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Are the 90s Back? Photos of Popular 90s Fashion Trends

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 eyeshadow
Actress Courtney Cox in the denim and turtleneck combo.
A 90s kid on an early computer
Actress Julia Roberts with the light denim.
Singer Janet Jackson in the baggy denim
A skate ad from the 90s
Outkast in the mid-90s
Kids dancing in sandals with socks
Girls wearing fashionable over-sized shirts with prominent labels
Light 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 combo
The baggy, high-waisted shorts and 90s hair styles.
Singer Aaliyah in 90s hip-hop style
The 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-tops
Friends hanging out in the 90s. We even get a glimpse of an early computer keyboard.
Baggy jeans, oversized shirts, denim everywhere
A 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 Nikes
A grunge teen in the 90s with the dark hair, graphic tee, and baggy denim
Bright, color-blocking jackets
Mariah Carey in 1994
Kenan and Kel in the 90s.
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