The 90 Greatest ’90s Fashion Trends

The '90s was truly a golden era for fashion and style. From Polo shirts to Pelle Pelle leather jackets, here's the greatest '90s fashion trends of all time.

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Juice. SNICK. Mighty Morphin’ Power Rangers. TGIF. Wayne’s World. Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. Beavis and Butthead. Feeling nostalgic yet? We sure are. The ‘90s were a great time for pop culture and music, but the style wasn’t as on-point—or was it? Lately, we’ve been looking back at a time that for many of us here at Complex, were our formative years, and we’ve rediscovered a lot of the trends we forgot about. Plus, it always feels like past trends find their way back into the modern zeitgeist, from classic television shows being revived to iconic footwear that lived in the ’90s still thriving today. Even vintage fashion has become a novelty to many.


The ‘90s was truly a golden era for style and street fashion that continues to constantly be referenced today. One of Dior’s recent runways shows was a tribute to ‘90s Venice Beach style. And the success of massively successful streetwear labels like Supreme was built off rehashing many popular ‘90s clothing trends. Today, major brands like The North Face have revived jackets that were popularized by many East Coast rappers during that wonderful era. Even those crazy leather jackets from Pelle Pelle and Avirex have made a comeback recently due to how much love fashion still has for ‘90s looks.  


In the spirit of reminiscing, we compiled what we believe to be the fashion movements, some short-lived, others that endure to this day, to come out of the ’90s. So throw on your most comfortable wide-leg pants, tie a hoodie around your waist, and flip that baseball cap backwards as we hit you with The 90 Greatest ’90s Fashion Trends.

90. Overalls with the straps down

90 greatest 90s fashion strap down overalls

89. Mood rings

90 greatest 90s fashion mood rings

88. Skate tees

90 greatest 90s fashion skate tees

87. Rollerblades

90 greatest 90s fashion rollerblades

86. Parasuco Jeans

90 greatest 90s fashion parasuco jeans

85. One pant leg rolled up

90 greatest 90s fashion one pant leg rolled up

84. Bike shorts

90 greatest 90s fashion bike shorts

83. Girbaud

90 greatest 90s fashion girbaud jeans

82. Bleached hair

90 greatest 90s fashion bleached hair

81. Pelle Pelle

90 greatest 90s fashion pelle pelle

80. Manpris

90 greatest 90s fashion manpris

79. Roos

90 greatest 90s fashion roos

78. Raiders snapbacks

90 greatest 90s fashion raiders snap back

77. Chain wallets

90 greatest 90s fashion chain wallet

76. Terry cloth wristbands and headbands

90 greatest 90s fashion terrycloth wristbands

75. Neon windbreakers

90 greatest 90s fashion neon windbreaker

74. Skechers

90 greatest 90s fashion sketchers

73. Striped sweaters

90 greatest 90s fashion striped sweaters

72. Bandannas

90 greatest 90s fashion bandannas

71. British Knights

90 greatest 90s fashion british knights

70. Ripped jeans

90 greatest 90s fashion ripped jeans

69. Long hair

90 greatest 90s fashion long hair

68. Combat boots

90 greatest 90s fashion combat boots

67. Triple 5 Soul

90 greatest 90s fashion triple five soul

66. G-shocks

90 greatest 90s fashion g shock watch

65. skidz and zubas

90 greatest 90s fashion zubaz

64. Unbuttoned shirts over graphic tees

90 greatest 90s fashion button down over tshirt

63. Lugz

90 greatest 90s fashion lugz

62. Generra Hypercolor tees

90 greatest 90s fashion hypercolor tees

61. Solid tees under blazers

90 greatest 90s fashion solid tee under blazer

60. Airwalk

90 greatest 90s fashion airwalks

59. Iceberg knits

90 greatest 90s fashion icerberg knits

58. Reef sandals

90 greatest 90s fashion reef sandals

57. Man tanks

90 greatest 90s fashion man tanks

56. Rocawear

90 best 90 fashion trends rocawear

55. Discman headphones around your neck

90 best 90 fashion trends discman

54. Eddie Bauer

90 best 90 fashion trends eddie bauer

53. Body piercings

90 best 90 fashion trends body piercings

52. Lunchboxes

90 best 90 fashion trends lunch boxes

51. Grey New Balance sneakers

90 best 90 fashion trends grey new balance

50. Phat Farm

90 best 90 fashion trends phat farm

49. Benetton

90 best 90 fashion trends bennetton

48. Oakleys

90 best 90 fashion trends oakleys

47. Vertically striped shirts

90 best 90 fashion trends striped shirt

46. Reebok Pumps

90 best 90 fashion trends reebok pump

45. Turtlenecks

90 best 90 fashion trends turtlenecks

44. Guess

90 best 90 fashion trends guess

43. Rayon shirts

90 best 90 fashion trends rayon shirts

42. Cross colours

90 best 90 fashion trends cross colours

41. Necklaces with your name on a grain of rice

90 best 90 fashion trends grain of rice name necklace

40. FUBU

90 best 90 fashion trends fubu

39. 8-Ball Leather Jackets

90 best 90 fashion trends 8 ball leather jacket

38. Hush Puppies

90 best 90 fashion trends hush puppies

37. Fila

90 best 90 fashion trends fila

36. Mossimo

90 best 90 fashion trends missimo

35. Pager, clipped on your pants

90 best 90 fashion trends pager clip

34. Bucket hats

90 best 90 fashion trends bucket hat

33. baggy jeans

32. Tagged up backpacks

31. Levi's 501 and "BUTTON YOUR FLY" tees

30. Parting your hair down the middle

29. Wu-Wear

90 greatest 90s fashion wu wear

28. L.A. Lites

90 greatest 90s fashion la lites

27. Spiked Hair

90 greatest 90s fashion spiked hair

26. Timberland Boots

90 greatest 90s fashion timberland boots

25. Karl Kani

90 greatest 90s fashion karl kani

24. No Fear

90 greatest 90s fashion no fear

23. Flat tops

90 greatest 90s fashion flat tops

22. Avirex

90 greatest 90s fashion avierex

21. Hoop earrings

90 greatest 90s fashion hoop earrings

20. Doc Martens

90 greatest 90s fashion dr martins

19. Bike caps

90 greatest 90s fashion bike caps

18. Nautica

90 greatest 90s fashion nautica

17. Umbro

90 greatest 90s fashion umbro

16. Coogi

90 greatest 90s fashion coogi

15. Track jackets

90 greatest 90s fashion track jacket

14. CK1

90 greatest 90s fashion ck1

13. Layaway

90 greatest 90s fashion layaway

12. The Gap

90 greatest 90s fashion the gap

11. Wallabees

90 greatest 90s fashion walabees

10. Tommy Hilfiger

90 greatest 90s fashion tommy hilfiger

9. JanSport

90 greatest 90s fashion jansport backpack

8. Sweaters tied around the waist

90 greatest 90s fashion sweater around waist

7. Cargo pants

90 greatest 90s fashion cargo pants

6. Slap bracelets

90 greatest 90s fashion slap bracelets

5. Polo

90 greatest 90s fashion polo

4. Flannel

90 greatest 90s fashion flannel

3. Backward caps

90 greatest 90s fashion backwards baseball cap

2. Starter jackets

90 greatest 90s fashion starter jacket

1. Air Jordans

90 greatest 90s fashion air jordans

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