
'90s Fashions

'90s Fashions
If you were a teen in the '90s, "Phat!" and "As if!" were part of your daily vocab. You never missed an episode of Beverly Hills 90210 or The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, and you grooved to the tunes of Nirvana, Bel Biv DeVoe or Vanilla Ice's Ice Ice Baby. But what were peeps wearing in the '90s? Read on to find out the stylin' trends of this decade.
'90s Fashion - Cool Grunge
Maybe you'd rather
run and hide than leave the house looking like you just rolled out of
bed, but it was cool in the '90s. Peeps wanted to look
disheveled and flaunted their long,
greasy locks. But, you didn't have to be a misbehavin' dude out of Seattle (the birthplace of grunge music and fashion) to look grunge. Teens everywhere were sporting this look, wearing
rock concert T-shirts under plaid,
flannel shirts.
'90s Fashion - Cute Baby Wear
If you needed fashion advice, you could've turned to Cher, the fashion expert in
Clueless (it was one of the most popular
teen comedies in the '90s). The schoolgirl look of
baby doll dresses with puffed sleeves and
thigh-high stockings became popular because of this movie. Also popular were
slip dresses worn over
T-shirts.
'90s Fashion - Bright and Baggy
Denim was all the rage throughout the '90s, but not in the way you think. The bigger and more
colorful the jeans, the cooler they were.
Baggy jeans, made famous by
hip hop stars, and colored jeans in
red, green or
indigo were seen on every '90s kid. Also popular were
overalls, which could be worn in two ways - hooking one
strap and letting the other hang open, or unhooking both straps and wearing a
belt to keep the overalls from
falling off.
'90s Fashion - Big Shoes
The '90s
shoe could be described in one word -
chunky. Kids stepped out in style with
Doc Martens,
Mary Janes or platform sneakers, which elevated you to new heights with
layers of rubber sole. Docs, which are like combat
boots, were definitely the most popular shoes. All kids, whether they were into hip hop or
grunge, wore them to complete their outfits.
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