Walk around Seattle and you’ll undoubtedly see ’90s fashion running rampant throughout the city. Clothing inspired by the 25-year-old grunge scene never really left Seattle. One might say that ’90s grunge trends have been one continual craze. The style of the ’90s has somehow always fit with the Seattle energy, but there has been a noticeable increase in ‘90s trends being reborn in recent years over the entire nation.
Flannel, ripped jeans, and loose floral dresses have all made a modern revival. The original ’90s clothing fanatics made their finds at thrift stores, but now commercial stores are catering to the latest demand for ’90s styles. Stores such as Brandy Melville and H&M have been privy to the continual throwback we’re living in.
And these shops aren’t only catering to the grunge fans. The boy band and Spice Girls themed ’90s trends that previously dominated have now made comebacks as well. Jelly sandals, chokers, belly shirts, and oversized army style pants, just to name a few, are all influencing the fashion of 2015.
I have to admit that I am a vehement follower of all of these trends. The ’90s have completely inspired the way I dress and see my style in general. I’ll never forget the first pair of mom jeans I received. They were my best friend’s old, worn-out ’90s jeans and they were perfect.
I fill my autumns and winters with flannel, overalls, and oversized sweaters in the hopes of looking like Angela Chase from the one-season ’90s TV show, “My So-Called Life.” The appeal of wearing retro ’90s clothing is one in the same as my desire for Kurt Cobain to rise from the dead and fall in love with me, and wishing I could transport back in time to be part of the band, The Breeders.
But I don’t stop there. A comprehensive view of ‘90s fashion is very important to me. I dressed up as Baby Spice last Halloween and I make sure to wear my jellies, belly shirts, and scrunchies during the spring and summer. This distinctive ’90s style is something that defines me.
It brings me back to a simpler time when comfortable clothing was attractive and the only technology a teenager had was a Walkman attached at their hip.
My mom, a child of the ’60s, will never quite understand what it means to be part of the generation that loves to wear styles from 20 years ago. But ’90s clothing is here to stay, as long as the ’90s kids are.
Reach writer Rebecca Gross at arts@dailyuw.com. Twitter: @becsgross
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