90's Fashion Help

[Tenacious_Peaches]

We are having a contest at work to dress up in the fashion of the decades. My team has the 90's. We've already talked about grunge. I thought of wearing my clothes backward like Kriss Kross but nobody had any clue what I was talking about.

Suggestions, kittens?

[Jenny]

I can't really think of any style besides grunge that stands out from the '90's....maybe baby doll dresses, a la Courtney Love? Otherwise, I can't remember any specific trend

[Farin]

I think Kriss Kross were the only ones that wore their clothes backwards...

Grunge is easy...

maybe a Techno / Raver look?

[Levis]

How about one of the Spice Girls? High ponytails, tongue piercings, tracksuits and little black dresses - take your pick

[Levis]

Boy bands too - Baggy pants, loose fitting t-shirts and moppy hair - not naturally moppy, but coiffed moppy.

[The Seeker]

I'm sure today's teenagers would love to hear you describe their baggy trousers and loose shirts as boy band style-y

(but I know what you mean )

[Uncle Joe]

Fin, take those silly clothes off and get with the 2000's.

[Levis]

Then there's Britpop

[Uncle Joe]

The dog is the only one who isn't over-dressed.

[The Seeker]

^ I wouldn't want to wear suits every day but I think they look quite nice.

Fin, take those silly clothes off and get with the 2000's.

Hmm... I think emo clothes and hair would suit me just fine.

Edited September 10, 2008 by Guest

[Tony Baloni]

Ok, first, don't shower or shave for about 3 days, then find a bunch of orange, teal and purple XL clothes to wear, throw in an oversized flannel, a backwards hat, and some glasses the size of dinner plates, and you're good to go.

[Farin]

look at wikipedia says

white denim...

[Levis]

The dog is the only one who isn't over-dressed.

Britpop was kind of the 'anti-grunge' - that's what made it so popular, I think. Or the reason it came to be, anyway.

[Lucky]

After looking at the wiki page, how about Goth? With those maroon/plum colored streaked hair, etc. Pale makeup, black lipstick & nails etc.

[Carl]

Go on eBay (or maybe your closet), and get one of those "Co-ed Naked (insert activity)" shirts. This trend actually started in the '80s, but peaked in the '90s.

Sadly, the Totally Krossed out look never caught on.

[indigoboo]

How about Cross Colors?

http://www.geocities.com/angelofwarr/crosscolours.jpg

[Ombre Vivante]

Then there's Britpop

Nobody would know what they were dressed as here in the US.

You could dress like Parker Lewis with those crazy MC Hammer pants

[Tenacious_Peaches]

Parker Lewis! Holy crap, I love you!

I've pretty much decided to go goth, btw.

[_Laurie_]

Peachy, you're gonna have to post a pic!

[Tenacious_Peaches]

If you're lucky...

[Batman]

for an extra detail, go with a slap-on bracelet

[Ombre Vivante]

MC HAMMER PANTS

[Udo]

If you're lucky...

No, that's Laurie. Lucky is a totally different person.

Edited September 14, 2008 by Guest
forgot to quote

[Tenacious_Peaches]

Thanks, Udo. I get all these crazy broads mixed up.

[blind-fitter]

I've pretty much decided to go goth, btw.

Interesting. In the UK, Goth was distinctly 80s: early 80s, in fact. Bauhaus, Banshees, Sisters Of Mercy, The Mission, Alien Sex Fiend, Fields Of tHe Nephilim, et al. (Leeds was Goth Centre of the Universe for a few years; in the wake of The Sisters Of Mercy came a load of vaguely similar outfits and a thriving Goth Club-scene). In the UK, by the end of the 80s Goth was dead as a doornail, or gone underground. Ne'er a Goth to be seen in the 90s, apart from in certain favoured haunts.