90s style

Fashion tends to come back, and today we are sometimes happy to nostalgic for the madness of the 90s, when, it would seem, everyone wore everything, but on the other hand, everyone clearly understood - this is “fashionable”, and this is “scoop” and “ yesterday". The rebellious and daring style of the 90s is a great idea for a stylized party or disco.

The fashion frenzy of the 90s in Russia was caused by the unprecedented availability of things for those times: everything that people saw only in magazines or on TV (and then in very metered quantities!), Rushed into shops, markets and flea markets.

General trends were borrowed from the world catwalks, but they were read in a very peculiar way. The issues of compatibility of things with each other, taking into account the features of the figure, the concept of “goes or does not go” were of little concern to anyone: if a thing is bought, it must be worn! All this has formed a very special style, which today is still too early to write down in "retro".

Fashion signs of the era:

• Denim. Denim was at the forefront of fashion. It's not just about trousers, shorts and skirts. Bags, accessories, shoes - from denim or with a "denim" print - were the most popular and loved. The nineties were the time of minimalism, sports style, military, grunge, hippies - denim fits into all these styles better than anyone else.

• Mini. By that time, fashion had already “been ill” with miniskirts of the 60s and 70s, but this time everything was shortened - both shorts and even T-shirts (the notorious “topics”).
• Prints. The brighter the better. The most popular are animalistic (leopard, zebra, tiger) and, of course, inscriptions. Best of all, in English.
• Neon colors. Light green, fuchsia, canary, bright orange, purple. They weren't exclusively party colors, things in such bright colors could well be worn daily.

• broad shoulders. As if in contrast to the “bottom” covered with leggings, the upper part of the clothing with wide voluminous shoulders was at the height of fashion. The cut of jackets and jackets suggested voluminous shoulder pads. Every fashionista must have at least one such jacket.

• Attributes of sports style. Trousers with stripes, bomber jackets (popularly called "olympics", "masters") and sneakers came into fashion. These pieces were boldly mixed with more neutral jeans or dresses.

• Catchy accessories. Large colored earrings, bracelets, rings could be plastic, wooden, metal, woven from threads. A bright sign of the times is plastic badges and the prototype of the fashionable choker today - a necklace woven from plastic threads (“tattoo”).

The style of the 80-90s in clothes was dictated by the famous supermodels, who today are already considered "grandmothers": Claudia Schiffer, Cindy Crawford, Linda Evangelista, Kate Moss.

All of them starred in advertisements for "denim" brands, promoting fashionable denim clothes. The favorites of those times are considered to be banana jeans (straight-cut trousers, tapering down, often with an elastic band or drawstring at the waist), “boyfriends” or straight tight jeans.After Cindy Crawford starred in a Pepsi commercial, the classic "American" look came into fashion: straight jeans, a white tight T-shirt, a lush hairstyle.

Another memorable image is Demi Moore in the movie “Ghost”: she is dressed in deliberately wide jeans, shapeless T-shirts and “killed” sneakers.

As for color, classic light blue was considered the most fashionable. At the same time, bleached denim - “varenka” came into use.

To look sexy in jeans of such styles and colors, you need to have a very slender figure: shaping is in vogue, which means appropriate clothing - leggings, "bicycles". Leggings or leggings in a wide variety of colors were worn with denim miniskirts, tunics, T-shirt dresses, and even coats.

A fashionable accessory then “came out” of fitness clothes - a bright knitted headband. She was worn simply with her hair loose, under a bouffant, with a tail. Perm was in fashion, huge bouffants and bangs, which were usually twisted inward and literally "stood" from the abundance of hairspray.

Sport chic is a style direction that in the 90s was popular not only in street fashion, but also among the stars. Members of the cult group Spice Girls, Gwen Stefani of No Doubt, actresses of the series Charmed and Beverly Hills 90 210 wore cropped bright tops, combining them with high-waisted trousers or denim skirts. A shirt or jacket was worn on top of the top.

Leather clothing - jackets, mini-skirts - migrated from the 80s to the 90s. Fashionistas wore leather vests and trousers.

Sweaters were loved by everyone - both children and adults. The women's sweater of those times was, as a rule, from angorka, the neck was a collar-collar. Flowers were crocheted on it, decorated with beads, beads or sequins.Young girls tried to buy such sweaters in large sizes in order to achieve an oversized effect. And sometimes they were just specially stretched! Such a huge sweater was combined with leggings or colored tights.

Fashionable dresses and T-shirts are printed. Inscriptions were popular in the West, in Russia - images of cartoon characters: Mickey Mouse, Goofy, Buggs Bunny, and after the release of the movie "Titanic", the T-shirt or top with the image of Leo DiCaprio and Kate became the best-selling item in the markets and stores. Winslet.

Makeup of the 90s can literally be called "war paint". It was normal for a woman on the periphery, and for a celebrity, to make up bright and catchy. The emphasis was on the lips and eyes at the same time. Eye shadow with mother of pearl, colored eyeliner, dark lipstick - this is makeup in the spirit of the 90s. Eyebrows were made narrow, like strings.

Fashion for a healthy lifestyle has done its job: men in the 90s massively dressed in sportswear. A tracksuit or clothes with Reebok, Adidas, Nike logos have become part of the everyday look. Shoes - sneakers or sneakers.

Jeans and trousers were wide enough. Men also wore "bananas" with an elastic band, and strict trousers had a lot of folds at the waist.

In 1992, the fashion house Versace presented a collection of business clothes: raspberry-colored jackets in combination with gray trousers. The hitherto unknown trend spread very quickly, and soon bright jackets began to be sewn not only in China, but also in Russian factories. The crimson jacket has become a symbol of a successful person, "the master of life."Designers offered other color options - yellow, red, green - but they did not take root.

A sweater with an ornament is a real must have for a man from the 90s. In this one could go to work, combining it with classic trousers or jeans, or you can go on vacation out of town. It was not considered shameful to wear it with sweatpants.

Young people strove to show their rebellious spirit in clothes: style icons were Kurt Cobain (his grunge negligence was adopted - elongated stale T-shirts, torn jeans, voluminous sweaters and plaid shirts), and, of course, domestic rock idols: Igor Talkov, Viktor Tsoi, Yuri Shevchuk.

Fashionable men's accessories of those years - a purse, an electronic watch on a metal strap. Wealthy people showed their wealth by wearing massive gold chains and rings.

For a themed party or a 90s Disco concert, it's best to find items straight from those years - they are probably still in the closet. Short bright tops, a t-shirt with a "titanic" or a "D&G" appliqué are perfect for girls. Bold and slender, you can combine them with leggings and ... that's it! Modest women will need denim shorts or the famous lambada skirt (a short denim skirt made of two frills with lace and the inscription Lambada).

90s cut jeans can be found in the collections of ASOS, H&M, Bonprix. A large selection of wide-leg or "banana" trousers is sold through catalogs from German firms such as Quelle. Authentic options would be "boiled" jeans Mawin ("Malvins") or "Montana". You can buy them over the Internet.

Young people can wear the famous Boys sweater (Turkish-made sweater with the Boys Team inscription), Montana jeans and a baseball cap with an eagle and USA inscription, which was super fashionable in the mid-90s. To the place will be a non-original Adidas tracksuit with white sneakers. You can wear a leather jacket on top.

To create a hairstyle, you will need a lot of hairspray - the most fashionable girls wore a lush bouffant and, of course, bangs! You can apply glitter polish on top.

Another popular hairstyle - "tail-fountain" - from above, at the very top. You can make it not from the entire mass of hair, but only from the top bundle, and leave the rest loose.