5 Outdated Trends Princess Eugenie Was Caught Wearing

Princess Eugenie loves a Millennial fashion trend. Rather than opting for super timeless styles, her past wardrobe has long functioned as a veritable guide to the hits of 2010s fashion. The youngest daughter of Prince Andrew has experimented with plenty of the same looks as Buzzfeed employees in Bushwick. While these looks might have been the height of style at the time, they haven't all aged well. Many of her fashion picks now look seriously dated.

Over the years, her style has evolved to be more elegant and mature. Still, there's no erasing the evidence of her experimentation with beloved Millennial standbys like the peplum or knee-length skirt. A number of those styles have seen a renaissance lately — and Millennials, it's time to give the crop top another chance — but they've been reimagined to suit the more subtle, minimal style of the 2020s. That means, while these trends might still echo through today's fashion, the versions of them that Princess Eugenie once rocked look like a blast from the past.

Few details say 2010s like a knee-length skirt. From the office to the red carpet, this medium-length hemline was the default for every skirt. That's why the purple dress that Princess Eugenie wore for a 2012 Thanksgiving Service looks like such a throwback. Its narrow shape gives real pencil skirt vibes, as if she wore this dress to go straight from her office manager job to church. Plus, the saturated orchid color itself places this as an early 2010s fashion choice, since jewel tones were hot at the time.

At Pippa Middleton's wedding, Princess Eugenia wore another favorite Millennial trend that looks decidedly outdated now: exposed shoulders. The cutouts on her dress revealed a little bit of skin, probably intended to modernize her otherwise simple dress, but the effect was just plain awkward. They look like a last-minute addition to the dress, and not like an intuitive match for the otherwise demure style. In the mid-2010s, exposed shoulders were super on trend, but more than a decade later, this detail just looks random.

Gladiator sandals had a serious chokehold on 2010s fashion, which probably explains the shoes that Princess Eugenie slipped on for the movie premiere of "Young Victoria." Her heels have rivet detailing that would have been super stylish at the time, even if they're now among the outdated sandal trends you don't want to be caught wearing this summer. They were probably meant to imbue the ensemble with a bohemian feel, another major fashion influence of the era. But, by today's standards, this short skirt and sandal combo looks way too casual for a red carpet.

At Prince William's 2011 wedding to Kate Middleton, Princess Eugenie had a memorable style moment — just not in a good way. Eugenie and her sister Princess Beatrice drew comparisons to Cinderella's evil stepsisters with their over-the-top ensembles. The tucked-under hem of Eugenie's blue dress looks particularly dated to modern sensibilities since the bubble hem was a major trend at the time. Statement skirts and dresses are a go-to summer trend, but ideally, they add a dose of fun to an outfit. Eugenie's unevenly hemmed skirt just looks lumpy.

At the 2012 Royal Ascot horse race, Princess Eugenie donned a teal dress with a dramatic peplum. The dramatic shape was wildly popular at the time. Looking back, it instantly places this look in the early 2010s. While this is one trend that is making a comeback, the peplum top is getting a modern makeover. Unlike the sleeker, more subtle flared tops that are popular now, this peplum's sharp angles and visible seam make it more of a cringey throwback than a cool retro look.