“Memorial Day”
Posted by Brittany on September 18th, 2009
Remember how I was talking about how amazing the 90’s were? You know, the Clueless post? I realize that I was a youngin’ ( still am) back in the days, but I was definitely old enough to realize how cool the fashion and the life style was. Honestly? I would give anything to grow my hair out super long just so I could have an excuse to to wear fluorescent scrunchies on my wrist every day…now, I would just look ridiculous with my little boy hair cut. And I miss the good ol’ days when there was awesome TV shows on Nickelodeon like – All That, Ren and Stimpy, and Pete and Pete.
These may be on some peoples list of fashion faux pas, but I would give anything to rock these looks without someone thinking I look crazy. Here’s some of my favorites:
1. Those awesome platform sneakers I just ‘had to have’…seriously, I cried in the middle of the sketchers outlet store because my parents refused to buy me the red sneakers I wanted.
2. Body art/Rhinestone designs. Back in the day, I was on a dance team, and we were COVERED in rhinestone stickers. My mother wonders why I have such a fascination with covering myself in tattoo’s when she was the one who insisted on covering me with rhinestone hearts and stars.
3. Body glitter….enough said.
4.Butterfly clips. I can guarantee every girl and her mother had a package of these hair accessories. I remember my mother giving me fake corn-rolls with these babies and I sported the hell out of them. So proud. Someone bring this look back, please.
5. The Loony Toon t shirts that made Bugs Bunny look like a straight up thug. I had like 9.
Clarissa Explains It All. The definition of 90’s greatest fashion. This one look seriously DEFINES what I looked like as a child. The ridiculous graphic t shirt with some weird colored human figure doing crazy poses with other weird colored human figures.
What was your favorite look you sported before the madness of y2K?
September 18th, 2009 at 12:46 pm
Damn! I remember those butterfly clips, I had them too. Hahah.
September 18th, 2009 at 1:20 pm
oh hell no.
I had those sneakers up top. I wish I remember the specific brand of mine. hahah.
September 18th, 2009 at 1:31 pm
I loved 95! I’m a dude, so when I saw skateheads outta L.A., S.F. and N.Y. for the first time at slam city in Van my mind got blown! I can’t pinpoint a particular quirky style but I do remember everyone looking so fresh and legit. Some influential people to me at the time were Kareem Campbell and everyone from the World camp. I could go for days on this. Fun post, peace!
September 18th, 2009 at 1:52 pm
What about Kris Kross…amazing
September 18th, 2009 at 2:17 pm
whoa! funny you mentioned Clarissa Explains It All.. i always wanted to do a painting like that. spray painted hot pink/electric blue logo w/ Lanie, docs kickin up, just like Clarissa! haha.. pass that along would you? shit would be hot
September 18th, 2009 at 2:19 pm
whoa! funny you mentioned Clarissa Explains It All.. i always wanted to do a painting like that. spray painted hot pink/electric blue logo w/ Lanie, docs kickin up, just like Clarissa! haha.. pass that along would you? shit would be hot
September 18th, 2009 at 3:13 pm
jesus h christ! i had all of the above. u remember when everyone rocked the pastel colored hard candy polish too?
gosh and the body glitter. why why why did i have so many?
September 18th, 2009 at 6:20 pm
Oh mannn! I owned ALL OF THESE! Good ol’ days.
September 19th, 2009 at 3:29 pm
Not a look but Lisa Frank binders and stickers, haha. Sticker books were the ish back then.
September 19th, 2009 at 9:14 pm
The graphic tees with the color human figures are Keith Haring inspired I’m pretty sure haha.
September 20th, 2009 at 5:39 am
I agree with all of this!
And Clarissa was my first fashion icon.
September 21st, 2009 at 1:19 pm
hahaha i had those sneakers! The white “SODA” shoes..man, throwback
September 21st, 2009 at 4:42 pm
WOWWWW.. u hella just took me down middle school memory lane lmao. i was hooked on nickelodeon as a kid! remember shows like salute ur shorts, doug, rugrats, my brother & me, hey dude, legends of the hidden temple, hey arnold, etc lol i can hella on on foreverrrr. i had every gadamn butterfly clip possible even the kinds where the wings would flap LOL. i always had my shit in halfway cornrows & twistys. body glitter was SO necessary on ur eyelids cuz of course as kids we didnt know shit bout make-up. remember SODAS!? or payless coasters. every girl had those aaaaand old navy/gap anoraks were the shit. esp just any kind of old navy tee hahah. oh how about bell bottoms wit flowers embrodered at the bottom? or those fancy arm/bicept bracelets? or those cirlcle things that ud weave the corner of ur shirt in? LOL. damn, 90s was hella fun & i miss it.
September 22nd, 2009 at 9:32 am
I had those same sketchers . . . in black and red! :S
I miss the 90’s!
September 22nd, 2009 at 5:01 pm
haha! i used to wear those rhinestone stickers on the corners of my eyes, and glitter all over my chest. oh the good old days.
October 6th, 2009 at 1:59 pm
lol….them good ole Butterfly clips yesss!