1990's Fashion Trends

People may say that the true years of fashion began in the late nineteen forties and went on through the early nineteen sixties. If you look at fashion today, its almost repeated the look from sixty years ago. In each generation fashion trends become based on history and/or important events. in the nineteen forties fashion was being modeled by the military wear. World War II caused a drastic change in the way clothes were being made and worn. In the nineteen fifties Americans admired the fashion of movie stars and music artists. Media had a strong influence on the wordly trend. The people of the sixties expressed there personalities and emotions through

The futuristic looks of 60s clothing were revived, as were the neon colors of the 80s, and the “hippie” style of the 70s (Korsnes n.p.). The fashion of the decade got many elements from previous styles, and many old trends were redesigned and made popular again. Thus, a lot of vintage clothing styles became very popular in this era. Because of globalization, designers based their items on various styles from around the world, causing the fashion of the 2000s to be more diverse, and become a mix and match of different styles. This increase in the variety of the styles made it easier to express one’s identity through fashion (Rindfuss

Nike was really big jordans and 6.0s they were all big in the 80s..Makeup was also based upon celebrities and it mainly consisted of dark colors black, blue even a green.

This essay will explore the effects social and political changes had on fashion in the 1980’s. This period was chosen because the new romantic fashions were so different to the punk fashions that had been before, this essay will therefore identify the changes that had taken place to influence this change. Primary evidence used to support findings will include interviews and photographs which will show a firsthand account of the period.

Women in the early 1960's wore bouffant hairstyles, and like the 1920's, knee length dresses. However, later in the decade, mini skirts, or hot pants, with go-go boots became popular. These skirts revealed their legs as bodywear revealed their curves. Women's hairstyles even changed. Women either wore their hair very short or long and lanky. Also, peasant skirts, or granny dresses, and chunky shoes somehow came into fashion during this period of time too. By the end of the decade, unisex dressing was very popular especially with the hippies. Both sexes wore bell-bottom jeans, love beads, and embellished T-shirts. This was also the era of the Afro, which both sexes of African Americans wore.

Although many of the fashions can still be seen today. Women can be seen wearing jean jackets, leggings, and even leg warmers, even though they are worn under boots, mostly. Leather and high-waisted jeans have also become somewhat popular again. However, the hair trends have not made their way back on the streets today, and bright colors have not been as common either. Nonetheless, more trends and styles of the 1980s may make their way back on clothing racks and shelves.

The clothing style in the 1970’s was polyester and bright colors.Men and women would wear

“ Fashions fade. Style is eternal” - Once said the famous designer Yves Saint Laurent. In the 1950’s marked the era in fashion that people think of as the turning point in fashion. Teenagers would be looked at for their own fashion, and would have sexier outfits. Women would start to wear accessories such as hats, glasses and diamonds (Fashion History). They would show more skin and have tighter outfits. Men would start to wear suits and look more formal. The “cowboy” look would start to play a big role during this time. Many men would wear different colors including pink.

In 1985 television started a show called Growing Pains. It was a series that went from 1985 to the year 1992. They also started a show called Knight Riders that started in 1982. It lasted 10 years so it ended in a 1992. In the 1980’s girls came up with a new look and would wear a bunch of different colors and crazy pants and they would crimp their hair and poof it up. They wore crazy looking shoes normally converse crazy colors as well. They never matched their clothes on purpose. Men wore leather jackets and bro-tanks. They would also wear converse like the ladies. Motorcycles were famous back in the days for men. They mostly on wore jeans never wore dress pants and sometimes would wear shorts. Music that was popular in the 1980’s was rock n’

Fashion was all the rage back in the 1980s. Mostly men and women wore a mullet, kids wore their jelly shoes, and teens had their boom boxes. But there’s way more to it than fashion. There’s also fads. Fads such as the slangs “PSYCHE!” and “Not!” But fashion choices were really interesting such the fingerless gloves or the jelly shoes

Leather jackets were the key to knowing who was tough and often would show who was the greasers and the ones that were not. There were women, who changed fashion, and it was in a way that became trendy such as jean shorts, and pants that were considered scandalous to some, but most felt beautiful. Stripes and polka-dots, were highly in fashion, making clothes enjoyable to wear. Though there were many new things being brought in, there were still old fashion from the previous decade, with some poodle skirts. Tight waisted dresses, with an apron skirt was a great way of saying “I am classy” and creating the new trend for young women.

1960’s Decade Study- Fashion and Music The 1960’s in Australia was a decade marked by the new found domination of youth culture and immense social change, with fashion and music of the previous eras long forgotten as the adolescent baby boomers demanded their own style. The morals of their parent’s era were questioned and they continuously opposed against government decisions. There was a newfound resistance for issues such as environmental matters, racial equality, equal gender rights and matters such as the nuclear industry, the Vietnam War and conscription.

In the 1960s and 70s when Disco was popular, so were the bell-bottoms and tie-dye shirts mainstreamed by the popular artists. In the 80s, clothing saw a creative mix of tan and browns and rainbow colors. By the mid-80s, pop-stars like Cyndi Lauper had begun to push in a new style that is still the way people view the 80s today. However the 1990s and late 2000s were colorful and loose-fitting until the grunge genre popularized by Nirvana changed the style. Suddenly it was all about flannel, ripped jeans and long hair. The late 90s could also be stylistically directed by Rap and Hip-Hop

There are many similarities and differences in fashion from the 1930s and 1980s, including the accessories, make-up worn, and the clothing. The styles and colors would surely turn heads, because they are drastically different compared to today. The accessories in the 30s and 80s had both similarities and differences, there were ways you still could look great without spending a fortune, just add an accessory to make your look complete. Accessories in the 30s consisted of the cloche hat which only remained popular up until 1933, from that they moved onto the slouch hat, as well as the wide-brimmed straw hat which was definitely worn a lot in the summer.

The modern timing of the 2000’s made this time period more of a mash-up of trends all at once creating the iconic style of this decade. Women have