If you were a child, a tween, a teen or a college student during the 90s, you surely remember some of the hottest trends of the decade. At the time you probably thought you looked great in your trendy outfit while walking the mall or waiting in line to see Pearl Jam or the Spice Girls. Looking back at your old photos, would you ever wear these trends again? Or are you happy to leave them in the past?
Let's remember and celebrate some of the best trends of the 90s.
Flannel
If it was the 90s, there had to be flannel around. Everyone from legendary rocker Kurt Cobain to the hunks on TV shows such as Party of Five and My So-Called Life wore flannel shirts (unbuttoned of course) with a t-shirt underneath and jeans on a regular basis. Even girls got in on the flannel shirt trend by wrapping flannel shirts around their waists or wearing the shirts open with a baby tee underneath.
Slap Bracelets
They were made of steel on the inside, they had fun fabric on the outside---they were slap bracelets. You could slap them onto your own wrist to wear them and to the horror of adults everywhere you could also slap your friends with them. Slap bracelets were banned from many schools because of slap related injuries.
Reebok Pumps
If you are a teen in 2011 rocking out to the song “Pumped Up Kicks” by Foster the People, you may not even know what a pumped up kick is, but if you were young in the 90s you can't possibly forget. Reebok Pumps were considered one of the coolest (and most expensive) pairs of sneakers of the entire decade. The sneakers had a basketball on the top that you could literally push on to pump up your shoes and your wardrobe.
Chain Wallets
Chain wallets were awesome because they attached your wallet to your pants so you wouldn’t lose it and also gave you another excuse to add chains to your outfit. JNCOs and chain wallets went together like Oreo cookies and milk.