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Fashion in the 1990s was defined by a return to minimalist
Fashion in the 1990s was defined by a return to minimalist fashion
Fashion is a form of self-expression and autonomy at a particular period and place and in a specific context, of clothing, footwear, lifestyle, accessories, makeup, hairstyle, and body posture. The term implies a look defined by the fashion in ...
, in contrast to the more elaborate and flashy trends of the 1980s. One notable shift was the mainstream adoption of tattoo
A tattoo is a form of body modification made by inserting tattoo ink, dyes, and/or pigments, either indelible or temporary, into the dermis layer of the skin to form a design. Tattoo artists create these designs using several Process of tatt ...
s, body piercing
Body piercing, which is a form of body modification, is the practice of puncturing or cutting a part of the human body, creating an opening in which jewelry may be worn, or where an implant could be inserted. The word ''piercing'' can refer to ...
s aside from ear piercing and, to a much lesser extent, other forms of body modification such as branding
Branding may refer to:
Physical markings
* Making a mark, typically by charring:
** Wood branding, permanently marking, by way of heat, typically of wood (also applied to plastic, cork, leather, etc.)
** Livestock branding, the marking of animals ...
.
In the early 1990s, several late 1980s fashions remained very stylish among both sexes. However, the popularity of grunge
Grunge (sometimes referred to as the Seattle sound) is an alternative rock genre and subculture that emerged during the in the American Pacific Northwest state of Washington, particularly in Seattle and nearby towns. Grunge fuses elements of p ...
and alternative rock
Alternative rock, or alt-rock, is a category of rock music that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1970s and became widely popular in the 1990s. "Alternative" refers to the genre's distinction from Popular culture, mainstre ...
music helped bring the simple, unkempt grunge look to the mainstream by 1994. The anti-conformist
In History of the United Kingdom, English church history, the Nonconformists, also known as a Free Church person, are Protestantism, Protestant Christians who did not "conform" to the governance and usages of the established church, the Church ...
approach to fashion led to the popularization of the casual chic look that included T-shirt
A T-shirt (also spelled tee shirt), or tee, is a style of fabric shirt named after the T shape of its body and sleeves. Traditionally, it has short sleeves and a round neckline, known as a ''crew neck'', which lacks a collar. T-shirts are general ...
s, jeans
Jeans are a type of pants or trousers made from denim or dungaree cloth. Often the term "jeans" refers to a particular style of trousers, called "blue jeans", with copper-riveted pockets which were invented by Jacob W. Davis in 1871 and paten ...
, hoodies, and sneakers
Sneakers (also called trainers, athletic shoes, tennis shoes, gym shoes, kicks, sport shoes, flats, running shoes, or runners) are shoes primarily designed for sports or other forms of physical exercise, but which are now also widely used fo ...
, a trend which continued into the 2000s. Additionally, fashion trends throughout the decade recycled styles from previous decades, notably the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s.
Due to increased availability of the Internet and satellite television outside the United States, plus the reduction of import tariffs under NAFTA
The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA ; es, Tratado de Libre Comercio de América del Norte, TLCAN; french: Accord de libre-échange nord-américain, ALÉNA) was an agreement signed by Canada, Mexico, and the United States that crea ...
, fashion became more globalized and homogeneous in the late 1990s and early 2000s.
Women's fashion
Early 1990s (1990–1992)
Supermodels and high fashion
* Throughout the 1990s, supermodels dominated the fashion industry. The top models of the 1990s wereLinda Evangelista
Linda Evangelista (; born May 10, 1965) is a Canadian fashion model. She is regarded as one of the most accomplished and influential models of all time, and has been featured on over 700 magazine covers. Evangelista is primarily known for being ...
, Cindy Crawford, Naomi Campbell, Tatjana Patitz, Eva Herzigova
Eva or EVA may refer to:
* Eva (name), a feminine given name
Arts, entertainment, and media Fictional characters
* Eva (Dynamite Entertainment), a comic book character by Dynamite Entertainment
* Eva (''Devil May Cry''), Dante's mother in t ...
, Nadja Auermann
Nadja Auermann (born 19 March 1971) is a German supermodel and actress. Fashion designer Valentino once commented on her physical resemblance to Marlene Dietrich. A New York Times fashion columnist, Guy Trebay, wrote of her "ice maiden visage a ...
, Christie Brinkley, Christy Turlington, Kate Moss
Katherine Ann Moss (born 16 January 1974) is a British model. Arriving at the end of the "supermodel era", Moss rose to fame in the early 1990s as part of the heroin chic fashion trend. Her collaborations with Calvin Klein brought her to fas ...
, Carla Bruni, Tatiana Sorookko, Helena Christensen, Claudia Schiffer, Karen Mulder
Karen Mulder (born 1 June 1970) is a Dutch model and singer. She is well known for her work with Versace, Dior, and Chanel as a supermodel during the 1990s. Mulder repeatedly was featured on the cover of ''Vogue'' and was also a Victoria's Secr ...
, Yasmin Le Bon, Nadège Nadège is a French feminine given name.
List of people with the given name
* Nadège Lacroix (born 1986), Swiss actress, television personality.
* Nadège August, American actress, producer, and podcast host
* Nadège Vanhee-Cybulski, French fa ...
, Yasmeen Ghauri, Stephanie Seymour
Stephanie Michelle Seymour (born July 23, 1968) is an American model and actress. During the 1980s and 1990s, she was one of the most popular supermodels, being featured in the ''Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue'' and the cover of ''Vogue'', ...
, Carolyn Murphy, Amber Valletta, Shalom Harlow, Kirsten Owen
Kirsten Owen (born November 22, 1969) is a Canadian-born English fashion model.
Career
Rise to prominence
After being scouted in Toronto, Owen began modelling at the age of 16. In 1987 she appeared on the cover of ''Elle'' in three different co ...
, Kristen McMenamy, Guinevere Van Seenus, Alek Wek, Karen Elson
Karen Jill Elson (born 15 January 1979) is an English model and singer-songwriter.
Early life and education
Elson was born in Oldham, Greater Manchester, and attended North Chadderton School as a child. She has a fraternal twin sister, filmma ...
, Michele Hicks
Michele Hicks (born June 4, 1973) is an American screen actress and former fashion model who has worked in both film and television.
Career
Her television appearances include '' Law & Order: Criminal Intent'', '' Law & Order: Special Victims Uni ...
, Stella Tennant
Stella Tennant (17 December 1970 – 22 December 2020) was a British model and fashion designer, who rose to fame in the early 1990s and had a career that spanned almost 30 years. From an unconventional aristocratic family, she worked with Hel ...
, Audrey Marnay
Audrey Marnay is a French actress and model. She was born on October 14, 1980, in Chartres, Eure-et-Loir.Amy Wesson, Maggie Rizer,
Erin O'Connor
Erin O'Connor, MBE (born 9 February 1978) is a British fashion model.
Early life
O'Connor was born and brought up in Brownhills, West Midlands, where she attended Brownhills Community School. She was brought up Catholic and her father is fro ...
, Kirsty Hume, Bridget Hall, Milla Jovovich
Milica Bogdanovna Jovovich; sr-Latn, Milica Bogdanovna Jovović; russian: Милица Богдановна Йовович; uk, Милиця Богданoвна Йовович ( ; born December 17, 1975), known professionally as Milla Jovo ...
and Tyra Banks.
*One of the most influential group of models during the early 90s was the Big Five, whose fame and social power allegedly surpassed that of many movie stars. The Big Five consisted of supermodels Naomi Campbell, Cindy Crawford, Christy Turlington, Linda Evangelista and Tatjana Patitz. Whether booked as individuals or as an elite group, each supermodel gained worldwide success and had great influence on the fashion industry. Naomi Campbell was the first black woman to grace the cover of French Vogue, Time, and American Vogue's September issue. Cindy Crawford was the highest paid model on the planet in 1995 per Forbes. Christy Turlington was known for being a reliable model who garnered over 500 covers during her career and most notably, signed a contract with Maybelline for an annual fee of $800,000 for twelve days' work. Linda Evangelista was known as the industry's "chameleon" for her ability to suit a multitude of styles. Evangelista also infamously coined the phrase, "We don't wake up for less than $10,000 a day." Tatjana Patitz, the last of the Big Five, continues to be regarded as one of the "original supermodels" and even after her retirement, she remains in demand periodically by such designer houses as Jean-Paul Gaultier and Chanel. Later in the decade, Tatjana was replaced in the Big Five by supermodel Claudia Schiffer, who is one of the most successful supermodels in the world, holding the record for the most magazine covers according to The Guinness Book of World Records.
*Later in the decade, the rise of Kate Moss
Katherine Ann Moss (born 16 January 1974) is a British model. Arriving at the end of the "supermodel era", Moss rose to fame in the early 1990s as part of the heroin chic fashion trend. Her collaborations with Calvin Klein brought her to fas ...
shifted the world of fashion when her entrance onto the scene turned the Big Five into the Big Six. Kate Moss became one of the nineties' biggest phenomena when, at 14 years of age, she was discovered at JFK Airport. Her waif-like figure set a new fashion standard that became known as "heroin chic
Heroin chic is a style popularized in early-1990s fashion and characterized by pale skin, dark circles underneath the eyes, emaciated features, androgyny and stringy hair—all traits associated with abuse of heroin or other drugs. American sup ...
." This was a pale and ghostly look that called for a stick-thin stature and size zero body. Due to Kate's extremely skinny frame, she was often criticized for allegedly promoting eating disorder
An eating disorder is a mental disorder defined by abnormal eating behaviors that negatively affect a person's physical or mental health. Only one eating disorder can be diagnosed at a given time. Types of eating disorders include binge eating d ...
s as apparently evidenced by her shots for Calvin Klein
Calvin Richard Klein (born November 19, 1942) is an American fashion designer who launched the company that would later become Calvin Klein Inc., in 1968. In addition to clothing, he also has given his name to a range of perfumes, watches, and ...
. Reportedly, posters of Kate Moss were often defaced with graffiti that read "feed me".
*For the 1994 Autumn/Winter issue of Arena Homme +
''Arena Homme +'' is a fashion magazine for men published biannually since 1994. The first issue was published in Spring/Summer 1994.Arena (magazine), master fashion photographer Albert Watson photographed a new generation of top male models of the era, including Tyson Beckford,
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* In 1994, grunge clothing rapidly declined as fashion became more feminine and form-fitting. Young women in the UK and America wore tailored skirt and trouser suits, short skirts and dresses, baby doll dresses, skater dresses, animal prints, hot pants,Fashions: Year In Review 1995 (accessed 9 May 2014)
/ref> slim pants, high waisted ankle length jeans (aka mom jeans) and pants both styled plain or pleated, bright colors (even in colder months),
* From 1998 to 2001, the unisex casual chic look gained mainstream appeal, with dark stonewash jeans,
* From 1991 until 1997, flannel shirts became very popular in the US and Australia, due to their use among the
* By the late 1990s, the grunge look became unfashionable, and there was a revival of interest in more stylish clothes, with name brand designers such as
* The dominant youth clothing fad at the beginning of the 1990s was fluorescent clothing, Hoop earrings, and plaid shirts. Popular colors for girls included coral, hot pink, bright mint, hot red, yellow, orange, and turquoise. In Britain and the US, girls wore oversized tee shirts, mid calf dresses with
* The new wave and heavy metal fashion of the 1980s lasted until 1992, when
* In the US,
* Common unisex hairstyles included neon colored
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* The early 1990s saw widespread interest in hip hop and
*During the mid to late 1990s,
Women's hair in the early 1990s continued in the big, curly style of the 1980s. High and High sided
For teenage boys longer hair was popular in the early to mid-1990s, including collar-length curtained hair, Long, unkempt grunge hair, blond surfer hair popular among some Britpop fans, and dreadlocks. During the mid-1990s, the much-ridiculed bowl cut became a fad among skaters, while hip-hop fans wore a variant of the flattop known as the
The 1990s generally saw the continued popularity of longer hair on men, especially in the United States, Scandinavia and Canada. In the early 1990s, curtained hair, mullets, and
/ref> went in several different directions. Younger men who were more amenable had adopted the
Women's makeup in the early 1990s primarily consisted of dark red lipstick and neutral eyes. Around 1992 the "grunge look" came into style among younger women and the look was based on dark red lipstick and smudged eyeliner and
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Tim Boyce
Timothy Shane Boyce is an American fashion and fitness model regarded as a male supermodel of the 1990s.
Boyce has worked with photographers Peter Lindbergh and Bettina Rheims in advertising campaigns for high fashion designers such as Giorgi ...
and Marcus Schenkenberg for the two-page fold-out cover proclaiming "High Five the New Supermodel Army - Malcom Tim, Marcus, In 1995 Gregg and Larry photographed by Albert Watson".
Neon colors
* In the US,USSR
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,90s Russian fashion/ref>
South Africa
South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the north by the neighbouring countri ...
, Egypt, and Japan popular trends included bold geometric-print clothing in electric blue, orange, fluorescent pink, purple, turquoise and the acid green exercise wearFitness fads/ref> popularized by
Lisa Lopes
Lisa Nicole Lopes (May 27, 1971 – April 25, 2002), better known by her stage name Left Eye, was an American rapper and singer. She was a member of the R&B girl group TLC, alongside Tionne "T-Boz" Watkins and Rozonda "Chilli" Thomas. Besides ...
of TLC
TLC may refer to:
Arts and entertainment Television
* ''TLC'' (TV series), a 2002 British situational comedy television series that aired on BBC2
* TLC (TV network), formerly the Learning Channel, an American cable TV network
** TLC (Asia), an As ...
. Typical patterns included triangles, zigzag
A zigzag is a pattern made up of small corners at variable angles, though constant within the zigzag, tracing a path between two parallel lines; it can be described as both jagged and fairly regular.
In geometry, this pattern is described as a ...
lightning bolts, diamonds, lozenges, rectangles, overlapping free-form shapes, simulated explosions inspired by comic book illustrations or pop art, intricate grids, and clusters of thin parallel lines in contrasting colors for example, white, black and yellow on a cyan background. Many women wore denim button-down Western shirt
Western wear is a category of men's and women's clothing which derives its unique style from the clothes worn in the 19th century Wild West. It ranges from accurate historical reproductions of American frontier clothing, to the stylized garmen ...
s, colored jeans
Jeans are a type of pants or trousers made from denim or dungaree cloth. Often the term "jeans" refers to a particular style of trousers, called "blue jeans", with copper-riveted pockets which were invented by Jacob W. Davis in 1871 and paten ...
in medium and dark green, red, and purple, metallic Spandex leggings, halterneck crop tops, drainpipe jeans
Slim-fit pants or skinny jeans (when made of denim) are tight trousers that have a snug fit through the legs and end in a small leg opening that can be anywhere from 9" to 20" in circumference, depending on size. Other names for this style includ ...
, colored tights, bike shorts, black leather jacket
A leather jacket is a jacket-length coat that is usually worn on top of other apparel or item of clothing, and made from the tanned hide of various animals. The leather material is typically dyed black, or various shades of brown, but a wide ra ...
s with shoulder pads, high waisted ankle length jeans (aka mom jeans) and pants both styled plain or pleated, baby-doll dresses over bike shorts or capri leggings, and skater dresses. Neon colored tops and leg warmers
Leg warmers are coverings for the lower legs, similar to socks but thicker and generally footless. Leg warmers are worn to keep the lower legs warm in colder weather. They can be tubular sleeves, long fabric wrappings, or simple pieces of fur or ...
were popular, together with leopard print skirts shiny satin or rayon blouses, embroidered jeans covered in rhinestones, and black or white shirts, leggings and jackets printed with abstract red, blue, yellow and green geometric patterns. In America, popular accessories included court shoes, cowboy boots, headscarves
A headscarf is a scarf covering most or all of the top of a person's, usually women's, hair and head, leaving the face uncovered. A headscarf is formed of a triangular cloth or a square cloth folded into a triangle, with which the head is cov ...
, slouch socks
Slouch socks (slouchy socks) are a type of sock featuring a heavy non-elastic upper that may be pushed down into heavy folds around the ankles or pulled up to the knee
In humans and other primates, the knee joins the thigh with the leg and con ...
, Keds, ballet flats, and the penny loafers or boat shoes
Boat shoes (also known as deck shoes) are typically canvas or leather with non-marking rubber soles designed for use on a boat. A siping pattern is cut into the soles to provide grip on a wet deck; the leather construction, along with the applic ...
associated with the preppy
Preppy (also spelled preppie) or prep (all abbreviations of the word ''preparatory'') is a subculture in the United States associated with the alumni of old private Northeastern college preparatory schools. The terms are used to denote a perso ...
look.
Leggings and exercise-wear
* From 1991 on, sports bras,hoodies
A hoodie (in some cases spelled hoody and alternatively known as a hooded sweatshirt) is a sweatshirt with a hood. Hoodies with zippers usually include two pockets on the lower front, one on either side of the zipper, while "pullover" hoodies ...
, shortalls
Overalls, also called bib-and-brace overalls or dungarees, are a type of garment usually used as protective clothing when working. The garments are commonly referred to as a "pair of overalls" by analogy with "pair of trousers".
Overalls were ...
, Leotards
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and bodysuit
A bodysuit is a one-piece form-fitting or skin-tight garment that covers the torso and the crotch, and sometimes the legs, hands, and feet, and cannot be used as a swimsuit. The style of a basic bodysuit is similar to a one-piece swimsuit a ...
s worn as tops with jeans, a sweatshirt especially Champion brand over a turtleneck with jeans rolled up to show off their slouch socks were popular with young girls, teens, college girls, and young women in the UK, Europe and America. A common outfit was to wear a skirt, dress shorts, babydoll
A babydoll is a short, sleeveless, loose-fitting nightgown
A nightgown, nightie or nightdress is a loosely hanging item of nightwear, and is commonly worn by women and girls. A nightgown is made from cotton, silk, satin, or nylon and may be ...
or minidress with black opaque tights, white slouch socks
Slouch socks (slouchy socks) are a type of sock featuring a heavy non-elastic upper that may be pushed down into heavy folds around the ankles or pulled up to the knee
In humans and other primates, the knee joins the thigh with the leg and con ...
, and white Keds athletic sneaker
Sneakers (also called trainers, athletic shoes, tennis shoes, gym shoes, kicks, sport shoes, flats, running shoes, or runners) are shoes primarily designed for sports or other forms of physical exercise, but which are now also widely used fo ...
s. It was not uncommon to see mothers dressed right along with their daughters in white slouch socks
Slouch socks (slouchy socks) are a type of sock featuring a heavy non-elastic upper that may be pushed down into heavy folds around the ankles or pulled up to the knee
In humans and other primates, the knee joins the thigh with the leg and con ...
worn over black leggings
Leggings are several types of leg attire that have varied through the years. Modern usage from the 1960s onwards has come to refer to elastic close-fitting high-rise garments worn over the legs typically by women, such as leg warmers or tights. ...
or sweatpants (especially heather grey color), an oversized T-shirt, sweater or sweatshirt worn over a turtleneck, and Keds, Converse All Stars, or unisex aerobic, basketball or Nike Air or gold Reebok
Reebok International Limited () is an American fitness footwear and clothing manufacturer that is a part of Authentic Brands Group. It was established in England in 1958 as a companion company to J.W. Foster and Sons, a sporting goods company ...
hi-top running shoes. A dressed up leggings
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outfit was leggings
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with an oversized v-neck sweater over a turtleneck, slouch socks
Slouch socks (slouchy socks) are a type of sock featuring a heavy non-elastic upper that may be pushed down into heavy folds around the ankles or pulled up to the knee
In humans and other primates, the knee joins the thigh with the leg and con ...
, Keds (shoes) or Sperrys boat shoes, and bangs
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Products
* M1922 Bang rifle, a US semi-automatic rifle designed by Søren Hansen Bang
* Bang, a List of model car brands, model car brand
* Bang (beverage), an energy drink
Geography
* Bang, Lorestan, a village in I ...
with a headband band or ponytail
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and scrunchie. Leggings
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worn over pantyhose or tights with a pair of flats
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Architecture
* Flat (housing), an apartment in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia and other Commonwealth countries
Arts and entertainment
* Flat (music), a symbol () which denotes a lower pitch
* Flat (soldier), ...
were also common. Leggings
Leggings are several types of leg attire that have varied through the years. Modern usage from the 1960s onwards has come to refer to elastic close-fitting high-rise garments worn over the legs typically by women, such as leg warmers or tights. ...
and slouch socks
Slouch socks (slouchy socks) are a type of sock featuring a heavy non-elastic upper that may be pushed down into heavy folds around the ankles or pulled up to the knee
In humans and other primates, the knee joins the thigh with the leg and con ...
with oversized tops and casual sneakers especially Keds continued to be worn as lounge wear and everyday comfortable and fashionable casual wear until the late 1990s. In Israel
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, Britain and the US, Gottex
Gottex is an Israeli goods designer swimwear manufacturer based in Tel Aviv.
History
Gottex was founded in Tel Aviv, Israel, in 1956 by Lea Gottlieb, who headed the design team until 1998. She adapted her expertise as a raincoat manufacturer to ...
swimsuit
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s became popular among female celebrities Diana, Princess of Wales
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, Brooke Shields
Brooke Christa Shields (born May 31, 1965) is an American actress and model. She was initially a child model and gained critical acclaim at age 12 for her leading role in Louis Malle's film ''Pretty Baby'' (1978). She continued to model into ...
, and Elizabeth Taylor
Dame Elizabeth Rosemond Taylor (February 27, 1932 – March 23, 2011) was a British-American actress. She began her career as a child actress in the early 1940s and was one of the most popular stars of classical Hollywood cinema in the 1950s. ...
.
Grunge
* In mid-1992, grunge fashion broke into the mainstream for both sexes. For younger American, Australian and Latina women, grunge fashion consisted of flannel shirts, ripped jeans,mom jeans
Mom jeans is an informal term for high-waisted women's jeans that were first fashionable in the late 1980s and early 1990s. In the late 1990s and 2000s they were mainly worn by adult American women and considered "old" by younger women. High ...
, shortalls
Overalls, also called bib-and-brace overalls or dungarees, are a type of garment usually used as protective clothing when working. The garments are commonly referred to as a "pair of overalls" by analogy with "pair of trousers".
Overalls were ...
, Doc Martens
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, combat boots, band t-shirt
A T-shirt (also spelled tee shirt), or tee, is a style of fabric shirt named after the T shape of its body and sleeves. Traditionally, it has short sleeves and a round neckline, known as a ''crew neck'', which lacks a collar. T-shirts are general ...
s, oversized knit sweaters, long and droopy skirts, ripped tights, Birkenstocks
Birkenstock Group B.V. & Co. KG is a German shoe manufacturer known for its production of Birkenstocks, a German brand of sandals and other shoes notable for their contoured cork footbeds (soles) made with layers of suede and jute, which conform ...
, hiking boots, and eco-friendly clothing made from recycled textiles or fair trade
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organic cotton. A prominent example of the popularity of grunge fashion is the teen drama television series "My So Called Life
''My So-Called Life'' is an American teen drama television series created by Winnie Holzman and produced by Edward Zwick and Marshall Herskovitz. It originally aired on ABC from August 25, 1994, to January 26, 1995. It is distributed by The B ...
". Grunge fashion peaked in late 1993 and early 1994.
Mid 1990s (1993–1996)
Glamour wear
* In 1994, grunge clothing rapidly declined as fashion became more feminine and form-fitting. Young women in the UK and America wore tailored skirt and trouser suits, short skirts and dresses, baby doll dresses, skater dresses, animal prints, hot pants,Fashions: Year In Review 1995 (accessed 9 May 2014)/ref> slim pants, high waisted ankle length jeans (aka mom jeans) and pants both styled plain or pleated, bright colors (even in colder months),
long
Long may refer to:
Measurement
* Long, characteristic of something of great duration
* Long, characteristic of something of great length
* Longitude (abbreviation: long.), a geographic coordinate
* Longa (music), note value in early music mensur ...
and short skirts, and high heels. High-shine fabrics, such as satin, metallics, sequins, microfiber, vinyl, and silk
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became very prominent on both clubwear
A nightclub (music club, discothèque, disco club, or simply club) is an entertainment venue during nighttime comprising a dance floor, lightshow, and a stage for live music or a disc jockey (DJ) who plays recorded music.
Nightclubs gener ...
and work wear
Workwear is clothing worn for work, especially work that involves manual labour. Often those employed within trade industries elect to be outfitted in workwear because it is built to provide durability and safety.
The workwear clothing industry i ...
. The most common look among young women that year was the short black slip dress
A slip dress is a woman's dress that closely resembles an underslip or petticoat. It is traditionally cut on the bias, with spaghetti straps. The slip dress looked like an undergarment, but was intended to be seen, and through the use of lace an ...
worn over a tight, undersized white T-shirt. Loungewear generally consisted of black Lycra
Spandex, Lycra, or elastane is a synthetic fiber known for its exceptional elasticity. It is a polyether-polyurea copolymer that was invented in 1958 by chemist Joseph Shivers at DuPont's Benger Laboratory in Waynesboro, Virginia, US.
The g ...
leggings
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or bike shorts, large T-shirt
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s, oversized sweatshirt
A sweatshirt is a long-sleeved pullover shirt fashioned out of thick, usually cotton cloth material. Sweatshirts are almost exclusively casual attire and hence not as dressy as some sweaters. Sweatshirts may or may not have a hood. A sweatshirt w ...
s, turtleneck
A polo neck, roll-neck (United Kingdom, South Africa), turtleneck (United States, Canada), or skivvy (Australia, New Zealand, United States) is a garment—usually a sweater—with a close-fitting collar that folds over and covers the n ...
s, and baggy sweaters, slouch socks, Keds, white Sperry sneakers or athletic sneakers and hair in bangs and a ponytail with a scrunchie while at home running errands, at kids sporting events or other clubs and activities or relaxing during the weekends.
* A very popular look among young women from 1994 to 1995 was the "sexy school girl" look. This trend consisted of tartan
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minikilts, sometimes with bike shorts underneath, undersized sweaters, short slip dresses, baby doll tees, knee highs
Knee highs are hosiery that cover the feet and legs up to the knee. A fashion accessory for casual and classic cool or warm weather apparel. Typically worn by women in many societies, they are sometimes worn with modern semi-formal attire. Unlike ...
, pulled all the way up or rolled or folded at the top, thigh highs
Hold-ups or stay-ups (in the United States also referred to as thigh-high stockings or simply thigh highs) are stockings with an elasticized band at the top, designed to hold the stockings up when worn, without the use of a garter belt or gart ...
, miniature backpacks, overalls
Overalls, also called bib-and-brace overalls or dungarees, are a type of garment usually used as protective clothing when working. The garments are commonly referred to as a "pair of overalls" by analogy with "pair of trousers".
Overalls were ...
, tights, pantyhose, shirts and dresses with peter pan style collars and chunky shoes, mary janes, ballet flats, or boat shoes. Hair was down or in a high ponytail with a scrunchie. The sexy school girl look was prominently portrayed in films with female leads such as '' Clueless'', ''Empire Records
''Empire Records'' is a 1995 American coming-of-age comedy-drama film directed by Allan Moyle, starring Anthony LaPaglia, Maxwell Caulfield, Debi Mazar, Rory Cochrane, Johnny Whitworth, Robin Tunney, Renée Zellweger, and Liv Tyler. The fil ...
'', and '' The Craft''.
* Among women over 30, 1950s ladylike fashions made a comeback in the United States. This included pencil skirts, cardigans, girdles, petticoats, satin or lace Wonderbra
The Wonderbra is a type of push-up underwire brassiere that gained worldwide prominence in the 1990s. Although the Wonderbra name was first trademarked in the U.S. in 1955, the brand was developed in Canada. Moses (Moe) Nadler, founder and major ...
lingerie, and fitted suits. Popular accessories that went hand-in-hand with this revival included brooches, white gloves, sheer stockings, diamond
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s, sequins, and red lipstick. For more casual occasions, women opted for lean capri pants, polka dot
Red polka dots on a yellow background
Girl wearing polka dot dress
Polish ceramics
German ceramics
Polka dot is a pattern consisting of an array of large filled circles of the same size.
Polka dots are commonly seen on children's clothing, ...
blouses, belted trench coat
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Originally made from gabardine, ...
s, 1940s style sandals, white canvas shoes especially Keds, leggings with oversized tops, slouch socks with leggings, rolled jeans or khakis or shorts or shortalls, shortalls
Overalls, also called bib-and-brace overalls or dungarees, are a type of garment usually used as protective clothing when working. The garments are commonly referred to as a "pair of overalls" by analogy with "pair of trousers".
Overalls were ...
, sweaters, sweatshirts, tunic tops, shorts suit with dress shorts with tights underneath, ballet flats
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and a top and jacket, above the knee dresses sometimes worn with bike shorts underneath, mom jeans
Mom jeans is an informal term for high-waisted women's jeans that were first fashionable in the late 1980s and early 1990s. In the late 1990s and 2000s they were mainly worn by adult American women and considered "old" by younger women. High ...
, and leather jacket
A leather jacket is a jacket-length coat that is usually worn on top of other apparel or item of clothing, and made from the tanned hide of various animals. The leather material is typically dyed black, or various shades of brown, but a wide ra ...
s.
* Popular shoes and accessories during the mid-1990s in Europe and North America included loafer
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s, Mary Janes
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Classic Mary Janes for children are typically made of black leather ...
, suede sneakers, mules, clog
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Traditional clogs remain in use as protective f ...
s, knee high boots, jelly shoes, go-go boot
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s, black court shoe
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s, Keds, ballet flats, silver jewelry, dainty earrings and necklaces, conch shell necklaces, berets, straw hats, floppy hats, gold jewelry, and hipster belts. Navel piercings had started to gain popularity around this time.
Work wear
*For much of the early and mid 1990s, power dressing was the norm for women in the workplace: navy blue, grey or pastel colored skirt suits withshoulder pad
Shoulder pads are a type of fabric-covered padding used in men's and women's clothing to give the wearer the illusion of having broader and less sloping shoulders. In the beginning, shoulder pads were shaped as a semicircle or small triangle and ...
s, pussy bow
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History
While bows at th ...
blouses, silk scarves, pointed shoes, stretchy miniskirts, polka dot
Red polka dots on a yellow background
Girl wearing polka dot dress
Polish ceramics
German ceramics
Polka dot is a pattern consisting of an array of large filled circles of the same size.
Polka dots are commonly seen on children's clothing, ...
blouses, and brightly colored short dresses worn with a dark brocade
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blazer, bare legs and metallic open toed shoes. Other 1980s fashion
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s such as chunky jewelry, gold hoop earrings
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with horn of life pendants, smoky eye make-up, hairspray, Alice band
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...
s, and brightly painted nails remained common. Shorts suits were also very popular. They consisted of a regular suit top and jacket and dress shorts with tights underneath worn with ballet flats
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.
*By 1996, professional women in Britain, Australia and America wore more relaxed styles and muted colors, such as black floral print dresses, plain kaftan style blouses, Mary Janes
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Classic Mary Janes for children are typically made of black leather ...
, maxi skirts, knee length dresses, boots, smart jeans, big floppy hats, culottes, capri pants and chunky platform shoes
Platform shoes are shoes, boots, or sandals with an obvious thick sole, usually in the range of . Platform shoes may also be high heels, in which case the heel is raised significantly higher than the ball of the foot. Extreme heights, of bot ...
. Trouser suit
A pantsuit, also known as a trouser suit outside the United States, is a woman's suit of clothing consisting of pants and a matching or coordinating coat or jacket.
Formerly, the prevailing fashion for women included some form of a coat, pai ...
s began to replace skirts, black or white tights and nude pantyhose made a comeback.
Late 1990s (1997–1999)
Asian influences
*Beginning in 1997 and continuing into the mid-2000s, Southeast Asian and Indian fashion began to influence and gain greater recognition from the global media due to the establishment of theFashion Design Council of India
The Fashion Design Council of India (FDCI) is an organisation in India. FDCI is a non-profit independent association of fashion designers formed to propagate the Business of Fashion in India in December 1998. Currently, the office is based in ...
, and the hosting of India Fashion Week in Delhi. Inspired by Bollywood cinema
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and a resurgence of interest in 1970s fashion
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, designers in India adapted and repurposed the saree
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* as, শাৰী, xārī, translit-std=ISO
* bn, শাড়ি, śāṛi, translit-std=ISO
* gu, સાડી ...
, churidar and kurta into the Anarkali ballgown
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from the early 1990s onwards. By the late 1990s, kurta tunic
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s were turned into short dresses, and Manish Arora
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Born and brought ...
designed garish Hindu "God printed T-shirts" for both locals and global tourists. British, Asian and American designers also incorporated ethnic chic fabrics, such as khadi, paisley, silk or Indonesian Batik into Western-inspired clothing patterns such as shirts and blouses featuring traditional embroidery. This type of clothing was worn not only by the immigrant Bangladeshi, Pakistani and Indian diaspora in Britain, but also by many non-Indian women.
1970s revival
*From 1997 onwards, many British and American designers started to take cues from thedisco fashion
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of the mid–late 1970s. Particularly common were black or dark red pleather
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prohibitive or unsuitab ...
pants, animal print clothing, halter tops, metallic clothing, crop tops, tube top
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s, maxi coats, maxi skirt
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At its simplest, a skirt can be a draped garment made out of a single piece of fabric (such as pareos). However, most skirts are fi ...
s, knee boots sometimes with knee socks slouch at the top, and boot-cut dress pants. By 2001, popular mainstream trends included tight shirts, bell bottoms
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In the early 19th century, when a standardized uni ...
, platform shoes
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, fleeces, cropped
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tank tops, Union jack
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motifs inspired by the Cool Britannia
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movement, and military inspired clothing, such as flak jackets with camouflage patterns.
*In the late 1990s, bright colors began to make a comeback in mainstream fashion, as a backlash against the darker tones associated with the grunge
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and skater subculture
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. Popular colors included plum
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, chocolate
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, and navy
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, all of which replaced black, which had become ubiquitous. Other fashion trends popular from 1997 to 1999 included glamour wear, high-waisted miniskirts, plastic choker
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s, knee socks
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associated with the school girl look, tight pants, slip dress
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es, turtle-neck sweaters, conservative chic, capri pants, high-waisted trousers, and cardigans.
*More formal styles intended for the workplace or special occasions (such as a cocktail party
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A cocktail hour is sometimes used by manag ...
) included silk
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blouse
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s in neutral colors or animal prints, tailored pantsuit
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Formerly, the prevailing fashion for women included some form of a coat, pai ...
s and skirt suits inspired by the 1980s, collarless coats, and the little black dress, with or without subtle embroidery.
Casual chic
* From 1998 to 2001, the unisex casual chic look gained mainstream appeal, with dark stonewash jeans, shortalls
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Overalls were ...
, spaghetti strap crop tops, tracksuits
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, sweatpants
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, and other athletic clothing. Denim's popularity was at an all-time high in Europe, with designer denim jackets and matching jeans rocketing in prices. Other common, more affordable brands included Mudd
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* David Mudd (1933–2020), English politician
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, JNCO
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History
JNCO was founded in 1985 by Moroccan-born, French-raised brothers Jacques Yaakov Revah and Haim Milo Re ...
, and Evisu, a Japanese denim brand which launched in the 1980s. The most popular trainers were white or black and manufactured by Adidas
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, Skechers, and Nike. Running shoes with built in air pumps were popular among both sexes. Leather had largely replaced canvas, and soles were made of foam rather than solid rubber.
* In the US and Britain, popular accessories included large hoop earring
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s, shoes with rounded toes, flip flops
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, jelly shoes, rhinestone-encrusted hip belts, embellished slippers, beaded wristbands and lariats, Alice bands, pashmina
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s, fascinators, gold jewelry, moccasin
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loafers, running shoe
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s, jelly bracelets, bandanas, and novelty Wellington boots
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with leopard print or zebra stripe patterns.
Men's fashion
Early 1990s (1990–1992)
Casual clothing
* Continuing on from the late 1980s, many young men in the US, UK and Europe wore tapered and cuffed high waisted jeans or pants styled plain or pleated with matching denim jackets, Champion brand, Stone Island orRalph Lauren
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sweatshirts, polo shirts with contrasting collars, short Harrington jacket
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s, grey Tommy Hilfiger
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After starting his career by co-founding a chain of jeans/fashion stores called People's Place in upst ...
sweaters with prominent logos, oversized Guess
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denim shirts, brightly colored windcheaters especially in yellow or green, Hush Puppies
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shoes, Sperrys boat shoes, white Sperrys sneakers, V neck sweaters, soccer
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shorts, white athletic socks worn with black or brown loafer
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s, triple striped tube socks usually folded over at the top, slouch socks, pastel colored three button sportcoat
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s, graphic print T-shirts, tracksuit
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tops with a vertical contrasting stripe down the sleeve, sweatpants
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, bomber jacket
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s, pale denim
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drainpipe jeans
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as worn by Ewan McGregor in ''Trainspotting
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* Trainspotting (hobby), an amateur interest in railways/railroads
* ''Trainspotting'' (novel), a 1993 novel by Irvine Welsh
** ''Trainspotting'' (film), a 1996 film based on the novel
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'', shiny red or blue rayon
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monkey jackets, grey or tan leather jacket
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s with shoulder pad
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s, and wool baseball jacket
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s with contrasting sleeves. Short shorts were popular in the early years of the decade, but were replaced with looser and baggier basketball shorts in 1993 when hip-hop fashion went mainstream. Teva sandals were popular in 1993, its trend even endured to early 2000s.
Grunge look
* From 1991 until 1997, flannel shirts became very popular in the US and Australia, due to their use among the skater subculture
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and grunge
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bands including Nirvana
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or Mudhoney
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,. Unlike the fitted Western shirt
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s of the 1970s which fastened with pearl snaps, the flannel shirts of the 1990s were padded and loose-fitting for optimum warmth. Men also wore acid wash
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jeans, patterned wool sweaters with turtlenecks
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underneath, black Schott Perfecto
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leather jacket
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s, sheepskin
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coats, olive green
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As a color word in the English language, it appears in late Middle English. Shaded toward gray, it becomes olive drab.
Variations
Olivine
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anoraks, corduroy sportcoat
A sport coat, also called a sport jacket (or sports coat or sports jacket in American English), is a men's smart casual lounge jacket designed to be worn on its own without matching trousers, traditionally for sporting purposes. Styles, fabric ...
s, grey sweatpants
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and fingerless glove
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If there is an opening but no (or a short) covering sheath for each finger they are called fingerless gloves. Fingerless glov ...
s.
* In the US, popular accessories included Converse All Stars
Chuck Taylor All-Stars or Converse All Stars (also referred to as "Converse", "Chuck Taylors", "Chucks", "Cons", "All Stars", and "Chucky Ts") is a model of casual shoe manufactured by Converse (a subsidiary of Nike, Inc. since 2003) that was i ...
, hi-top Nike's, trapper hat
An ushanka ( rus, уша́нка, p=ʊˈʂankə, from , "ears"), also called an ''ushanka-hat'' ( rus, ша́пка-уша́нка, p=ˈʂapkə ʊˈʂankə), is a Russian fur cap with ear-covering flaps that can be tied up to the crown of the cap, ...
s, bucket hats, baseball caps
A baseball cap is a type of soft cap, hat with a rounded crown and a stiff bill projecting in front.
The front of the hat typically displays a design or a logo (historically, usually only a sports team, namely a baseball team, or names of releva ...
, baggy, graphic T-shirts, oversized sweatshirts, tuques, combat boots, Dr. Martens
Dr. Martens, also commonly known as Doc Martens, Docs or DMs, is a German-founded British footwear and clothing brand, headquartered in Wollaston in the Wellingborough district of Northamptonshire, England. Although famous for its footwear, Dr ...
, and Aviator sunglasses.
Mid 1990s (1993–1996)
Cool Britannia and 1970s revival
* Around 1995/1996, 1960smod
Mod, MOD or mods may refer to:
Places
* Modesto City–County Airport, Stanislaus County, California, US
Arts, entertainment, and media Music
* Mods (band), a Norwegian rock band
* M.O.D. (Method of Destruction), a band from New York City, US ...
clothing and longer hair were popular in Britain, Canada, and the US due to the success of Britpop. Men wore Aloha shirt
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s, brown leather jackets, velvet
Weave details visible on a purple-colored velvet fabric
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blazers, paisley shirts, throwback pullover baseball jerseys, and graphic-print T-shirts (often featuring dragon
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s, athletic logos or numbers). Real fur went out of fashion and fake fur became the norm.
* The 1970s became a dominant theme for inspiration on men's apparel in 1996. Among these clothing styles were coats with fur- or faux fur-trimmings, jackets with bold shoulders and wide lapels, and boot-cut slacks. This continued into the 2000s (decade). Casual clothes such as trousers, sweaters, and denim jackets were worn with shirts made of satin, PVC, and terry cloth. Both pastel colors and bold patterns were popular and successfully replaced black.
* Desirable accessories during the mid-1990s included loafers, desert boots, chelsea boots, gold jewellery, boat shoes
Boat shoes (also known as deck shoes) are typically canvas or leather with non-marking rubber soles designed for use on a boat. A siping pattern is cut into the soles to provide grip on a wet deck; the leather construction, along with the applic ...
, chunky digital watch
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es, solid colored ties, shoulder bags, and black/neon colored high-top sneakers replaced combat boots.
Modern preppy
*Preppy
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clothing was popular in the US, where wealthy young men wore khaki slacks, canvas boat shoes
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, and navy blue blazers with breast-pocket monogram
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or gold buttons bearing a family crest
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. In general, 1990s preppy was more casual than the almost dandified look of the 1980s as young men abandoned ascots and Oxford shoes in favor of Nantucket Reds
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Description
''Nantucket Reds'' were originally inspired by cotton trousers worn i ...
, nautical-striped T-shirts, boat shoes i.e. Sperrys, loafers, white style casual sneakers, slouch socks, and madras cloth
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or gingham short-sleeved shirts. Desirable brands included Gap, Old Navy
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and Abercrombie & Fitch
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.
Hip-Hop
* In Europe and North America, hip-hop fashion went mainstream in 1992, with oversizedbaseball jacket
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Overview
The term comes from the practice of awarding each such parti ...
s, baggy jeans
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, bomber jacket
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s, Baja Jackets, and tracksuits
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popular among young men as casual wear. Simultaneously, industrial and military styles crept into mainstream fashion, with machinery pieces becoming accessories. Baseball caps started being worn forwards again.
* The eight-ball jacket
The eight-ball or 8-ball jacket is a style of leather jacket created by San Francisco–based designer Michael Hoban in 1990. The style is characterized by bright color-blocking and large black and white decals on the back and sleeves, made to l ...
created by designer Michael Hoban
Brian Michael Stanislaus Hoban (7 October 1921 in British Guiana – 6 July 2003), was a teacher of classics, and Headmaster of Harrow School from 1971–81.
His father died when he was a small child and he spent two years in an orpha ...
became popular in hip-hop fashion, particularly the East Coast hip hop scene of New York City. The style is characterized by bright color-blocking
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and large black and white decals on the back and sleeves, made to look like the eight ball used in some cue sports
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There are three major subdivisions of ...
.
* Southern hip hop provided a platform for Fashion designers and musical artists to collaborate forming an influential subculture
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of anti fashion and alternative fashion
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designs, especially the popular recycled clothing worn by Arrested Development and Goodie Mob.
* Due to its association with rappers, sportswear became acceptable to wear in public throughout the mid to late 1990s, especially oversized T-shirts, baseball caps and sweaters bearing the New York Yankees
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logo, tennis shoes, hoodies
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, jean shorts, khaki cargo pants, baggy basketball shorts, chinos, tracksuit
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s and black bomber jacket
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s with orange linings. From 1995 onwards, men wore overalls, straight leg jeans, plaid pants, flat-front chinos, khaki pants, and camouflage pants worn ironically by anti-war protesters.
* In the late 1990s ski goggles became a popular accessory in hip hop fashion.
Late 1990s (1997–1999)
African fashion
*During the mid and late 1990s, the silk Madiba shirt became popular in South Africa and the wider global community. From 1996 to 1998, traditional African clothing began to face serious competition from cheap imported mitumba clothing as a consequence of the Kenyan and Tanzanian government's easing of trade restrictions during the early to mid 1990s. By the end of the decade, the safari jacket associated withkleptocrat
Kleptocracy (from Greek κλέπτης ''kléptēs'', "thief", κλέπτω ''kléptō'', "I steal", and -κρατία -''kratía'' from κράτος ''krátos'', "power, rule") is a government whose corrupt leaders (kleptocrats) use political ...
dictator Mobutu Sese Seko
Mobutu Sese Seko Kuku Ngbendu Wa Za Banga (; born Joseph-Désiré Mobutu; 14 October 1930 – 7 September 1997) was a Congolese politician and military officer who was the president of Zaire from 1965 to 1997 (known as the Democratic Republic o ...
of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
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and the previous South African Apartheid
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regime had declined in popularity, and was replaced as formal wear by the dashiki suit. Variants in green, yellow and black were worn as an alternative to the business suit by many African-Americans for Kwanzaa. African art began to influence and gain greater recognition on account of the Festival de la Mode Africaine (FIMA). These influences started to make their way into fashion shows all over, for reference New York fashion week
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, 1998. In this show models were wearing sheath-like dresses made of loosely knitted yarn and denim jackets
A denim jacket, also called a jean jacket or trucker jacket, is a jacket made from denim. Introduced in the United States in the late 19th century, it has been a popular type of casual apparel with both men and women and has been described as an ...
with large fake fur collars. Loose threads dangled from some of the garment's seams and other garments had the labels sewn on the outside of the collars.
Streetwear
* By the late 1990s, the grunge look became unfashionable, and there was a revival of interest in more stylish clothes, with name brand designers such as Calvin Klein
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and Ralph Lauren
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making a comeback. In Europe, jeans were more popular than ever before. From 1997 to 1998 brighter colors came into style, including plum
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History
Plums may have been one of the first fruits domesticated by humans. Three of the most abundantly cultivated species are not found i ...
, charcoal
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, olive
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, wine
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, and shades such as "camillia rose", "blazing orange", "whisper pink", "hot coral", and a light-grayish blue called "wind chime".
* Much of men's fashion in 1997 was inspired by the 1996 film Swingers, leading to the popularization of the "dressy casual" look. Such apparel included blazers, black or red leather jackets and bowling shirt
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s in either a variety of prints or a solid color, and loose-fitting flat-front or pleated khaki chinos or jeans. Around this time it became fashionable to leave shirts untucked.
Business wear
* In Europe, single-breasted three and four buttonnotch lapel
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suits in grey or navy blue, together with leather jackets based on the same cut as blazers, began to replace the double breasted 1980s power suits. The wide neckties of the early 1990s remained the norm, but the colors became darker and stripes and patterns were less common. In India
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and China
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, the Nehru suit
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and Mao suit declined in popularity in favor of conventional Western business wear. Tweed cloth
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and houndstooth sportcoat
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s went out of fashion due to their association with older men. Dress shoes (usually in black) included chelsea boot
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s with rounded or square toes, wingtips, and monkstraps.
* In America, an increasing number of men began to dress smart-casual
Smart casual is an ambiguously defined Western dress code that is generally considered casual wear but with smart (in the sense of "well dressed") components of a proper lounge suit from traditional informal wear. For men, this interpretati ...
and business casual, a trend kickstarted by Bill Gates
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of Microsoft
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. At more formal events such as weddings or proms, men often wear boxy three or four button, single-breasted suits with a brightly colored tie
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* Tie (draw), a finish to a competition with identical results, particularly sports
* Necktie, a long piece of cloth worn around the neck or shoulders
Tie or TIE may also refer to:
Engineering and technology
* Ti ...
and an often matching dress shirt. Another trend was to wear black shirts, black ties, and black suits. Black leather reefer jackets and trenchcoat
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Originally made from gabardine, ...
s were also fashionable in the late 1990s, the latter inspired by The Matrix.
Youth fashion
General trends
* The dominant youth clothing fad at the beginning of the 1990s was fluorescent clothing, Hoop earrings, and plaid shirts. Popular colors for girls included coral, hot pink, bright mint, hot red, yellow, orange, and turquoise. In Britain and the US, girls wore oversized tee shirts, mid calf dresses with leggings
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, oversized v-neck sweaters over a turtleneck, slouch socks
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In humans and other primates, the knee joins the thigh with the leg and con ...
, triple striped tube socks usually folded over at the top, black or white lace trimmed bike shorts with babydoll
A babydoll is a short, sleeveless, loose-fitting nightgown
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dresses, belts worn with dresses, skater dresses, dress shorts worn with tights and ballet flats
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, tights with slouch socks, crew neck T-shirts, Keds, Converse Chuck Taylor All-Stars, boat shoes
Boat shoes (also known as deck shoes) are typically canvas or leather with non-marking rubber soles designed for use on a boat. A siping pattern is cut into the soles to provide grip on a wet deck; the leather construction, along with the applic ...
, shortalls
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Overalls were ...
, leotards
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, bodysuit
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s and pantywaist tops worn with jeans
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or skirts, long sleeved T-shirts, Nike Tempo athletic shorts, Mom Jeans
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and colored jeans
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especially in medium and dark green, red, and purple, and leggings with slouch socks, oversized tops, and sneakers especially Keds. It was not uncommon to see mothers dressed right along with their daughters in the leggings outfits and jeans outfits. Boys wore soccer
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shorts, jean jackets, tartan
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shirts, tapered acid wash
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jeans
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, colored jeans
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in bright and light mint green, red, and purple colors sweatpants
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, slouch socks
Slouch socks (slouchy socks) are a type of sock featuring a heavy non-elastic upper that may be pushed down into heavy folds around the ankles or pulled up to the knee
In humans and other primates, the knee joins the thigh with the leg and con ...
and single, double or triple stripe athletic socks sometimes folded down at the top especially the triple striped ones worn with everything from shorts to rolled jeans and khakis. In the Southern Suburbs of Chicago during the late 1980s and early 1990s, Z Cavaricci pants and IOU sweatshirts were worn by members of the middle/upper-middle class.
* For much of the 1990s, particularly the middle years, teenage boys and girls bought and wore very simple clothes, such as overalls
Overalls, also called bib-and-brace overalls or dungarees, are a type of garment usually used as protective clothing when working. The garments are commonly referred to as a "pair of overalls" by analogy with "pair of trousers".
Overalls were ...
, shortalls, athletic shorts, dress shorts, high waisted ankle length jeans and pants plain or pleated. flannel shirts, grey knitted sweaters, and backpacks
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. Popular stores selling these items included Gap and Urban Outfitters
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. In the late 1990s, American teenage girls imitated the look of British girl group All Saints, which consisted of baggy jeans
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, T-shirts, sweatshirts, tanktops, and trainers, as well as cargo pants, and crop tops.
* For many younger children, the 1990s was the Golden Age
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of Disney
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films with T-shirts and sweaters featuring characters such as Simba, Mickey Mouse
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, Belle, Aladdin
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, and Winnie the Pooh. Tartan trousers, striped shirts, long sleeved polo shirt, Champion (sportswear)
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crew neck sweatshirts worn over a turtleneck, colored jeans
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in bright mint, red, aqua and purple colors, d high waisted ankle length jeans and pants plain or pleated. athletic shorts especially soccer
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shorts, slouch socks
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In humans and other primates, the knee joins the thigh with the leg and con ...
, continuing from the 80s triple striped tube socks usually folded over at the top through the early 90s, and sweaters were worn by young boys and girls in the UK and the US. Blue denim and railroad stripe overalls
Overalls, also called bib-and-brace overalls or dungarees, are a type of garment usually used as protective clothing when working. The garments are commonly referred to as a "pair of overalls" by analogy with "pair of trousers".
Overalls were ...
and shortalls
Overalls, also called bib-and-brace overalls or dungarees, are a type of garment usually used as protective clothing when working. The garments are commonly referred to as a "pair of overalls" by analogy with "pair of trousers".
Overalls were ...
were also popular for girls, as seen on television and commercials throughout the decade, and for teenagers, some of whom would leave either strap hanging loose. Common outfits for tween
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s and teenage girls, was to wear an oversized tee, a Champion
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brand sweatshirt
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over a turtleneck, a babydoll
A babydoll is a short, sleeveless, loose-fitting nightgown
A nightgown, nightie or nightdress is a loosely hanging item of nightwear, and is commonly worn by women and girls. A nightgown is made from cotton, silk, satin, or nylon and may be ...
dress with opaque tights or bike shorts, shorts with black opaque tights or leggings
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, white slouch socks, and either Keds, boat shoes
Boat shoes (also known as deck shoes) are typically canvas or leather with non-marking rubber soles designed for use on a boat. A siping pattern is cut into the soles to provide grip on a wet deck; the leather construction, along with the applic ...
such as the Sperry Top-Sider or Eastland brands, white Sperry sneakers, Rockport dress sneakers or Converse sneakers
Sneakers (also called trainers, athletic shoes, tennis shoes, gym shoes, kicks, sport shoes, flats, running shoes, or runners) are shoes primarily designed for sports or other forms of physical exercise, but which are now also widely used fo ...
.
Subcultures of the 1990s
Grunge
* The new wave and heavy metal fashion of the 1980s lasted until 1992, when Grunge
Grunge (sometimes referred to as the Seattle sound) is an alternative rock genre and subculture that emerged during the in the American Pacific Northwest state of Washington, particularly in Seattle and nearby towns. Grunge fuses elements of p ...
and hip hop fashion
Hip hop fashion (also known as rap fashion) is a style of dress originating from Urban Black America and inner-city youth located in New York City, followed by Los Angeles, then other cities across the United States. All have contributed various ...
took over in popularity. By the mid-1990s the grunge style had gone mainstream in Britain and the US, resulting in a decline in bright colors from 1995 until late 1999, and was dominated by tartan
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flannel shirts, stonewashed blue jeans
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, and dark colors such as maroon
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According to multiple dictionaries, there are var ...
, forest green
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''Forest green'' refers to a green color said to resemble the color of the trees and other plants in a forest.
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, indigo
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, brown
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, white
White is the lightest color and is achromatic (having no hue). It is the color of objects such as snow, chalk, and milk, and is the opposite of black. White objects fully reflect and scatter all the visible wavelengths of light. White on ...
and black
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.
* Grunge fashion remained popular among the skater subculture
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until the late 1990s as the hard-wearing, loose-fitting clothing was cheap and provided good protection. Members of the subculture were nicknamed grebos or moshers and included those who did not skate.
Psychobilly, punk and skater
* Hardcore punk fashion, which began in the 1970s, was very popular in the 1990s, especially among theskater subculture
Skate punk (also known as skatecore and skate rock) is a skater subculture and punk rock subgenre that developed in the 1980s. Originally a form of hardcore punk that had been closely associated with skate culture, skate punk evolved into a mor ...
. Common items for pop punk
Pop punk (or punk pop) is a rock music genre that combines elements of punk rock with power pop or pop. It is defined for its emphasis on classic pop songcraft, as well as adolescent and anti-suburbia themes, and is distinguished from other pu ...
and nu metal
Nu metal (sometimes stylized as nü-metal, sometimes called aggro-metal) is a subgenre of that combines elements of heavy metal music with elements of other music genres such as hip hop, alternative rock, funk, industrial, and grunge. Nu met ...
fans included bright colored/blond tipped spiky hair, long under sleeves, black hoodies, and baggy pants in black, mint blue, or red Royal Stewart tartan
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.
* In the US, psychobilly
Psychobilly is a rock music fusion genre that fuses elements of rockabilly and punk rock. It's been defined as "loud frantic rockabilly music", it has also been said that it "takes the traditional countrified rock style known as rockabilly, ram ...
bands Reverend Horton Heat and Rocket from the Crypt popularized brothel creepers, gas station
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Gasoline ...
shirt
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Originally an undergarment worn exclusively by men, it has become, in American English, a catch-all term for a broad variety of upper-body garments and undergarments. I ...
s and dark-colored bowling shirts during the late 1990s.
Rave culture and clubwear
* Popular fashion themes of the rave subculture during the early 1990s included plastic aesthetics, various fetish fashions especially PVC miniskirts and tops, DIY and tie dye outfits, vintage 1970s clothing, second-hand optics, retro sportswear (such as Adidas tracksuits), and outfits themed around sex (showing much skin and nudity, e.g. wearing transparent or crop tops), war (e.g. in the form of combat boots or camouflage trousers), postmodernism and science fiction themes. In the early 1990s the first commercial rave fashion trends developed from the underground scene, which were quickly taken up by the fashion industry and marketed under the term ''clubwear''. Common raver fashion styles of the 1990s included tight-fitting nylon shirts, tight nylon quilted vests, bell-bottoms, neoprene jackets, studded belts, platform shoes, jackets, scarves and bags made offlokati
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Name
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fur, fluffy boots and phat pants
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, often in bright and neon color
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s.
* Common unisex hairstyles included neon colored spiky hair
Liberty spikes is hair styled into long, thick, upright spikes. The style, now associated with the punk subculture, is so named because of the resemblance to the diadem crown worn by the Statue of Liberty, itself inspired by the Roman goddess Libe ...
, natural dreadlocks, undercut hairstyles, and synthetic hairpieces, and many ravers in the US and Europe wore tattoos and body piercing
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s. Widespread accessories included wristbands and collars, whistles, pacifiers, feather boas, cyberpunk
Cyberpunk is a subgenre of science fiction in a dystopian futuristic setting that tends to focus on a "combination of lowlife and high tech", featuring futuristic technological and scientific achievements, such as artificial intelligence and cyber ...
inspired goggles, glow stick
A glow stick, also known as a light stick, chem light, light wand, light rod, and rave light, is a self-contained, short-term light-source. It consists of a translucent plastic tube containing isolated substances that, when combined, make light ...
s, and record bags made of truck tarpaulins.(PDF version)/ref>
Hip-Hop
* The early 1990s saw widespread interest in hip hop and gangsta rap
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due to the influences of MC Hammer, Tupac Shakur
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, Eazy-E
Eric Lynn Wright (September 7, 1964 – March 26, 1995), known professionally as Eazy-E, was an American rapper who propelled West Coast rap and gangsta rap by leading the group N.W.A and its label, Ruthless Records. He is often referred t ...
, Dr. Dre
Andre Romelle Young (born February 18, 1965), known professionally as Dr. Dre, is an American rapper and record producer. He is the founder and CEO of Aftermath Entertainment and Beats Electronics, and previously co-founded, co-owned, and ...
, N.W.A
N.W.A (an abbreviation for Niggaz Wit Attitudes) was an American hip hop group whose members were among the earliest and most significant popularizers and controversial figures of the gangsta rap subgenre, and the group is widely considered ...
, Wu-Tang Clan
Wu-Tang Clan is an American hip hop group formed in Staten Island, New York City, in 1992. Its original members include RZA, GZA, Ol' Dirty Bastard, Method Man, Raekwon, Ghostface Killah, Inspectah Deck, U-God, and Masta Killa. Close affili ...
, and Public Enemy. The sagging trend began in the early 1990s and continued until the 2010s
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. Wide leg jeans
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, Plaid
Plaid () may refer to:
Fabric
* Full plaid, a cloth made with a tartan pattern, wrapped around the waist, cast over the shoulder and fastened at the front
* A synonym for tartan in North America
* A plaid shirt, typically of flannel and worn du ...
, Khakis
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Khaki has been used by many armies around the world for uniforms and equipment, particularly in arid or desert regions, where it provides camouflage relative to sandy ...
, Locs glasses, bomber jacket
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s, tracksuits
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and baseball caps and snapback hats worn backwards became popular among hip hop fans together with gold chains, sovereign ring
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s, and FUBU
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T-shirts. By the end of the decade, hip hop fashion
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had influenced many global subcultures, especially the British chav
"Chav" (), also "charver", "scally" and "roadman" in parts of England, is a British term, usually used in a pejorative way. The term is used to describe an anti-social lower-class youth dressed in sportswear.
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s with their tracksuits and white trainers, the sneakerhead
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s of America and Asia, and the ICP ICP may refer to:
Business
* ICP srl, Italian manufacturer of automotive equipment and kit aircraft
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* International Comfort Products Corporation, US air conditioning and heating company
* Indonesi ...
fans known as Juggalo
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s with their all-black outfits and evil clown
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corpse paint
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.
Britpop
* In the mid-1990s,indie rock
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, Madchester, and Britpop bands Blur, Stone Roses, and Oasis
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resulted in a revival of 1970s fashions, including Mod haircut
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s, aviator sunglasses, denim jackets, green parkas, harrington jacket
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s, velvet
Weave details visible on a purple-colored velvet fabric
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sportcoat
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s, striped shirts, Ben Sherman polo shirts, T-shirts bearing the RAF roundel, and Union Jack
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motifs including the dress worn by the Spice Girls
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' Geri Halliwell.
Goth
*During the mid to late 1990s, gothic fashion
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peaked in popularity among American, German and British teenagers seeking to break from the mainstream. Black leather trenchcoat
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Originally made from gabardine, ...
s, frilly poet shirts, winklepickers
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, velvet blazers, long black hair, fetish clothing
Fetish fashion is any style or appearance in the form of a
type of clothing or accessory, created to be extreme or provocative in a fetishistic manner. These styles are by definition not worn by the majority of people; if everyone wears an it ...
, and tight pants were a common sight on both sexes, and girls often wore Victorian inspired corset
A corset is a support garment commonly worn to hold and train the torso into a desired shape, traditionally a smaller waist or larger bottom, for aesthetic or medical purposes (either for the duration of wearing it or with a more lasting effe ...
s, lace gloves, Demonia boots, and short leather skirts.
Preppy
* The conservativepreppy
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look of the 1980s remained popular among wealthy teenagers in the Eastern US until the late 1990s, when many members of the subculture began adopting elements of hip hop fashion
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. Typical clothing for preppies of the 1990s included khaki chinos, and high waisted ankle length jeans and pants plain or pleated. vy blue blazers, Oxford shirt
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s, brogues
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, Keds worn with everything especially leggings
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, slouch socks and oversized sweatshirts, sweaters and tees, boat shoes
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, ballet flats
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, coach jackets, baseball jacket
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Overview
The term comes from the practice of awarding each such parti ...
s, mom jeans
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, shortalls
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Overalls were ...
, jeans worn with a leotard
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or bodysuit
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as a top, shorts or skirts worn with blazers (for girls), shorts suit with dress shorts with tights underneath, ballet flats
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and a top and jacket, sweater over a turtleneck
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, and Champion
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crew neck sweatshirts worn over a turtleneck
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. A typical outfit included leggings
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with an oversized v neck sweater over a turtleneck, slouch socks
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, and Keds, Sperrys boat shoes or Sperrys white sneakers. Neat, well-groomed hairstyles were popular among upper elementary, middle school, high school and college age girls, including the bangs
Bang or bangs may refer to:
Products
* M1922 Bang rifle, a US semi-automatic rifle designed by Søren Hansen Bang
* Bang, a List of model car brands, model car brand
* Bang (beverage), an energy drink
Geography
* Bang, Lorestan, a village in I ...
, straightened hime cut side bunches, or high regular ponytails worn with scrunchies
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and headbands
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Elastic is a word often used to describe or identify certain types ...
many times in combination with bangs.
Hairstyles of the 1990s
Women's hairstyles
Women's hair in the early 1990s continued in the big, curly style of the 1980s. High and High sided ponytail
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s continued through most of the decade, especially when playing sports and at the gym. These were worn with a scrunchie until the mid-1990s when hair ties began to replace scrunchies. Scrunchies became popular once again in the late 2010s. Bangs
Bang or bangs may refer to:
Products
* M1922 Bang rifle, a US semi-automatic rifle designed by Søren Hansen Bang
* Bang, a List of model car brands, model car brand
* Bang (beverage), an energy drink
Geography
* Bang, Lorestan, a village in I ...
remained big throughout the decade, especially the "mall bangs" poofy style associated with the early 1990s. From 1994 and through 2000s they got smaller and somewhat flatter and less poofy and laid closer to the forehead.
The pixie cut and Rachel haircut
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, based on the hairstyles of Jennifer Aniston
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in ''Friends
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'' and Marlo Thomas in ''That Girl
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'', were popular in America from 1995 onwards. Around the same time red hair also became a desirable color for women, as well as feathered bangs, and mini hair-buns. From 1995 until 2008, dark-haired women tended to dye their hair a lighter color with blonde highlights (popularized by Jennifer Aniston
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).
In the late 1990s, the Bob cut was well-desired, popularized and rejuvenated by Victoria Beckham of the Spice Girls
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. This late 90s-style bob cut featured a center, side, or zig-zag parting, as opposed to the thick bangs of the early 1990s. The Farrah Fawcett hairstyle made a comeback, with highlights going hand-in-hand with this revival. Other late 1990s haircuts included "Felicity curls" (popularized by Keri Russell in the hit TV show '' Felicity''), the Fishtail Half-Up, and pigtails, as well as the continuation of mid 1990s hairdos.
Children's and teenager's hairstyles
For teenage boys longer hair was popular in the early to mid-1990s, including collar-length curtained hair, Long, unkempt grunge hair, blond surfer hair popular among some Britpop fans, and dreadlocks. During the mid-1990s, the much-ridiculed bowl cut became a fad among skaters, while hip-hop fans wore a variant of the flattop known as the hi-top fade
Hi-top fade is a haircut where hair on the sides is cut off or kept very short while hair on the top of the head is grown long.
The hi-top was a trend symbolising the golden age of hip hop and urban contemporary music during the 1980s and the ea ...
. In the late 1990s, hair was usually buzzed very short for an athletic look, although a few grunge fans grew their hair long in reaction to this.
For teenage girls and younger children, hair was worn long with heavily teased bangs called "mall bangs" which were long fringes covering the forehead. From 1994 and through 2000s they got smaller and somewhat flatter and less poofy and laid closer to the forehead. Alice band
An Alice band is a type of hair accessory. It can consist of flexible horseshoe-shaped plastic or elastic material forming a loop. The band is designed to fit over the head and hold long hair away from the face, but let it hang freely at the back.
...
s, headbands and scrunchies of various styles and colors (especially red, navy blue polka dot, plaid and neon) were popular with American girls throughout the early and mid 1990s, and they frequently wore them with twin pigtails
A woman with long pigtails and braids.
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, or high or high side ponytail
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s and bangs
Bang or bangs may refer to:
Products
* M1922 Bang rifle, a US semi-automatic rifle designed by Søren Hansen Bang
* Bang, a List of model car brands, model car brand
* Bang (beverage), an energy drink
Geography
* Bang, Lorestan, a village in I ...
. Beginning in the late 1990s and continuing into the 2010s, straightened hair and variants of the French braid
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In the simples ...
became popular in Europe.
Men's hairstyles
The 1990s generally saw the continued popularity of longer hair on men, especially in the United States, Scandinavia and Canada. In the early 1990s, curtained hair, mullets, and ponytail
A ponytail is a hairstyle in which some, most or all of the hair on the head is pulled away from the face, gathered and secured at the back of the head with a hair tie, clip, or other similar accessory and allowed to hang freely from that point ...
s were popular. Other trends included flattops, hi-top fade
Hi-top fade is a haircut where hair on the sides is cut off or kept very short while hair on the top of the head is grown long.
The hi-top was a trend symbolising the golden age of hip hop and urban contemporary music during the 1980s and the ea ...
s, and cornrows
Cornrows are a traditional style of braids in which the hair is braided very close to the scalp, using an underhand, upward motion to make a continuous, raised row. Cornrows are often done in simple, straight lines, as the term implies, but they ...
.
In the mid-1990s, men's hairstyle trends90s Outfits/ref> went in several different directions. Younger men who were more amenable had adopted the
Caesar cut
The Caesar cut is a hairstyle with short, horizontally straight cut bangs. The hair is layered to around 2–5 cm (1-2 inches) all over. It is named after the Roman Emperor Tiberius Caesar Augustus, whose images frequently depict him weari ...
, either natural or dyed. This style was popularized by George Clooney
George Timothy Clooney (born May 6, 1961) is an American actor and filmmaker. He is the recipient of List of awards and nominations received by George Clooney, numerous accolades, including a British Academy Film Awards, British Academy Film A ...
on the hit TV show ER in season two, which premiered in mid 1995. More rebellious young men went for longer, unkempt "grunge" hair, often with a center parting. The curtained hairstyle was at its peak in popularity, and sideburns went out of style. Meanwhile, most professional men over 30 had conservative 1950s style bouffant haircuts, regular haircut
A regular haircut, in Western fashion, is a men's and boys' hairstyle that has hair long enough to comb on top, a defined or deconstructed side part, and a short, semi-short, medium, long, or extra long back and sides. The style is also known by o ...
s, or the Caesar cut.
In the late 1990s, it was considered unstylish and unattractive for men and boys to have longer hair. As a result, short hair completely took over. From 1997 onwards, aside from curtained hair (which was popular throughout the decade), spiky hair
Liberty spikes is hair styled into long, thick, upright spikes. The style, now associated with the punk subculture, is so named because of the resemblance to the diadem crown worn by the Statue of Liberty, itself inspired by the Roman goddess Libe ...
, bleached hair, crew cuts, and variants of the quiff became popular among younger men. Dark haired men dyed their spikes blonde or added wavy blonde streaks, a trend which continued into the 2000s. Variants of the surfer hair was popular among rock musicians during that time period. For African-American men, the cornrows
Cornrows are a traditional style of braids in which the hair is braided very close to the scalp, using an underhand, upward motion to make a continuous, raised row. Cornrows are often done in simple, straight lines, as the term implies, but they ...
(popularized by former NBA player Allen Iverson
Allen Ezail Iverson (; born June 7, 1975) is an American former professional basketball player. Nicknamed "the Answer", he played 14 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA) at both the shooting guard and point guard positions. Iver ...
) and buzz cut were a popular trend that continued into the 2000s.
Makeup and cosmetic trends
Women's makeup in the early 1990s primarily consisted of dark red lipstick and neutral eyes. Around 1992 the "grunge look" came into style among younger women and the look was based on dark red lipstick and smudged eyeliner and eyeshadow
Eye shadow (or eyeshadow) is a cosmetic applied primarily to the eyelids to attract attention to the wearer's eyes, making them stand out or look more attractive. Eye shadow can also be applied under the eyes, on the cheeks, or to brow bones.
...
. Both styles of makeup continued into 1994, but went out of style the next year.
The trends in makeup shifted in the mid-1990s. In 1995, nude shades became desirable and women had a broader color palette in brown. Another makeup trend that emerged was matte lipsticks, with deep shades of red and dark wine colors worn as part of night makeup. Blue-frosted eye shadow became fashionable, and was eventually integrated into the Y2K makeup of the late 1990s/early 2000s (decade). Gothic makeup had broken into the mainstream, having been made up of vamp lipstick (or even black lipstick), heavy mascara and eyeliner, often purple-tinted eye shadow (or else very dark blue), and extremely pale foundation. The Gothic makeup remained relevant in the later years of the decade.
By 1999, glittery, sparkling makeup had come into style. This was called "Y2K makeup", consisting of facial glitter and lip gloss. Blue-frosted eye shadow remained a staple of late 1990s makeup, although silver was ideal look. Dark eyeliner was considered bodacious. Pale, shiny lips became desirable, as lip gloss largely replaced lipstick. An alternative for those who did not like metallics were purples and browns. Goth makeup and Y2K makeup continued into the early 2000s
File:2000s decade montage3.png, From top left, clockwise: The World Trade Center on fire and the Statue of Liberty during the 9/11 attacks in 2001; the euro enters into European currency in 2002; a statue of Saddam Hussein being toppled durin ...
.
Gallery
A selection of images related to the period.mullet haircut
The mullet is a hairstyle in which the hair is cut shorter at the front, top and sides, but is longer at the back.
Etymology
According to the ''Oxford English Dictionary'', use of the term ''mullet'' to describe this hairstyle was "apparently ...
and abstract printed jumper, 1991.
File:Nirvana around 1992.jpg, Grunge clothing, popular from 1991 to 1996. (Kurt Cobain
Kurt Donald Cobain (February 20, 1967 – April 5, 1994) was an American musician who served as the lead vocalist, guitarist and primary songwriter of the rock band Nirvana. Through his angst-fueled songwriting and anti-establishment persona ...
, 1992)
File:Red catsuit.jpg, The catsuit
A catsuit is a one-piece form-fitting garment that covers the torso and the legs, and frequently the arms. They are usually made from stretchable material, such as lycra, chiffon, spandex (after 1959), latex, or velour, but may use less elasti ...
became a trend in the late 1990s. Normally made of latex
Latex is an emulsion (stable dispersion) of polymer microparticles in water. Latexes are found in nature, but synthetic latexes are common as well.
In nature, latex is found as a milky fluid found in 10% of all flowering plants (angiosperms ...
, PVC, or spandex, it was often worn with high-heeled boots.
File:Snoqualmie Moondance dancers 03.jpg, Dancers at United States, America's Snoqualmie Moondance Festival in 1992
File:Dasich.jpg, The German electronic rock duo Das Ich, 1993. Their aspect shows the influence of the gothic fashion, goth look which returned in the 1990s.
File:Hi-top fade.jpg, African-American teenager with Hitop fade, popular in the early 1990s.
File:La minimanía.jpg, Argentine fashion spread focused on miniskirts, 1994.
File:Galafoto.jpg, Dutch high school prom, 1994
File:Choker.jpg, Chokers, popular in the mid and late-1990s
File:Lois McMaster Bujold (1996).jpg, Lois McMaster Bujold with pixie cut and denim western shirt, 1996
File:Hawaii Gov Cayetano and Hillary Clinton, September 1995.JPEG, US First Lady Hillary Clinton wearing straw panama hat, 1995
File:Slapbracelet.jpg, Slap bracelet worn by young girls in the early-1990s
File:A classic Black pair of Converse All Stars resting on the Black & White Ed. Shoebox (1998-2002).JPG, Converse All Stars, popular in the early 1990s
File:James Lavelle 1997.jpg, Electronic musician and DJ James Lavelle dressed in nightclub, club attire, 1997.
File:MA-1 Jacket in petrol.jpg, Bomber jacket with orange lining, popular from the mid-late 1990s
File:Lots of high school friends.jpg, Group of high school students, 1997
File:IngridStandingInBlack.jpg, Woman dressed in black maxi skirt
A skirt is the lower part of a dress or a separate outer garment that covers a person from the waist downwards.
At its simplest, a skirt can be a draped garment made out of a single piece of fabric (such as pareos). However, most skirts are fi ...
, top and hat, 1995.
File:Hip-Hop Mode Beispiel 1.jpg, Baseball jackets were popular among hip-hop fans in the mid-1990s
File:Dress Loafers Women's Mid '90s.JPG, Women's side gusset shoes popular during the mid and late 1990s among preppy and hip-hop subculture.
File:Mid '90s Go-go Boot.jpg, Go-go boots became fashionable again in 1995. They were worn by women of the hip-hop, alternative, and dance subcultures.
File:Heavy shoe style 1997.JPG, Block-heeled shoes, popular from 1995 until 2001.
File:Black Barbour bucket hat.jpg, Black Barbour bucket hat.
File:Aintzane Esther and Estitxu (cropped).jpg, Woman wearing cropped top and bell-bottomed pants, 1997.
File:Sallie Ann Glassman wall.jpg, Woman with Rachel haircut
The Rachel haircut, commonly known as simply "The Rachel", is an eponymous hairstyle popularized by American actress Jennifer Aniston. Named after Rachel Green, the character she played on the American sitcom '' Friends'' (1994-2004), Aniston deb ...
, late 1990s.
File:Eduardo Frei 1998.jpg, Double breasted Office suit, power suit with large shoulder pad
Shoulder pads are a type of fabric-covered padding used in men's and women's clothing to give the wearer the illusion of having broader and less sloping shoulders. In the beginning, shoulder pads were shaped as a semicircle or small triangle and ...
s worn in the European workplace, 1998
File:Assyrian youth, 1998.jpg, Group of young children displaying various fashion trends, Amman, 1998
File:Amman evangelical church, 1999.jpg, Church members exhibiting assorted fashion trends, Amman, 1998
File:TwoWomeninGlassesandBandanas.jpg, Two women wearing bandanas, 1999.
File:Spijkerbroek van gebleekt blauw katoenen denim met scheuren bij het zitvlak en omgeslagen pijpen “Levi’s”, objectnr 25677(1).JPG, Blue wide-leg jeans.
File:British Knights.JPG, A pair of British Knights
File:Pinkpolo.jpg, Polo shirt with popped collar.
File:1970s maxi skirt in Liberty print, with tooled leather shoulder bag and black T-shirt (cropped).jpg, Long maxi skirt
A skirt is the lower part of a dress or a separate outer garment that covers a person from the waist downwards.
At its simplest, a skirt can be a draped garment made out of a single piece of fabric (such as pareos). However, most skirts are fi ...
in a Liberty floral print.
See also
*2000s in fashion *1980s in fashionReferences
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