17 of The Hills' Most Memorable Fashion Moments

Before there was Blair Waldorf, there was Lauren Conrad (who dropped the LC nickname after Laguna Beach). As the patron saint of all things basic (a term she now embraces!), she created the pinspirational look of the preppy-casual-flirty-girl stereotype. Since then she has amassed an empire of fashion lines, books, and websites, but she will forever be the girl who had a headband in every color, print, and style.

Best worn with a simple sweater, to let the print really stand out.

While holding a cat that disappears in the series shortly after its introduction.

To match one of your 3,172 Chanel bags, obvs.

Nothing says mid-2000s quite like the oversized sunnies that ruled the decade. If they didn't cover half your face, they weren't big enough.

Audrina Patridge was the "cool" girl of the show, with her totally legit "job" at a music label, smokey eyeliner, and token bad boy Justin Bobby on her arm. Justin Bobby, "a man so great he needed two names," was the original LA fuccboi. His sometimes man bun/ disheveled hair, apathetic attitude, Johnny Depp-lite fashion style, and 2 a.m. booty calls wins him the title. Anyway, here they are in matching leather jackets walking home from a band Audrina was "scouting." She styled her jackets over a T-shirt dress (remember those?) and heels, because that's totally what you wear to a rock concert.

Whitney Port, the sweet, humble, drama-free character on the show, was asked to model on live television during her time at Teen Vogue. Giving the nation a skewed perspective of what an intern does at a fashion magazine (for one, they don't go to Paris?), Port appeared on Good Morning America wearing Hilary Swank's Guy Laroche Oscars dress. In a moment of rare inelegance, she stumbled down the stairs and quietly cried afterward, but in Port's true, even-keeled nature, there were no tantrums like we'd see from Heidi.

Another key indicator of the times are oversized knit beanies, precariously worn so far back on your head you needed bobby pins to secure it in place. You know, instead of wearing it properly, you used hardware to keep it from falling. Also note that these girls live in Los Angeles, where cold-weather accessories are never needed.

The infamous "I want to forgive you, and I want to forget you" moment. Wise words that can be applied to this dress silhouette, too.

The empire waist was also the choice outfit of choice for Les Deux, The Opera, or any other dramatically named LA nightclub.

But if you didn't opt for the empire waist dress, you chose a going out top in shiny satin. RIP, cute blouse you only wore once because that Sex on the Beach cocktail stain never came out.

High-waist jeans just did not exist and 3" rises were all the rage during the height of the show. But what came first, the jeans or the popularization of the Brazilian bikini wax? Chicken or the egg, man.

The Hills starlets had no shortage of basic cotton tanks. Worn two at a time with the white cami as the base, they were the casual crop top of the time.

You know what would really spice up double camis and low-rise bootcut jeans? Giant friggin' earrings, jeweled necklaces, and multi-layered bangles, all at once. 2009, what a time to be alive.

This was a black-tie event, yet we have Heidi in a floor-length gown, her sister Holly in a completely backless number, Stephanie Pratt in a fur vest, and not pictured is Lauren Conrad and Lo Bosworth at the same party...wearing blazers. Seriously, what's the point of announcing a dress code if nobody seems to follow it?

Nothing says "I'm hiding my lunch" quite like the ill-fitting bubble hemline that has thankfully retired since its peak performance during The Hills.

Remember that statement jewelry bit above? Apply that tenfold to post-surgery Heidi Montag. On her bedazzled bridal look, Stephanie Pratt said it best: "you actually accessorized a wedding dress." Yes, yes she did.