90s fashion trends were iconic and memorable. From the grunge aesthetic, to hip-hop, to preppy, there truly was a style choice for everyone.
Some of the most popular trends included many forms of denim, specifically very light denim. Baggy denim jeans, baggy and high-waisted denim shorts, denim jackets and vests.
It was also the era of bike shorts, choker necklaces, flannel tees, oversized graphic shirts, bucket hats, crop tops, and big boots. Do these styles sound familiar? It might be because 90s style is currently having a major resurgence with Gen Z fashion.
90s fashion was a mix of comfortable and cool. The casualness of the grunge clothing, to the more stylized, matching colors of the hip hop aesthetic.
Many kids in high school were wearing a mix of this or leaning more toward preppy or toward the baggy shirts and denim classic combo. Let’s take a look at some snap shots that capture the essence of 90s fashion.
Friends hanging out in early 90s style. You can still see some of the later 80s influences like the teased hair, but the baggy clothes are starting to become more prominent.Friends hanging out in the 90s. Bucket hats, middle parts, denim shorts. Actress Salma Hayek in a popular slip dress with icy eyeshadowActress Courtney Cox in the denim and turtleneck combo. A 90s kid on an early computerActress Julia Roberts with the light denim. Singer Janet Jackson in the baggy denimA skate ad from the 90sOutkast in the mid-90sKids dancing in sandals with socksGirls wearing fashionable over-sized shirts with prominent labelsLight jeans, Nikes, sports jacket Tourists in the city. The shorts here were a very common style. Model Tyra Banks in a comfy 90s outfit. Denim was hugely popular.The grunge/punk style from a 90s movie. Jennifer Love Hewitt in a jeans and crop top comboThe baggy, high-waisted shorts and 90s hair styles.Singer Aaliyah in 90s hip-hop styleThe actors from the TV show, Friends, styling in the 90s. Actress Shannon Doherty wearing light denim, a leather jacket, and cowboy boots. Actor Woody Harrelson with the statement jacket and Nike high-topsFriends hanging out in the 90s. We even get a glimpse of an early computer keyboard. Baggy jeans, oversized shirts, denim everywhereA good representation of 90s hairstyles. A photo of classmates in the 90s. Friends at a party in early 90s attire. Robin Williams in 90s street style with the NikesA grunge teen in the 90s with the dark hair, graphic tee, and baggy denimBright, color-blocking jacketsMariah Carey in 1994Kenan and Kel in the 90s.
