biggest fashion trends from HS

[RU OX Alum]

1996-2000:

Doc Martin's

Addidas

Phat laces for addidas was a trend that came later

phat jeans/pants made by kikwear and caffeen

knowing what "phat" really meant before it going all over the media

skinny neck ties

sauconys

fleeces for jackets, with the half zip in the front

button down shirts with only one or two buttons closed and the sleves half way rolled up

those hemp rope necklace things with various semi-precisous gems attached

boxer briefs became popular as the male version of the sports bra

layers! people would have four or five different shirts on at a time. All from the same store, otherwise it didn't match.

that's about all I can remember

[sthrnsweetie007]

Originally Posted by lovespink88

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...

oh my goodness i remember almost all of that except using prewrap to keep stray hairs in place.

-it was either sperry's, doc martins, birkenstocks, or wallabe's were the shoe of choice
-rainbow sandals were THE summer flip flop staple
-north face or columbia fleece jackets
-EVERYONE had an ll bean bookbag... the classic 2 pocket not the newer one that they sell as a college bookbag
-layering started to get popular again
-every girl either wore love spell or dream angels heavenly
-mismatching clothes but keeping within the same color started getting big my senior year
-ballet flats, skinny jeans, and button downs... oh my that was huge
-the hairstyle for all 4 years really was long, layered, and having side bangs (http://www.hrbangs.com/jessica-alba-side-bangs.jpg)


that's all i can remember really.

[jwright25]

Originally Posted by AOII Angel

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!

This was my timeframe too. Bolded were HUGE with us. I also remember:

- Layering different colored socks to match the outfit
- The side-ponytail
- Colored rubber bands on braces (more middle school)
- Cheerleading shoes with the different color discs to match your outfit
- Swatch watches. The more the better - especially wearing your boyfriend's
- Shoulder pads
- Pastel floral dresses. Preferably with shoulder pads.
- Blue eyeshadow
- Benetton
- JCrew barn jackets. (I miss mine now and would wear it still.)
- Poofy sleeved prom dresses. All my prom dresses had poofy sleeves.
- Anything teal.
- Add-a-beads and twist-a-beads (might have been more middle school too)

(Great thread! All the mid-90s stuff takes me back to college! Especially Umbros. I recently went through all my old pics, and I think I'm wearing Umbros in half of them.)

[AOII Angel]

Originally Posted by jwright25

This was my timeframe too. Bolded were HUGE with us. I also remember:

- Layering different colored socks to match the outfit
- The side-ponytail
- Colored rubber bands on braces (more middle school)
- Cheerleading shoes with the different color discs to match your outfit
- Swatch watches. The more the better - especially wearing your boyfriend's
- Shoulder pads
- Pastel floral dresses. Preferably with shoulder pads.
- Blue eyeshadow
- Benetton
- JCrew barn jackets. (I miss mine now and would wear it still.)
- Poofy sleeved prom dresses. All my prom dresses had poofy sleeves.
- Anything teal.
- Add-a-beads and twist-a-beads (might have been more middle school too)

(Great thread! All the mid-90s stuff takes me back to college! Especially Umbros. I recently went through all my old pics, and I think I'm wearing Umbros in half of them.)

I remember these well! Almost forgot about the layered socks...do you remember that people would layer different colors but switch them up on each foot, ie. red over white sock on right foot and white over red sock on left foot!?

As for Umbros, I thought they were appropriate attire for any situation. Umbros and a letter shirt were my daily uniform!

[ZTAngel]

1995-1999

I really don't remember too much what the fashion was. I feel like fashion in the late 90s wasn't all that distinctive...at least not the way it was in the 80s or even early 90s.

I do remember:

- Hemp necklaces
- Platform strappy shoes
- Dark, matte lipstick
- Plaid (during my first year of HS)
- Shirts with thick horizontal stripes...it seems that my friends and me are wearing this type of shirt in a ton of photos I have from HS
- Converse sneakers

Originally Posted by KSUViolet06

*Those backless tops that were held on by like one string in the back (someone HAS to know what I'm talking about).

I completely forgot about those! Those were really popular my freshman/sophomore year in college. I remember double knotting all of my strings because there was always a drunk fraternity guy at every social who loved to pull the string on the girls' tops......

[Kevlar281]

I don't know what they were called but the girls at my high school loved wearing those tight ass black club pants to school. God bless whoever started that trend.

[nate2512]

02-06

Nike Shox were blowing up. Every basketball team in the area had them, though by about my junior year our basketball team managed to throw that trend due to them being really uncomfortable, tearing up easily, and injury prone.

LiveStrong bands.

Pink was starting to come around for the straight guy.

Trucker Hats - utterly horrible.

Capri Pants for girls.

Shag hairstyles

No socks, or no show socks

guys started shaving their legs (not sure if this one didn't start earlier)

hoodies

Those are the ones I can really remember, I'm sure I'm leaving some things out.

[lovespink88]

Originally Posted by nate2512

02-06

guys started shaving their legs (not sure if this one didn't start earlier)

?????

We're from the same years. I don't know any guys who shave their legs...

[nate2512]

Originally Posted by lovespink88

?????

We're from the same years. I don't know any guys who shave their legs...

its quite possible an isolated southern thing? im not really sure, most guys i now started shaving their legs in high, and most guys i know still do

[lovespink88]

Originally Posted by nate2512

its quite possible an isolated southern thing? im not really sure, most guys i now started shaving their legs in high, and most guys i know still do

Iiiiiiiiiiiiinteresting...Well, you learn something new everyday!

[knight_shadow]

Originally Posted by nate2512

its quite possible an isolated southern thing? im not really sure, most guys i now started shaving their legs in high, and most guys i know still do

Most of the guys that shaved their legs in my HS were athletes. Were other guys doing it too?

[Tippiechick]

Originally Posted by nate2512

its quite possible an isolated southern thing? im not really sure, most guys i now started shaving their legs in high, and most guys i know still do

No Southern man I know shaves their legs. I would LAUGH at them if they did. I expect my Southern men to require less grooming than myself.

[myopicsunflower]

What a fun thread!

91-95

Big hair wasn't completely out yet.
Cowboy boot shoes (like regular cowboy boots but ankle-height)
Birkenstocks year-round (just add socks when it's cold)
Umbro shorts
Patagonia fleece pullovers
scrunchies
rugby shirts
Doc Martens
floral dresses
turtlenecks under oversized sweatshirts
lumberjack boots (but with thinner soles)
jeans tended to have high waists *shudder*

[KSUViolet06]

Originally Posted by tld221

-chinese chopsticks (for the hair)

-bandana/triangle tops

I could go on and on. Damn those were good times.

YES.

Originally Posted by sthrnsweetie007

oh my goodness i remember almost all of that except using prewrap to keep stray hairs in place.

-it was either sperry's, doc martins, birkenstocks, or wallabe's were the shoe of choice
-rainbow sandals were THE summer flip flop staple
-north face or columbia fleece jackets
-EVERYONE had an ll bean bookbag... the classic 2 pocket not the newer one that they sell as a college bookbag
-layering started to get popular again
-every girl either wore love spell or dream angels heavenly
-mismatching clothes but keeping within the same color started getting big my senior year
-ballet flats, skinny jeans, and button downs... oh my that was huge
-the hairstyle for all 4 years really was long, layered, and having side bangs (http://www.hrbangs.com/jessica-alba-side-bangs.jpg)


that's all i can remember really.

Was perping in style back then too ktbug?

[sthrnsweetie007]

Originally Posted by nate2512

02-06


guys started shaving their legs (not sure if this one didn't start earlier)

I'm from the deep south too and the only guys i ever remember shaving their legs were swimmers and sometimes the soccer players.. other than that no other guys i knew did that.