It’s all about…the 90’s !

When I was seven in the 90s, almost every child at my school (and no, I'm not prone to hyperbolising) was seized with a preoccupation for Pokemon cards or tamagotchi's that was so overwhelming, that to ever declare indifference towards the things was tantamount to walling oneself up in an impenetrable fort in the corner of the playground and declaring you were a social recluse. Now, thirteen years later, the allure of the the 90s is seizing to me again. Except this time in the form of a fashion I will actually, in this case, submit to.

Not long ago, designer Wayne Hemingway and a team of academics from the University of Wolverhampton confirmed that the early part of the decade, 1991-1992 (the period that saw 90210 become the most famous postcode in the world and Bryan Adams’ ('Everything I Do I Do It For You' spend 16 weeks at Number One), can now officially be classed as vintage as a result of the 20-year gap, reports the Telegraph. I feel old. Very old. But I suppose I should have probably seen it coming when wearing denim on denim was no longer a faux pas and instead a prevalent trend.

The 90’s was an era which was dominated by The Spice Girls, Friends and Saved by the Bell and with the reintroduction of the highwaisted, stonewash jeans and the crop top, could we also see the likes of the ‘Rachel’ hair cut and Addias sportswear, notoriously worn by Mel C ‘Sporty Spice’, (please god no) come back into trend?

The Best 90’s Trends

As the summer of 2012 signals the return of the 90s, designers are reworking the decade’s signature styles, from hip-hop to 90210...


Sneakers

 Platform sneakers were super impractical and girls all across the country stumbled through gym class in 5-inch platforms just so they could look like Baby Spice.

Denim Overalls 

Rachel from Friends always looked super cool in these back in the 90's...

High Waisted Denim Jeans 

Denim was all the rage throughout the '90s, but not in the way you think. The bigger and more colorful the jeans, the cooler they were. Baggy jeans, made famous by hip hop stars, and coloured jeans in red, green or indigo were seen on every '90s kid, along with the girls in the original 90210… (or Beverly Hills 90210, to give it its full title).

Butterfly Clips 

Very 90’s! I had so many of these tiny little things and they were a little bit of a pain and I always seemed to wear them out, but never return home with them in my hair. But they are cute all of the same.

Scrunchies 

As well as the butterfly clip, scrunchies also had their day in the '90's sun, but eventually became as outdated as shoulder pads or crimped hair.