Your Best 90s Look: How to Style Up for the next 90s Party!
Lately, wherever you turn both new and old bars and clubs are all following one very similar trend – they are all throwing 90s themed parties – and they are packing out! People are flocking to these events because let us be honest, the 90s were a good time for many people. And to be fair, all the 90s babies are now at a stage where they are making money and are finding places to spend it. Giving them a place to relive the 90s trends from both Thailand and abroad is the perfect way to bring out their fun side.
The 90s was a time where glitz and glamour were never the focus of fashion – the “hiso” look was not as predominant as it is today. Back then, it was a natural-sexy look, without much make-up for the girls, or they would go for a flashy colorful look that said “the party is here” vibe. "Style" was confidence, and whatever you wore, there were no rights or wrongs. It was a time to really “have fun” with fashion and explore all the different accessories that you can wear out of your house each day together with your smile. The fashion style from the 90s made you feel like confetti thrown everywhere you walked – this was the soul of the 90s.
Just talking about these parties already makes us excited. So as you prepare for the next 90s party in town, here is a guide to some of the must have items and styles so you can look your best when you get 90fied.
Preppy School Uniforms
Remember the private school kid look? The look that was both sexy and innocent at the same time? Often time we saw these stylish school uniforms adopted in pop culture and was made extremely fashionable in the 90s. Movies like Clueless popularized the plaid school uniform together with the high socks and straight hair. Preppy was the old Posh.
Rose from Titanic
Style of any era is often derived from pop culture – and there was nothing more pop than Titanic in the 90s. For a more sophisticated 90s look, think about how gracious Rose looked on the Titanic. Her long dress, which reached her heels that blew against the wind on the upper deck of the ship, seemingly made angels sing. All her dresses had one thing in common, and that was how closely it hugged her body. This allowed her to fully show off all the small cutting details on her dress as well as the embroidery that was neatly tucked in. Add to that look an elegant necklace and some puffy curly hair, and you will be the belle of any 90s ball.
Syncing Your Hair Highlights
They say that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, and one of the things that was often copied were the hair highlights of the N’SYNC boy band in the 90s. There was no better way to stand out in the crowd than to roll through with a few highlighted strands. Choose a non-permanent red, purple, or the very typical golden blonde wax or spray and you will surely bring out the 90s in you for one night only.
Spicy Color Dresses
To showcase some flair, you and some girls may want to get together and imitate the flashy colors that the Spice Girls always wore. The 90s was always about standing out with bright tones, so explore how you can match the right hot colors with some glitter. Take it to another level by contrasting your top and bottoms with drastically different colors so that when you walk onto the dance floor, you make a statement.
Mid-Rift Showing, Bell Bottoms, and High Heels
Bring it back home a bit, and you will realize that in the 90s, Thailand also had some eye-catching fashion. A lot of it had to do with crop tops that showed your belly-button and bell-bottoms jeans that everyone seemed to wear. You can spot this trend in the music videos in 2002 from Ratree, Triumph Kingdom, and the famous Katreeya English’s song “OK Na Ka”. Of course, this was not limited to Thailand, Britney Spears rocked the same outfit in her “I’m Not A Girl, Not Yet A Woman” video too. Finish the look off with high-heels and you are set. As for the guys, some baggy pants and shirts would complement the ladies look very, very well!
Chokers
Lastly, with the hair and outfit on lockdown, one last 90s statement piece that you must not miss out on is the choker necklace. The choker has already been making a comeback recently with major brands adapting it to 2017. Some have added feathers and extended pieces, but overall still hold the spirit of the 90s very well.