men's fashion
Windbreakers
We still don’t know how these fell off the radar. Perfect for a nippy afternoon, but not a risky choice for a warmer day either. And the colours were fucking epic.
Oversized Flannel Shirts
You hated your parents and couldn’t decide between Nevermind and Ten. And were pissed your first girlfriend thought Kurt Cobain was hotter than you. Your uniform of the era was a musty flannel you got dirt cheap at an op shop, and it always kinda stank of old people and moths, no matter how much you washed it.
Biker jackets
Quintessential badass material. It didn’t matter if you never owned a motorcycle. I could never afford one of these jackets, so I still secretly resent the guys who could to this day.
Sweaters Around The Waist
The 80’s did the whole over-the-shoulders thing. In the 90’s, style migrated downwards and spawned an entire generation of kids who never wore jumpers for their intended purpose.
Overalls With Strap Down
Big Socks
Long socks had a serious moment in the 90’s. The Chili Peppers wore them over their calves (and other stuff). White socks were so damn popular that their purchases probably paid for a few cushy retirements.
Capri Pants
These bad boys were a massive life-saver for those indecisive middle-aged guys who couldn’t commit to a pair of pants but thought it was too nippy to wear shorts (and Rafael Nadal).
Baggy jeans
Walking with style in these was an esoteric art form. You were especially dangerous if they hung about your arse like the skin of a starving elephant.
Ripped Jeans
Ripped jeans sent a powerful message that you were fed up with the system, and probably in a shitty band that sounded how Soundgarden might after twenty beers and a mosh pit punch-on.
½ zip hoodies
If you weren’t wearing it around your waist like a real unit, you were probably suffering from heatstroke because synthetic fibres weren’t left behind in 1989.
Wallet Chains
Necessary kit, because you needed to let everyone know how much serious pocket money you were packing.
NBA jersey
Smell ya later hockey jerseys. American style went truly global, and kids who had never attended an NBA game in their life were wearing NBA swingman’s and defending ‘their’ teams like the last scrap of food on Earth.
Doc Martens
Seeing those iconic yellow stitches was usually confined to angry kids who listened to the Sex Pistols. The 90’s, however, took Doc Martens and handed them to the masses. Listening to grunge and being sulky weren’t mandatory to pull off these rocking stompers.
Tear Away/Popper Pants
Tear away pants gave us an important lesson in living with ever-present, lingering fear (seriously, these guys could lose the plot at any moment). But kids in the 90’s were ruthless. Acquiring Adidas tear-away’s was the sartorial jackpot – until the buttons popped and you flashed everybody.
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