Grunge or preppy? Revisit the back-to-school choices of the 1990s | RETRO FIND
By 1997, the ‘retro’ look was in.
Grunge or preppy? Revisit the back-to-school choices of the 1990s | RETRO FIND
By 1997, the ‘retro’ look was in.
What's hot today for teens, for young kids? Just ask Margaret Bonneker of Macy's what's in, and she'll tell you loud and clear. And the flannels, the shorts, because when we first start back in the month of August, it's pretty warm. Remember that bowling shirt? Well, it's called retro and it's taking the place of last year's craze, grunge. Anything that's got any, it's like they want to call it like the kids, the hip kids when they're in my office, call the value to it. It's their way of saying, hey, that's what we want to be. Caps and backpacks are new accessories, not to mention satin and denim. Satins are just wonderful fabrics. The the girls love it with like *** short vest and then like *** satin tea top. Guess what else is back? Polyester, the polyester fatrics. It's not only just in teens, it's right back upstairs with us older folks too. Um, well, it's not in fashion, like really baggy like gangster clothes. Yeah, I have to say that. I don't know, more tighter clothes are getting into fashion slowly but surely. I don't know about fashion. It's just being yourself. I love this myself. Girls want to be treated like girls, but they wanna dress like guys. Uh-huh. Here we go. This is the men's look. Bon Acker has *** challenging job. She shops with teens when parents can't make it. Another teen favorite this season are shoes. How about patent leather tennies or Mary Jane's or shoes with really big heels. Ooh, Peewee Herman for women. OK, for the guys, retro is in too, but fashion, they say, is secondary to comfort. Do you like the baggy look or the retro look or comfortable? Probably that means baggy probably.
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Grunge or preppy? Revisit the back-to-school choices of the 1990s | RETRO FIND
By 1997, the ‘retro’ look was in.
Preppy. Grunge. Streetwear. These were hallmarks of 1990s fashion.In 1997, KSBW reporter Russ Lopez interviewed a fashion consultant about back-to-school buys. Denim and satin, along with polyester, were popular purchases for teens. The consultant described these looks then as … "retro."Would you have worn any of these clothes in 1997? Watch the video above to see the styles of the 90s.If you liked this video, check out the archival playlist below.
Preppy. Grunge. Streetwear. These were hallmarks of 1990s fashion.
In 1997, KSBW reporter Russ Lopez interviewed a fashion consultant about back-to-school buys. Denim and satin, along with polyester, were popular purchases for teens.
The consultant described these looks then as … "retro."
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Would you have worn any of these clothes in 1997? Watch the video above to see the styles of the 90s.
If you liked this video, check out the archival playlist below.