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biggest fashion trends from HS
I was talking about this at work this week, and it made me curious.
What were the big trends from your HS years? Mine (circa 1998-2002): *Those "power bead" bracelets. *2 piece prom/homecoming dresses (bonus points if yours was fuschia). *Glitter (mostly freshman year, body glitter was a must for formals) *Those Steve Madden slides, the black ones with the chunky botttoms. *Cutting the tops off of your jeans (a la Mariah Carey in the "Heartbreaker" video). *Those backless tops that were held on by like one string in the back (someone HAS to know what I'm talking about). *Belly button piercings. I seriously am in awe of the fact that people are STILL getting them because these were huge in HS. |
Things I remember from 1998 - 2002:
- Cutting the bottoms of jeans to make straight-legs into boot-cut - JNCOs (in like 9th grade) - Eyebrow rings (EVERYONE had them when I was in school) - Old Nokias with removable faceplates to match an outfit - Timbs, ugly ass Lugz, and Saucony's to match your outfits - Colored contacts to match outfits (red lenses to match red clothes, etc) There was a lot of matching going on in my day :p I'm sure there's some more bad fashion, but I've purged it from my memory. |
*The tube top was a big deal back then too for some reason (if you could get out of the house with one on without the parents losing it). You were ultra cool if your tube top was sparkly.
*One-shoulder tops. Like a tank top with one shoulder. *Shrugs. You know, those sleeve things that went over tank tops. *Twin set cardigans, black plants, and chunky heeled shoes. You were being "classy" when you wore those 3 things. |
1993-1997 = Watch Clueless. Add country. Shake and stir.
baby doll dresses with knee highs or thigh highs brown Bass shoes Duck Head ANYTHING Tommy Hilfiger ANYTHING umbro shorts vests, crocheted was best |
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*Oh and I forgot those black plastic choker necklaces circa freshman year.
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1989-1993
Oversized shirts Overalls with one strap hanging down Leotard shirts (they were skin tight and snapped at the crotch and were usually worn with jeans) Color-fade clothing Units (anyone remember this crap? Their belt/tube top was a staple of my freshman year wardrobe!) Anything in Hunter Green, Navy and Maroon...even better if all three colors were in one item Big Bows to go with our Mall bangs Hoop earrings Floral patterned shirts Z Cavarrichi, Girbaud, Guess jeans Boat shoes Duck shoes with plaid uppers Plaid shirts Basically, if it was ugly, we wore it! |
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My sisters wore those in college, but I was never into silver then. |
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Chunky boots. Doc Martins if you could swing them, otherwise "hikers" from AE. Flannel/plaid. Sheer peasant tops (though I could never pull them off). Rugby shirts. Bell bottoms had been in for a bit. Tapered jeans were finally out, thank goodness. Thrift store/consignment clothes were just becoming cool (or maybe it was just my group of friends). |
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1980-83
Jordache, Calvin Klein and Gloria Vanderbilt jeans, TIGHT.. so tight that you had to lay on the bed to get them zipped and some girls broke ribs from them (or so the rumors said!) clogs ruffles-ruffly shirts/peasant shirts preppy anything: polos, turtle necks, sweaters worn over the shoulder with the sleeves tied in a knot in front penny loafers Nikes were just getting popular mood rings (that may have been junior high, but I have one of the originals!) everything was matchy-matchy so you wore the same colored socks as your shirt with matching earrings and beads. OR, gold, gold, gold.. herringbone, preferably, even though it kinked up after a couple wearings and was useless! |
I had most of the things from the nineties, like a spoiled little brat.
The prom dress I mentioned in the other thread? The top was sparkly and had a cut out back with one string coming across it. Match that with stick on jewels as a tramp stamp, plus my belly button ring (believe me I took it out IMMEDIATELY when I moved in at college). Ball gown skirt. Make it Banana Yellow. I didn't tackle the fuchsia dress until senior year (2002). Although that fuchsia dress was kick ass and if my boobs weren't too big and I had the occasion I'd wear it again today. |
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Also big were: Cross Colours/Karl Kani, or anything with bright colors Nikes--the Deon Sanders shoes and the sandles (with socks!) big shirts and tights shirts/outfits with Disney/Looney Tunes characters shirts with the ruffles chokers Starter gear And my senior year, my school decided to go to uniforms. NOT COOL. :mad: Quote:
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there's a lot of us who were in hs from 93-97. And now we're all turning 30!
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Just remembered some more
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My senior prom dress was pretty kick ass also. It was also fuschia. The back was out and I had pink stick-on jewels in the shape of a heart on my back. Just thought of some more stuff: *Those little mini butterfly hair clips. My sophomore year school pic, I wore a lavender top with little lavender butterfly hair clips. *Twisting your hair up mutiple times and sticking multiple said hair clips in it. *Those long sweaters with belts. *Turtlenecks with no sleeves. *Frosty pink or white eyeshadow, lipgloss, etc. *Any jewelry from Claire's or Icing. |
1989-92
Neon colored clothing (esp shirts or socks) Anything that was printed with Dollar signs BK's, Vans, or Reeboks, or the "pumping" shoes NFL team coats rolled up pant bottoms (like you were in the 50's) Ruffled blouses KEDS with ankle socks United Colors of Benneton Kriss Kross style TLC style with the condoms attached and because I went to a country high school--- skin tight roper jeans or wranglers Roper boots or justin boots |
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2002-6
The only thing I can think of is for girls, the North face black fleece jacket, tights/leggings, and Ugg boots (known as the Trifecta) Skinny jeans had started to become popular about senior year. |
*Those Old Navy fleece vests (seen in the "Dress you up in my love" commercial)
*Ripped jeans were kind of just taking off (bonus if the top was cut off- see first post). |
I don't know about other schools, but the Nike Presto was cool here for like 5 minutes at some point:
http://fastlikerabbit.com/projects/i...nt/rngads1.jpg I had the pink ones! |
^^^ LOL I wanted those so bad, but I don't think they made them in my size
I had to stick with K-Swiss |
OMG I loved/had a pair of Presto for those 5 minutes. Actually, still do love them.
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huraches'-forgot about those
and those hippie sandals made from water buffalo leather:thong with a toe loop and flat, flat soles. pier one sold them, before they went all housegoods on us. |
The stick on body jewels were a must. Junior prom I had some as a tramp stamp, senior prom I had some on my shoulder. I'm pretty sure both were in the same shape but one was yellow and one was pink.
Remember WIDE WIDE WIDE leg jeans? Skaterpunk wide? |
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I remember the girls being really into stretch jeans and slouch socks. Bright colors came back. Baggy jeans and timberlands. Not much has changed, except now boys are wearing "skinny" jeans, but the thugs are still wearing baggy jeans. |
I'm 93-97 too! LOL! And, I've already turned 30.
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Early/mid 80s - the same things AGDee mentioned plus:
-Long sleeve surfer t-shirts from Ron Jon or some other surf shop -T shirts with thermals under them (for the stoner jocks [no, this is not an oxymoron]) -Prom and bridesmaid dresses with giant crinolines or hoops - came in after Princess Di's wedding (antidote to the years of Little House on the Prairie looking dresses) |
94-98
Clothing -Anything Timberland, Tommy Hilfiger, Polo, or Nautica, Pullover v-neck nylon college jackets ( I had Georgetown), 1994 Nike newsboy Caps, Flannel/Plaid shirts, DKNY, Pelle, Perry Ellis, Calvin Klein Shoes-Air max 95's:D, 97's, Fila, Air Force 1's, Polo, Tommy Hilfiger, Timberland, wallabees, Strange accessories: Giga Pets (Never got that one. YIKES.) |
I think Violet & KnightShadow pretty well covered my HS years ... Class of 2002 was a good time.
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ooh ooh, can an old person play? In 1972 we wore long straight hair, peace sign necklaces, vertical striped bell bottom hip huggers, Minnetonka moccasins with fringe on them (ankle high booties) and leather jackets with 6" of fringed leather on the sleeves, middle and bottom. Our prom dresses were empire waist often satin with Venice lace over the bodice and sleeves(many were home-made, hey, we all had to take sewing in Home Ec).
In 1969 (my freshman year) we still had teased up bouffant hair, black eyeliner, white lipstick (Yardley of London), and we had to wear dresses to class. Many dresses were short,psychodelic colorful patterns. Only in 1971 did they abandon the dress rule and let us wear "pantsuits" matching tops and bottoms. Bobbie Brooks was a brand sold at nice dept. stores. Now it's at Dollar General. lol. |
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I rocked the shit out of some JNCOs circa 1998. |
I'm with you Army Wife. Here are the fashions from the late 70s...
The disco era was moving into Punk Rock. Talk about a juxtaposition! Went from Afros/Dorothy Hammil cuts to Feathered bangs (I wore the afro for two years, then tried the feathered bangs that didn't work with curly hair). Calvin Klein, Jordache and Brittania Jeans – very tight. Sometimes they zipped at the ankles Painter Pants (reincarnated later as Cargo Pants) Blue Jean overalls Jumpsuits Shiny tops with wide lapels (Qiana knit) Wrap Dresses (particularly Diane Von Furstenburg) Gunne Sax Dresses Gauchos with Dingo Boots (I recall this was reincarnated too) “Bow” Blouses and Cowl-neck sweaters Annie Hall-style dresses with big shoulder pads Bomber Jackets, Down Jackets/Vests Tall Platforms Cork Shoes, Candies Heels, Dr. Scholl’s Top Siders and Rugby Shirts on the preppy-types Crinkled Cloth (my mother always tried to iron out the wrinkles) Very Big Hoop Earrings and Mood Rings Pom Pom socks and Tube Socks Lots of makeup and overly plucked eyebrows Bonne Bell Lipsmackers in 7-up flavor |
And I forgot about the big teased hair look as well.
Curly perms and you could tell whose perm was fresh. High top fades Names/designs cut into the fades Asymmetrical haircuts hoop earrings with your name or initial sweater vests dresses with wide lapels with soutache dressing ontop (looked like the band uniforms) rompers big hair bows |
2002-2006.
I feel like there was a different shoe trend every year.... - Freshmen year there was the Steve Madden gym shoe platforms... although those actually started in 8th grade at my school...i hope someone knows what i'm talking about, i can't find a picture!! - Sophomore year came the Birkenstocks - Junior year at my school those plain but brightly colored New Balances & Saucony's became really popular for some reason - I'm can't think of what the shoe trend was senior year.... - Northfaces blew up during this time - I remember thinking track jackets were really cool like sophomore year - Those super glittery purses/bags that were just covered in sequins - Everyone at my high school used pre-wrap, that stuff you use in like bandaging, as headbands when they were wearing a pony tail to keep stray hairs in place - Old Navy flip flops, although thats still popular... - Side bangs!! - Abercrombie & Hollister polos i know there's tons more but i cant think of any... |
I was in hs from 1990-1994-
And the things that were popular that I remember were -- Hypercolor t-shirts (and the matching socks!) -- Dooney and Bourke All Weather Leather Purses -- Birkenstocks -- Anything Ralph Lauren |
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This is the same for me as well ('89 - '93) although I would add: -Pepe jeans -Nautica anything -Cross Colours -Jansport backpacks |
I went to high school 1999-2003, so these were the rage:
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*I forgot what it was called, but it's those jeans where the bottoms looked like the threading was coming off (i don't wanna say fringe...forgot what's its called) *Flare jeans were the rage! No bootcut, no straightleg, it had to be low-rise flare jeans. *It was popular here to have not bangs, but 2 little pieces of hair hanging down. You had to have a part in the middle, and then take 2 little pieces from each side of the part and right where your forehead is. My mom said it looked like we had antennas. *K-Swiss *Shirts with the sayings on them *Velour sweatpants. You had to had the jacket and the pants that matched, and they had to be tightly fitted. *gym/cheer type shorts with the tops folded down. You had to be able to see the white band, and the tag. lol *Puka shells for the guys *Jansport backpacks. |
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And who could forget soffee shorts? I still have mine! |
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