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The 1990s in popular culture is typically referred to as the decade of "anti-fashion". In reality, anti-fashion was only one of many trends in fashion in the 1990s; however the fashion of the 1990s was characterized by minimalist styles. more...

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The fashion of the 1990s was also characterized by many overlapping, often contradictory trends. The most significant event in 1990s fashion was the rise of grunge fashion in 1992. In the late 1990s there was a move away from grunge. Retro clothing inspired by the 1960s and 1970s was popular for much of the 1990s.

Early 1990s

The acid washed denim fad of the late 1980s went into decline in 1990. Varying shades of stonewashed denim became popular, and remained popular through 1998. Denim jackets continued to be popular. Slim fit jeans became less popular; relaxed fit jeans became more popular. White and black t-shirts were popular with boys and men. Hairstyles also moved away from the 1980s. The high, hair spray-heavy styles favoured by women in the 1980s were replaced by long, straight hair, often with bangs. The bowl cut became popular with teenage and pre-teen boys in 1991. The mullet survived in modified form as a male hairstyle through 1992.

The dominant clothing fad at the beginning of the 1990s was fluorescent or neon clothing. Fluorescent clothing was associated with cool, summer themes like surfing and the beach. The five fluorescent colours were blue, green, orange, pink, and yellow. Fluorescent clothing was especially popular with teenage and pre-teen girls; however, fluorescent t-shirts and shorts were also popular with boys. Fluorescent clothing items included t-shirts, sweatshirts, socks, shoelaces, hair scrunchies, and fanny packs. In 1991, fluorescent colours were replaced by colours such as coral, hot pink, and turquoise. The popularity of bright colours declined through 1995. Hoop earrings were also a popular accessory for teenaged girls and women in the first years of the 1990s.

A variety of fashions influenced by the hippie era of the late 1960s became popular during the early 1990s. Tie dye shirts, which had reemerged as a style in 1988, remained popular. Tie dye shirts fit well with the bright colours of the early 1990s. In 1991, round sunglasses based on the granny style glasses of the late 1960s became popular, and remained popular through 1994.

Parachute pants were popular with boys and men in 1990 and 1991. Parachute pants were relaxed fit, tapered leg pants with a drawstring waist. Parachute pants came in bright colours such as neon pink, neon green and white. A fad of 1992 was heat-sensitive shirts that changed colour depending on the wearer's body temperature.

Sports influenced clothing was popular during the 1990s. One of the most popular styles of sports clothing was spandex. Spandex tights were a popular girls fashion item during the early 1990s. Spandex tights came in a variety of bright colours, including fluorescents. In 1991, black became another popular colour in spandex tights. Beginning in 1992, spandex tights were gradually replaced by black tights. By 1992, spandex tights had also become popular as biking wear for men, in such colours as black and blue. Weighlifters and wrestlers also wore spandex. Spandex was also popular for cropped tank tops, resembling long-line bras; and the sports bra, a heavily lined and supportive fitness garment, was worn as outerwear.

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