image, she was popular at school.

This woman looks nothing like in her teen days. She has changed, and of course, grown over the years, slowly letting the emo kid persona fade away. With two eyes now seeing the world, we don’t think she and us recognize the people in these two pictures.

Wow! Now that’s what we call a transformation! This emo kid, who used a lot of hair straitening product, with the ear and lip piercings and the grunge-punk face, has turned into the most adorable father, taking his daughter for a fun day at the docks.

Davey Havok, the lead singer of AFI, became an emo and rock icon during the early 2000s and took it to the extreme with his fashion, hair, and persona choices. When looking at the image on the right, we can see the emo energy is bursting like fire.

We are sensing a recurring theme with lead singers of famous rock bands changing their entire style over time. Another example is JT Woodruff, lead singer for the band Hawthorne Heights. On the right, we have another example of emo attire and hair, executed perfectly.

Quinn Allman continues our segment of rock band leads singers’ transformation from emo icon to father figure. This fresh-looking young man on the right, with blonde hair, and a red plaided shirt, has completed a few rounds around the sun and turned into a father figure.

You thought we were finished? Not yet! Next, we have Tyson Ritter, the frontman for the band All American Rejects. He rose to fame in the early 2000s and made his mark as a rock icon. His style back then wasn’t heavily emo, but the substance was there, and he made sure to pour out his emotion into every song.

As you probably noticed, emo teens love, and we mean love, to hide behind bangs and usually lose a bit of their eyesight in the process. As you can see for yourselves, this teen straightened out her hair and set her hair to the side, giving herself bangs that limit her vision.

Code Blue means a fabulous metamorphosis! Here we have former emo, who added a tiara to her darker persona, maybe as a princess of darkness, but today she is a queen! She moved away from the darker color palate and into more fun and upbeat colors, and she is glowing!

This woman isn’t embarrassed by her past emo days, and she shouldn’t be! It was her of expressing herself when she was younger, and she does look like a fun person to hang after school. She went all out, with the darkened and chunky haircut, along with fingerless gloves, which she said she even wore during August. What a mistake!

This woman went from the shy emo persona to a bad-ass scientist, ready to take on the science world. It makes such a difference having bangs, both selves of this woman look similar, but the energy they give off is entirely different, like day and night.

We need to take a moment and talk about the pout. Every emo kid mastered it at some point in their dark days. It’s their way of showing during any chance they get, usually through a picture, that the world is hard, and it calls for a moody and a serious pout.

This father is going to explain to his child two things, the first is what emo is, and two, this picture on the left. The answer for both of them will be the same. From a gloomy emo teen, who takes black and white photos and suffering from an inability to smile, this father sure turned things around.

Who doesn’t love Winona Ryder! An actress beloved by all, who captured our hearts from watching her on the big screen in films such as Edward scissor-hands, Beetlejuice, and as of late, the hit Netflix show, Strangers Things. Winona used to wear darker clothes, dyed her hair black, and influenced many emo kids in the process.

Another queen in her own right! The wickedly talented Christina Ricci stole our hearts decades ago as the original emo teen, Wednesday Addams in the hit film, The Addams Family. Wednesday was the broody teen who wants to find joy in life through other and darker means.

So we wrote Wednesday Addams is just a character and is nothing like the actress who plays her. That doesn’t mean Wednesday didn’t leave her mark on entire generations, both back then and now. As you can see for yourself, she has inspired these modern looks for Prada.

Fairuza Balk is an actress who kept us glued to the screen in each of her performances in films like The Craft, Master of Horror, and The Island of Dr. Moreau. It was her role in The Craft as Nancy, a teen who learns to use magic and becomes corrupt with power, that made us want to be like her.

Rose McGowen is a brilliant actress. Her impressive resumer includes Charmed, Grindhouse, Deathproof, The Black Dahlia, and more. Rose has occupied our hearts for nearly three decades, and we don’t mind one bit. Rose is not only an icon but a hero and a champion for women.

We love seeing people change and grow. We think we have made it clear enough by now. This man went to a whole new style. He departed from the emo and angsty teen to a modern-day hipster. No more blonde dyed front, no more hair product to raise the hair in the back of his head, and no more cartoonish shirts for this guy.

This woman has proved she always has style. From the emo teen, she used to be, wearing black eyeliner and black and white striped shirt, and taking pictures from extreme heights, to a more toned down, but still a very fashionable individual. She knows what’s up.

This woman made a complete turnaround on her style! The emo teen she used to be disappeared and was replaced with this bubbly, smiling person who looks like she might be going to a Taylor Swift concert. The picture on the right looks like it was taken straight from her MySpace account.

This guy proved all you need sometimes is a good haircut. The emo teen on the left grown his bangs out and set to the side, and again, losing an eye in the process. Classic emo move. Next, we have the same guy, years later, after he got a haircut, and a great one we must add.

We love beards! We said it! Now that we got that out of our system, let’s take a look at our last former emo teen. This guy used to be a more upbeat version of an emo teen (An oxymoron?), but the main ingredients are still there, the black dyed hair, plaid shirt, and how could he not, missing an eye due to the bangs.