Fashion 1990 - 2000s

 

 

 

The 1990s was the beginning of two sweeping changes in Western fashion: the beginning of the rejection of fashion which continued into the 2000s among a large section of the population, and the beginning of the adoption of tattoos, body piercings aside from ear piercing and to a lesser extent, other forms of body modification such as branding.

This started the indifferent, anti-conformist approach to fashion which was popular throughout the 1990s, leading to the popularisation of the casual chic look, including T-shirts, jeans and trainers.

Fashion  was also characterized by minimalist styles during this time, some of which were dubbed "anti-fashion", a backlash against the "excessive" fashion of the 1980s.  Subcultures such as Grunge, Goth, Emo, Nu Metal, Urban and Preppie defined and influenced the fashion of the era.... Most of the fashion trends of this decade are based around blue jeans and the T-shirt. Fluorescent or neon clothing, which became popular in the 1980s, remained popular until 1989. As of 1989 it was no longer popular, as it had been replaced by plaid.

Sports clothing enjoyed increased popularity as casual wear among teenagers in the early 1990s. Track suits with a loose nylon outer shell became popular, and replaced the older style of velour track suits.

Continuing from the 1980s leggings remained popular up until 1996. They were usually worn with oversized sweaters and sweatshirts in the cooler months and with oversized tee shirts in the warmers months.

 

 

 

 

Mod-inspired styles became popular in 1995 among teenaged girls and young women. These included straight leg jeans, baby t-shirts, plaid miniskirts, and short jackets with oversized zippers.  Around 1996, cords became popular, and continued as a trend through 2001.

After a dip in popularity in the mid-90s, sporty styles became increasingly popular later in the 90s. The late 90s sporty look was dominated by tearaway track pants with buttons on the side that could be “torn” open. Hip-hop fashion developed into a style more distinct from other sporty styles, baggy jeans, hooded sweatshirts, football jerseys, puffy jackets, and large gold chains became staples of the hip-hop look.