biggest fashion trends from HS

[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!

[jwright25]

Originally Posted by AOII Angel

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!

Ohhhh yes. Those socks were sometimes the most important part of the whole ensemble. Sometimes I wonder how I fit into my shoes!