1990s in fashion

Fashion in the early 1990s

was generally loose fitting
and colorful. Unless you
were going for the grunge
look, then color was the
enemy.
Who remembers pegging
Skidz pants bought from
Merry Go Round? We had
to wear Air Jordans, too.
Our t-shirts were big and
our shorts were extra
long. The tapered pants
were a big deal. If they
werent tapered, then you
had to taper them
yourself with a fold and a
couple flips.
Boys and girls both wore
baseball caps in many
different ways. Mullets
were stylish for a couple
years and every sweater
had a turtleneck under it.

Also in the early

nineties fashions worn
by hop hop artists were
becoming increasingly
mainstream. And
because of the growing
popularity of hip hop
music among the
suburban community,
urban styles were seen
everywhere, not just in
the big city. By the late
1990s hip hop style was
arguably the most
popular among young
people.
Starting in the mid-90s,
industrial and military
styles crept into
mainstream fashion.
People were finding any
way to make a fashion
accessory out of a piece
of machinery.
Camouflage pants were
ironically worn by antiwar protesters.

General trend

Psychobilly and punk

Hardcore punk fashion, which
began in the 1970s, was very
popular in the 1990s, and Goth
fashion reached its
peak. Common items for pop
punk and nu metal fans
included spik hair, black
hoodies, and baggy pants in
black or red Royal Stewart
tartan. In the

Grunge look
The new wave and heavy metal fashion of the 1980s lasted until early 1992,
when Grunge and hip hop fashion 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 the late 2000s, and was dominated by tartan flannel shirts,
stonewashed blue jeans, and dark colors like maroon, forest
green, indigo, brown, white and black.
Grunge fashion remained popular among the British skater subculture 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.

US, Psychobilly bands

like Reverend Horton
Heat and Rocket from the
Crypt popularized brothel
creepers, gas station shirts and
dark-colored bowlin
shirts during the late 1990s.

Hip hop look

The early 1990s saw widespread interest in hip hop and gangsta rap due
to the influence of artists like MC Hammer, Tupac Shakur, Eazy E, Dr.
Dre, N.W.A, Wu-Tang Clan, and Public Enemy. The sagging trend began
in the early 1990s and continued until the 2010s. Wide leg
jeans, Plaid, Khakis, Locs glasses, bomber jackets,
tracksuits and baseball caps and snapback hats worn backwards
became popular among hip hop fans together with gold
chains, sovereign rings, and FUBU T-shirts.

Hairstyles

Women's hair in the early 1990s continued in the big,

The 1990s generally saw the continued popularity of longer hair on

curly style of the 1980s.

men. In the early 1990s, curtained hair and small ponytails were popular
The pixie cut and Rachel haircut, based on the
hairstyles of Jennifer Aniston in Friends and Marlo

among yuppies. Other trends included Flattops, Hi-top fades, and

cornrows.

Thomas inThat Girl, 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. Ponytails and
side ponytails worn with scrunchies were popular too.
From 1995 onwards, dark-haired women tended to
dye their hair a lighter color with blonde highlights
(popularized by Jennifer Aniston) until about 2008.

In the mid 1990s, men's hairstyle trends went in several different

directions. Younger men who were more amenable had adopted
the Caesar cut, either natural or dyed. This style was popularized
by George Clooney 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

In the late 1990s, the Bob cut was well-desired,

1950s style bouffant haircuts or the Caesar cut.

popularized and rejuvenated by Victoria Beckham of

the Spice Girls. This late 1990s-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 in 1997, with highlights
going hand-in-hand with this revival. Other late '90s
haircuts included "Felicity curls" (popularized by Keri
Russell in the hit TV show Felicity, the Fishtail HalfUp, and pigtails, as well as the continuation of mid
'90s hairdos.

By 1997, it was considered unstylish and unattractive for men and boys
to have longer hair (with the exception of celebrities like Johnny
Depp and Brad Pitt around 1999), and as a result short hair completely
took over. From 1997 onwards, aside from curtained hair (which was
popular throughout the decade), spiky hair, 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 early 2000s. For African-American men,
the cornrows (popularized by former NBA player Allen Iverson)
and buzz cut were a popular trend that continued into the early 2000s.

Other trends

Converse All Stars,

popular in the early 1990s

Women's side gusset shoes

popular during the mid and late
1990s among preppy and hiphop subculture.

Block-heeled shoes, popular

from 1995 until 2001.

Slap bracelet worn by young

girls in the early-1990s

Baseball jacket was popular

among hip-hop fans in the
mid-1990s

Bomber jacket with orange lining,

popular from the mid-late 1990s

Go-go boots became fashionable

again in 1995. They were worn by
women of the hip-hop and preppy
subcultures.

African-American teenager
with Hitop fade, popular in the
early 1990s.