Fashion of the Nineties- clothes

“Anything goes” was the anti-fashion trend of the 90s. While the clothing catered for a caliber of stereotypes, the style was generally casual with baggy jeans and oversized T-shirts being the most the most popular style for both men and women.

Punk
The 90s brought back Hardcore Punk Fashion

Goth

The emos of today were the Goths of the 90s. Gothic Fashion reached its peak in the mid 90s.

Colours
The 90s were most commonly known for fluorescent coloured clothing…Bright coloured legging under long oversized tops was particularly worn by young girls.

Lounge & Sporty
With comfort coming first sports wear had become a trend of the early 90s. With oversized, baggy shirts and everybody walking in ked sneakers and converse chuck taylor all-stars.

Hip hop

If you were into the hip hop scene then the 90s had you styling in baggy denim. The sagging trend was particularly common, men wearing pants half way down their backsides…The backwards baseball cap, bomber jackets and flared trousers were common trends of the youth.

Disney
With Disney films at their prime it wasn’t a surprise to see kids and teens rocking t-shirts and sweaters with Lion King, Mickey Mouse and Winnie the Pooh to name a few!


Grunge
Towards the end of the 90s Grunge started to take over the bright colours and happy Disney. From 1995 stores we flooded with tartan, flannel shirts, stonewashed blue jeans and dark colours.