This is What People Should Look Like

There is no other recount of 90s fashion that’s quite like this one, so grab your flannel shirts and read on for the most unique view of the greatest decade ever and a glimpse into what people really wore.

If you want to learn anything about 90s fashion go get the movie Singles (1992) and watch it.  Besides being a hilarious and brilliant movie, Singles also set the tone for 90s fashion for lots of kids.  It was made in 1992 when 80s fashion was still in full swing, and while most women had gotten rid of anything with shoulder pads by then, they may still have been sporting leftover stirrup pants under neon slouchy sweaters that year.

But anyone yearning for new direction in 90s fashion came out of the theater after seeing Singles and rushed right out to buy some black tights and well…anything black.  It’s kind of a ragamuffin look…stomper boots were also essential.  In fact, you just couldn’t go wrong with stomper boots, black tights, and a short skirt paired with a big jacket like Bridget Fonda in the picture above.

The cute hat was optional to 90s fashion.  Actually the cute hat and oversized jacket were kind of 80s leftovers but there’s always a little bit of overlap as people gradually move to the newer look.

Singles spoke to young people as the answer to how everything should be…men should look like Matt Dillon and women should look like Bridget Fonda in that movie.  Men should have long dark hair and wear sloppy clothes and a slightly menacing urban look to their clothing.  But more on men’s 90s fashion later.   Women should also look dark and urban but kind of cute at the same time (that’s where the tights and short skirts came in).  If I had to put it in a nutshell,  90s fashion is dark and urban, but also playful and ready for action.  Just keep reading my blog and you’ll get it eventually.