The 1990s were a simpler time. It was a decade when NFT meant Newfoundland Time, a time before the news was fake, before phones were smart, before media was social, and before our televisions and waistlines went widescreen. Today, we’re going to look back at some of the fashions, activities, and gadgets from our favorite decade. Join us for a wild trip down the most bizarre and awkward memory lane there is!
Three-Step Plan To Rockin’ The 90s
Here’s our handy three-step plan for every little kid to rock the 90s. Step 1. Find the brightest neon T-shirt, Bermuda shorts, and sneakers possible. Yellows, purples, and cyan colors contrasted with black stripes, swirls, and spots are like totally rad! If your chosen apparel hurts innocent onlookers’ eyes, you’re on the right path. Step 2. Offset clothing with an even brighter backpack. If passersby run screaming to the E.R., then you can be sure you’re rockin’ that look!
Step 3: Complete outfit with a hideously colored Simpsons, Dinosaurs, or Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles lunchbox. Now give yourself a high-five because you are officially doing the Bart Man!
The Dopest, Freshest Fashions
We actually forgot how cool fashion was back in the day. With those flared, baggy jeans and tie-dye colors, as kids sat down to watch Buffy the Vampire Slayer, they got their swag on dressed as happy little emos. This young model sure looks like Buffy’s younger sister, Dawn, but then again, every girl from the 90s looked like this. If this advert is from 1995 and the model was 18, she’s now around 45 years old!
And what’s up with that mixture of UppEr aNd LoWer cAse LeTteRs? In the 90s, pre-schoolers were seemingly given jobs in advertising straight outta kindergarten. And those kids who didn’t become advertising execs became surgeons like Doogie Houser, M.D.
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
Now, this is a story all about how The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air catapulted Will Smith from the basketball courts of Philly to his aunt and uncle’s pad in Bel-Air and took over our living rooms once a week. In addition to its heartwarming comedy and neon fashions, Aunt Viv and Uncle Phil became surrogate parents to us all, and Will, Carlton, Hilary, Ashley, Geoffrey, and Jazzy Jeff, taught us valuable life lessons.
This photo of Will Smith comes from the actual Philadelphia playground where he spent most of his days. Speaking of which, we bet everyone on the planet aged between 35 and 50 can recite every single line of the theme tune.