{"id":408993005,"date":"2013-10-09T19:23:34","date_gmt":"2013-10-09T23:23:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/?p=408993005"},"modified":"2020-03-26T10:44:00","modified_gmt":"2020-03-26T15:44:00","slug":"1990s-fashion-thrift","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/vintage-style\/90s\/1990s-fashion-thrift\/","title":{"rendered":"10 Memorable &#8217;90s Fashion Trends Shopped from a Thrift Store"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-408993012\" title=\"Salvation-army-thrift-store\" src=\"http:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/IMGP9665_540.jpg\" alt=\"Salvation-army-thrfit-store\" width=\"540\" height=\"359\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/IMGP9665_540.jpg 540w, https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/IMGP9665_540-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>1990s fashion has a style all its own that with due time, will surely have its place in the canon of fashion history. According to industry standards\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/vintage-style-faqs\/\">vintage style<\/a> is anything officially 20 years or older, so only a piece produced between 1990 and 1992 is technically vintage for 2012. So depending on your personal opinion and vantage point to the era, the &#8217;90s is a toss-up for vintage classification. A girl who grew up in the &#8217;90s may prefer to avoid the <a href=\"http:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/vintage-style\/90s\/1990s-fashion-trends\/\">&#8217;90s fashion trends<\/a> of her childhood and prefer wearing <a title=\"10 Feminine \u201950s Clothing Trends for Women Today\" href=\"http:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/vintage-style\/50s\/50s-clothing\/\" target=\"_blank\">&#8217;50s<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/vintage-style\/60s\/\" target=\"_blank\">&#8217;60s<\/a> , and <a href=\"http:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/vintage-style\/70s\/\" target=\"_blank\">&#8217;70s clothing<\/a>, while a teenager today may find the styles of the &#8217;90s vintage simply because she can&#8217;t remember ever having experienced them before. Since I grew up in this easy era and can remember most of the trends firsthand, I decided to thrift my favorite &#8217;90s styles for a fun trip down memory lane at my hometown <a href=\"http:\/\/www.satruck.org\/search\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Salvation Army<\/a> in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. To share the history of &#8217;90s fashion trends, I combed the racks for the era&#8217;s most memorable pieces from cutesy denim overalls, printed shorts and crush-worthy velvet mini dresses to the era&#8217;s most quintessential prints like sunflowers, daisies, ditzy floral and preppy plaid.<\/p>\n<div align=\"CENTER\"><a href=\"http:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/amazon-90s-fashion\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-408997964 size-full\" title=\"shop now button \" src=\"http:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Screen-Shot-2013-08-06-at-12.44.58-PM.png\" alt=\"shop now button\" width=\"117\" height=\"43\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>&lt;&lt; CHECK IT OUT NOW: More\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/amazon-90s-fashion\" target=\"_blank\">1990s vintage clothing<\/a><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"text-decoration: none; border: 0; padding: 0; margin: 0;\" src=\"http:\/\/rover.ebay.com\/roverimp\/1\/711-53200-19255-0\/1?ff3=9&amp;pub=5575057215&amp;toolid=10001&amp;campid=5337378771&amp;customid=1990s&amp;uq=1990s+vintage+clothing&amp;mpt=[CACHEBUSTER]\" alt=\"\" \/>\u00a0you can&#8217;t live without today!\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Keep reading after the jump to see the 10 memorable &#8217;90s fashion trends I thrifted from Salvation Army, and to learn more about how I experienced each back in the days of my youth! <!--more--><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fashion-era.com\/the_1990s.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#8217;90s fashion<\/a>\u00a0is here to stay and can be easily thrifted at your local haunt. Whether you wear it right now or collect to sell as a future vintage fashion trend is up to you! Vintage stores like <a href=\"http:\/\/www.greyeravintage.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Grey Era<\/a> in New York City&#8217;s East Village are cropping up to sell nostalgic pieces of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.90s411.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the 1990s<\/a> since the styles continue to creep onto designer runways and influence what we wear right now. What\u00a0quintessential\u00a0styles of the &#8217;90s should I hunt for next time I go <a href=\"http:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/thrifting\/thrift-store-shopping-inspect\/\">thrift store shopping<\/a>? Let me know in the comments below!<\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Or_shout_me_a_hello_on_Twitter_Facebook_or_check_out_my_funky_and_fresh_sometimes_%E2%80%9990s_fashion_inspired_Instagram_photos\"><\/span><em><strong>Or, shout me a hello on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/sammydavis22\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Twitter<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sammydavisvintage\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Facebook<\/a> or check out my funky and fresh (sometimes &#8217;90s fashion inspired!)\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/web.stagram.com\/n\/sammydavisvintage\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Instagram<\/a> photos!<\/strong><\/em><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1><div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_50 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-transparent ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\" role=\"button\"><label for=\"item-64911438e7d6c\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span style=\"display: flex;align-items: center;width: 35px;height: 30px;justify-content: center;direction:ltr;\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 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class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/vintage-style\/90s\/1990s-fashion-thrift\/#xx_SD\" title=\"xx, SD\">xx, SD<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-2'><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/vintage-style\/90s\/1990s-fashion-thrift\/#%E2%80%9990s_FASHION\" title=\"&#8217;90s FASHION\u00a0\">&#8217;90s FASHION\u00a0<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3'><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/vintage-style\/90s\/1990s-fashion-thrift\/#1_Overall_Shorts\" title=\"#1: Overall Shorts\">#1: Overall Shorts<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/vintage-style\/90s\/1990s-fashion-thrift\/#2_Printed_Shorts\" title=\"#2: Printed Shorts\">#2: Printed Shorts<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/vintage-style\/90s\/1990s-fashion-thrift\/#3_Plaid_Print\" title=\"#3: Plaid Print\">#3: Plaid Print<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/vintage-style\/90s\/1990s-fashion-thrift\/#4_Sunflower_Print\" title=\"#4: Sunflower Print\">#4: Sunflower Print<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/vintage-style\/90s\/1990s-fashion-thrift\/#5_Velvet_Mini_Dresses\" title=\"#5: Velvet Mini Dresses\">#5: Velvet Mini Dresses<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/vintage-style\/90s\/1990s-fashion-thrift\/#6_Jumpers\" title=\"#6: Jumpers\">#6: Jumpers<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/vintage-style\/90s\/1990s-fashion-thrift\/#7_Skorts\" title=\"#7: Skorts\">#7: Skorts<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/vintage-style\/90s\/1990s-fashion-thrift\/#8_Floral_Maxi_Dresses\" title=\"#8: Floral Maxi Dresses\">#8: Floral Maxi Dresses<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-12\" href=\"https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/vintage-style\/90s\/1990s-fashion-thrift\/#9_Denim_Top_Dresses\" title=\"#9: Denim Top Dresses\">#9: Denim Top Dresses<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-13\" href=\"https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/vintage-style\/90s\/1990s-fashion-thrift\/#10_Body_Con_Dresses\" title=\"#10: Body Con Dresses\">#10: Body Con Dresses<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-14\" href=\"https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/vintage-style\/90s\/1990s-fashion-thrift\/#_1990s_Fashion_Trend_1_%E2%80%93_Overall_Shorts\" title=\"\u00a01990s Fashion Trend #1 &#8211; Overall Shorts\">\u00a01990s Fashion Trend #1 &#8211; Overall Shorts<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-15\" href=\"https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/vintage-style\/90s\/1990s-fashion-thrift\/#1990s_Fashion_Trend_2_%E2%80%93_Printed_Shorts\" title=\"1990s Fashion Trend #2 &#8211; Printed Shorts\">1990s Fashion Trend #2 &#8211; Printed Shorts<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-16\" href=\"https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/vintage-style\/90s\/1990s-fashion-thrift\/#1990s_Fashion_Trend_3_%E2%80%93_Plaid_Prints\" title=\"1990s Fashion Trend #3 &#8211; Plaid Prints\">1990s Fashion Trend #3 &#8211; Plaid Prints<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-17\" href=\"https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/vintage-style\/90s\/1990s-fashion-thrift\/#1990s_Fashion_Trend_4_%E2%80%93_Sunflower_Print\" title=\"1990s Fashion Trend #4 &#8211; Sunflower Print\">1990s Fashion Trend #4 &#8211; Sunflower Print<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-18\" href=\"https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/vintage-style\/90s\/1990s-fashion-thrift\/#1990s_Fashion_Trend_5_%E2%80%93_Velvet_Mini_Dresses\" title=\"1990s Fashion Trend #5 &#8211; Velvet Mini Dresses\">1990s Fashion Trend #5 &#8211; Velvet Mini Dresses<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-19\" href=\"https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/vintage-style\/90s\/1990s-fashion-thrift\/#1990s_Fashion_Trend_6_%E2%80%93_Jumpers\" title=\"1990s Fashion Trend #6 &#8211; Jumpers\">1990s Fashion Trend #6 &#8211; Jumpers<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-20\" href=\"https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/vintage-style\/90s\/1990s-fashion-thrift\/#1990s_Fashion_Trend_7_%E2%80%93_Skorts\" title=\"1990s Fashion Trend #7 &#8211; Skorts\">1990s Fashion Trend #7 &#8211; Skorts<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-21\" href=\"https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/vintage-style\/90s\/1990s-fashion-thrift\/#1990s_Fashion_Trend_8_%E2%80%93_Floral_Maxi_Dresses\" title=\"1990s Fashion Trend #8 &#8211; Floral Maxi Dresses\">1990s Fashion Trend #8 &#8211; Floral Maxi Dresses<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-22\" href=\"https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/vintage-style\/90s\/1990s-fashion-thrift\/#1990s_Fashion_Trend_9_%E2%80%93_Denim_Top_Dresses\" title=\"1990s Fashion Trend #9 &#8211; Denim Top Dresses\">1990s Fashion Trend #9 &#8211; Denim Top Dresses<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-23\" href=\"https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/vintage-style\/90s\/1990s-fashion-thrift\/#1990s_Fashion_Trend_10_%E2%80%93_Body_Con_Dresses\" title=\"1990s Fashion Trend #10 &#8211; Body Con Dresses\">1990s Fashion Trend #10 &#8211; Body Con Dresses<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4'><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4'><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-24\" href=\"https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/vintage-style\/90s\/1990s-fashion-thrift\/#MORE_%E2%80%9990s_FASHION\" title=\"MORE &#8217;90s FASHION\">MORE &#8217;90s FASHION<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"xx_SD\"><\/span><em><strong>xx, SD<\/strong><\/em><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9990s_FASHION\"><\/span><strong>&#8217;90s FASHION\u00a0<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Feel free to scroll through the post see the &#8217;90s fashion trends I thrifted from my hometown Salvation Army store, or click any of the links below to be taken immediately to the text within the article!<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"1_Overall_Shorts\"><\/span><a href=\"#overallshorts\">#1: Overall Shorts<\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"2_Printed_Shorts\"><\/span><a href=\"#printedshorts\">#2: Printed Shorts<\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"3_Plaid_Print\"><\/span><a href=\"#plaidprint\">#3: Plaid Print<\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"4_Sunflower_Print\"><\/span><a href=\"#sunflowerprint\">#4: Sunflower Print<\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"5_Velvet_Mini_Dresses\"><\/span><a href=\"#velvetmini\">#5: Velvet Mini Dresses<\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"6_Jumpers\"><\/span><a href=\"#jumpers\">#6: Jumpers<\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"7_Skorts\"><\/span><a href=\"#skorts\">#7: Skorts<\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"8_Floral_Maxi_Dresses\"><\/span><a href=\"#floralmaxi\">#8: Floral Maxi Dresses<\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"9_Denim_Top_Dresses\"><\/span><a href=\"#denimtop\">#9: Denim Top Dresses<\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"10_Body_Con_Dresses\"><\/span><a href=\"#bodycon\">#10: Body Con Dresses<\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"_1990s_Fashion_Trend_1_%E2%80%93_Overall_Shorts\"><\/span>\u00a01990s Fashion Trend #1 &#8211; <a name=\"overallshorts\"><\/a>Overall Shorts<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-408992995\" title=\"IMGP9696_540\" src=\"http:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/IMGP9696_540.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"540\" height=\"810\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/IMGP9696_540.jpg 540w, https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/IMGP9696_540-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>THE TREND:<\/strong> Denim overalls were a big hit with teenagers in the &#8217;90s. When the weather turned warm, overall pants were replaced with shorts and if you were really trendy, you only wore one strap and let the other hang loose down your back! Overall shorts were sold in every denim wash, from regular blue (what I thrifted, above) to dark, light, stonewash, khaki and a muted, grunge-inspired floral. The &#8217;90s was an era of minimalist ethos, so if you happen to thrift upon a pair of overall shorts with a patchwork, tribal or brightly-colored design you&#8217;re more than likely looking at a pair from the more flashy <a title=\"\u201980s Clothing Trends You Love to Remember (or Wear!)\" href=\"http:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/vintage-style\/80s\/80s-clothing\/\" target=\"_blank\">&#8217;80s fashion<\/a> era.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-408992996\" title=\"IMGP9700_540\" src=\"http:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/IMGP9700_540.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"540\" height=\"359\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/IMGP9700_540.jpg 540w, https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/IMGP9700_540-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>MY &#8217;90s MEMORY:<\/strong>\u00a0When I was in 4th grade, it was expected that every girl who was &#8220;cool&#8221; owned a pair of denim overalls from the Gap. Back when I was 10, my closet was curated thanks to the tastes of my mother. But once the peer pressures of\u00a0pubescent\u00a0adolescence\u00a0hit, I begged my mom to take me to The Gap at the mall to buy me a pair of this must-have fashion status symbol of elementary school. She implored &#8212; and I rocked those Gap overalls like nobody&#8217;s business back in 1996!<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"1990s_Fashion_Trend_2_%E2%80%93_Printed_Shorts\"><\/span>1990s Fashion Trend #2 &#8211; <a name=\"printedshorts\"><\/a>Printed Shorts<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-408992991\" title=\"IMGP9686_540\" src=\"http:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/IMGP9686_540.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"540\" height=\"810\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/IMGP9686_540.jpg 540w, https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/IMGP9686_540-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>THE TREND:<\/strong>\u00a0Shorts of the &#8217;90s weren&#8217;t cut like &#8217;70s hot pants or booty-exposing Daisy Dukes, but rather fit high-waisted, fell to a longer length mid-way down the thigh and had eye-catching prints like stripes, daisy flowers or grunge-inspired patchwork or plaid designs. The pair I thrifted are fresh for 2012 thanks to their white base and vibrant blue pinstripe with minimal detail and no embellishment. I love them paired with this blue sports top that perfectly matches the color of the short&#8217;s stripes.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-408992992\" title=\"IMGP9691_540\" src=\"http:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/IMGP9691_540.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"540\" height=\"359\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/IMGP9691_540.jpg 540w, https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/IMGP9691_540-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>MY &#8217;90s MEMORY:<\/strong>\u00a0I grew up as a member of a preppy country club, spending my youth surrounded by Bermuda shorts, collars with Lacoste crocodiles and a strictly followed khaki-over-denim dress code policy. I remember eyeing up some pretty sweet shorts worn around the golfing greens by the more fashion-forward females of the club. Since &#8217;60s fashion saw a resurgence in the &#8217;90s, I&#8217;m sure there was a pair of cotton colorblock printed shorts or two worn for a round of four!<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"1990s_Fashion_Trend_3_%E2%80%93_Plaid_Prints\"><\/span>1990s Fashion Trend #3 &#8211; <a name=\"plaidprint\"><\/a>Plaid Prints<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-408993003\" title=\"IMGP9723_540\" src=\"http:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/IMGP9723_540.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"540\" height=\"810\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/IMGP9723_540.jpg 540w, https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/IMGP9723_540-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>THE TREND:<\/strong> Contemporary entertainment often inspires a fashion trend, like the movie <em>Clueless<\/em> did with the sexy schoolgirl style trend of the late &#8217;90s. The 1996 cult flick introduced impressionable girls like me to Los Angeles fashion princess Cher&#8217;s computer operated closet of mini skirts, sweater vests, button-up blouses, knee high socks and Mary Janes. She&#8217;d wear her sultry schoolgirl look to her\u00a0bourgeoisie\u00a0high school by day and then stripe it off and slink into a pair of black Prada pumps and a flesh-colored Calvin Klein tube dress to hit the town for a night of partying.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-408993004\" title=\"IMGP9726_540\" src=\"http:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/IMGP9726_540.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"540\" height=\"359\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/IMGP9726_540.jpg 540w, https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/IMGP9726_540-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>MY &#8217;90s MEMORY:<\/strong>\u00a0I remember renting\u00a0<em>Clueless<\/em>\u00a0to watch at my 4th grade birthday party in 1996 and immediately wanting my own version of Cher&#8217;s pretty-in-plaid look. Within weeks (and most likely after pulling my mother&#8217;s purse strings), I was the proud owner of a blue plaid mini skirt and a matching blue sweater vest I&#8217;d wear over a white button-up blouse. The trend was\u00a0to leave the button-up blouse untucked to hang below the sweater and over the skirt. Sloppy, but cute! The complete outfit was from The Limited, one of my favorite vintage &#8217;90s brands (the styles were so much better then than they are now!) and a fav of my mother&#8217;s thanks to its more conservative take on the trends.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"1990s_Fashion_Trend_4_%E2%80%93_Sunflower_Print\"><\/span>1990s Fashion Trend #4 &#8211; <a name=\"sunflowerprint\"><\/a>Sunflower Print<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-408992993\" title=\"IMGP9694_540\" src=\"http:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/IMGP9694_540.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"540\" height=\"810\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/IMGP9694_540.jpg 540w, https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/IMGP9694_540-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>THE TREND:<\/strong> The sunflower design trend was one of many print trends to come out of the &#8217;90s, along with daisy floral, &#8217;60s inspired colorblock and dirty grunge plaid. Sweet and innocent seeming, the sunflower print was fitting for the grunge girl who wanted to pair it with a tattered long sleeve denim shirt and utilitarian combat boots for an ironically rebellious fashion statement. But sunflowers were marketed to the mainstream market too, and designers tacked them onto just about every item of clothing imaginable from maxi skirts (like the one I thrifted above) to jumpers, tops, shorts, bags, accessories and hats (with\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.google.com\/imgres?hl=en&amp;sa=X&amp;biw=1138&amp;bih=499&amp;tbm=isch&amp;prmd=imvns&amp;tbnid=FRB3YwpU8bSYkM:&amp;imgrefurl=http:\/\/www.nypost.com\/p\/blogs\/item_NsqoQ7cPX3M1n74u87l81H&amp;docid=LHCMq31SYIu8AM&amp;imgurl=http:\/\/www.nypost.com\/r\/nypost\/blogs\/popwrap\/200905\/Images\/200905_blossom-hat.jpg&amp;w=487&amp;h=270&amp;ei=qzW5T4aDEuHI6gHKmpHLCg&amp;zoom=1&amp;iact=hc&amp;vpx=799&amp;vpy=166&amp;dur=1394&amp;hovh=167&amp;hovw=302&amp;tx=204&amp;ty=80&amp;sig=103806339461447626983&amp;page=1&amp;tbnh=143&amp;tbnw=181&amp;start=0&amp;ndsp=12&amp;ved=1t:429,r:5,s:0,i:85\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">oversized sunflower appliques<\/a>\u00a0a la &#8217;90s fashion icon <em>Blossom<\/em>).<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-408992994\" title=\"IMGP9695_540\" src=\"http:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/IMGP9695_540.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"540\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/IMGP9695_540.jpg 540w, https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/IMGP9695_540-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/> <strong>MY &#8217;90s MEMORY:\u00a0<\/strong>In 7th grade (1999) I lived in my sunflower print tankini from J.Crew. I thought I was so sexy in it! Tankinis were another big trend of the late &#8217;90s early &#8217;00s, and a great two-piece compromise that was mother-approved for a 13-year-old like me. Here&#8217;s a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/photo.php?fbid=10150753358230906&amp;set=a.10150645982130906.385977.188954220905&amp;type=3&amp;theater\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">picture of me on the Sammy Davis Vintage fan page<\/a> rocking my sunflower suit in my bathroom with a DIY face mask that I remember making from an issue of\u00a0<em>Teen Magazine<\/em>!<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"1990s_Fashion_Trend_5_%E2%80%93_Velvet_Mini_Dresses\"><\/span>1990s Fashion Trend #5 &#8211; <a name=\"velvetmini\"><\/a>Velvet Mini Dresses<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-408993001\" title=\"IMGP9717_540\" src=\"http:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/IMGP9717_540.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"540\" height=\"810\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/IMGP9717_540.jpg 540w, https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/IMGP9717_540-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>THE TREND:<\/strong> The velvet mini dress trend of the &#8217;90s is a throwback to the same trend of the &#8217;60s. Like &#8217;80s did &#8217;40s, &#8217;70s did &#8217;30s and &#8217;60s did &#8217;20s, the &#8217;90s did the &#8217;60s and these soft babydoll ensembles are just one of many ways 1960s fashion found its way into contemporary &#8217;90s fashion. The &#8217;90s modernized velvet dresses into velvet vixens with a fitted waist, sweetheart neckline and a bit of tulle to create an A-line skirt. They were also prolific as tightly fitted body-con styles in gothic scarlet reds, royal emerald greens and deep purples. The shorter the better the style for the &#8217;90s, which is why wearing a dress like this you definitely did <em>not<\/em> want to be seen bending over, unless you were rocking <a href=\"http:\/\/www.google.com\/imgres?hl=en&amp;sa=X&amp;biw=1138&amp;bih=499&amp;tbm=isch&amp;prmd=imvns&amp;tbnid=LiDTz8T2F9YvzM:&amp;imgrefurl=http:\/\/www.hercampus.com\/style\/top-ten-trends-were-glad-leave-childhood&amp;docid=hUtgxDQSpaN1PM&amp;imgurl=http:\/\/i1123.photobucket.com\/albums\/l543\/hercampusphoto\/Lauren%252520articles\/style\/bikeshort.png&amp;w=329&amp;h=587&amp;ei=Vji5T5OzA4zk6QGGnpzYCg&amp;zoom=1&amp;iact=hc&amp;vpx=934&amp;vpy=79&amp;dur=261&amp;hovh=300&amp;hovw=168&amp;tx=127&amp;ty=163&amp;sig=103806339461447626983&amp;page=3&amp;tbnh=147&amp;tbnw=94&amp;start=28&amp;ndsp=18&amp;ved=1t:429,r:11,s:28,i:162\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">biker shorts<\/a> (another &#8217;90s trend I loved seeing on\u00a0Nickelodeon\u00a0show <em>Clarissa Explains it All<\/em>) for coverage below.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-408993002\" title=\"IMGP9719_540\" src=\"http:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/IMGP9719_540.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"540\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/IMGP9719_540.jpg 540w, https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/IMGP9719_540-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>MY &#8217;90s MEMORY:<\/strong>\u00a0I was too young to embrace the sexy side of the &#8217;90s velvet trend, but I do remember wearing a velvet dress for the holidays in the early &#8217;90s. The dress I remember seeing from vintage family photos had a white Peter Pan collar and matching bib bodice with black buttons, and I most definitely wore it with white tights and black Mary Jane shoes!<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"1990s_Fashion_Trend_6_%E2%80%93_Jumpers\"><\/span>1990s Fashion Trend #6 &#8211; <a name=\"jumpers\"><\/a>Jumpers<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-408992989\" title=\"IMGP9681_540\" src=\"http:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/IMGP9681_540.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"540\" height=\"810\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/IMGP9681_540.jpg 540w, https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/IMGP9681_540-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>THE TREND:<\/strong> Jumpers were a blend of mini dress and overall shorts in one. Jumpers have similar detachable straps like overalls, but without the boyish fit of shorts or the overload of hardware the comes with wearing overalls. They were easy styles worn with cropped tees and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.skooldays.com\/categories\/fashion\/fa1489.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">jelly sandals<\/a> in the summer, or with a mock turtleneck, leggings and perhaps some chunky Doc Martens in the fall\/winter seasons. The one I thrifted above <em>screamed<\/em> &#8217;90s over any other jumper because of its daisy print design. Like sunflowers, daisies were a popular floral print because the &#8217;90s revitalized &#8217;60s boho style. Daisies were a popular flower for costume jewelry and mod print design in the swinging decade of the 1960s.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-408992990\" title=\"IMGP9685_540\" src=\"http:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/IMGP9685_540.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"540\" height=\"359\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/IMGP9685_540.jpg 540w, https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/IMGP9685_540-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>MY &#8217;90s MEMORY:<\/strong>\u00a0I&#8217;m pretty sure my mother dressed me in some pretty fine jumpers from\u00a0OshKosh B&#8217;Gosh! I remember owning a black corduroy jumper in the 3rd grade that was from suburban department store JCPenny.\u00a0Although for an active girl like me, I think I still preferred the sneakers and stirrup pants look. Today, I&#8217;d wear this sweet jumper in a heartbeat. I guess it&#8217;s true what they say: <em>What goes around, comes around<\/em>!<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"1990s_Fashion_Trend_7_%E2%80%93_Skorts\"><\/span>1990s Fashion Trend #7 &#8211; <a name=\"skorts\"><\/a>Skorts<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-408992997\" title=\"IMGP9703_540\" src=\"http:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/IMGP9703_540.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"540\" height=\"810\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/IMGP9703_540.jpg 540w, https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/IMGP9703_540-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>THE TREND:<\/strong> The skort is a cross between a skirt and shorts which when combined phonetically, equals &#8220;skort.&#8221; While the &#8217;90s embraced a handful of &#8217;60s styles, the skort was a direct inspiration from the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/vintage-style\/70s\/70s-clothing\/#scooter\" target=\"_blank\">&#8217;70s &#8220;Scooter&#8221; skirt.<\/a> You put the skort on like a pair of shorts, and then buttoned a flap over your shorts so that to the visible eye, it appeared as if you were wearing a skirt. Another nickname for this trend is &#8220;secret shorts.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-408992998\" title=\"IMGP9706_540\" src=\"http:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/IMGP9706_540.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"540\" height=\"359\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/IMGP9706_540.jpg 540w, https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/IMGP9706_540-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>MY &#8217;90s MEMORY:<\/strong>\u00a0Skorts were a convenient fashion trend for a Tom girl like me because you could wear a skirt to please your parents while still having the peace of mind not having to worry about your underwear showing on the playground. Like jumpers, I&#8217;d love to own a few pairs of skorts today. They&#8217;re a great idea for active urbanites like me who don&#8217;t want to get caught with their panties exposed when the wind blows on those city streets!<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"1990s_Fashion_Trend_8_%E2%80%93_Floral_Maxi_Dresses\"><\/span>1990s Fashion Trend #8 &#8211; <a name=\"floralmaxi\"><\/a>Floral Maxi Dresses<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-408992987\" title=\"IMGP9671_540\" src=\"http:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/IMGP9671_540.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"540\" height=\"810\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/IMGP9671_540.jpg 540w, https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/IMGP9671_540-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/> <strong>THE TREND:<\/strong> Floral maxi dresses were a &#8217;70s flower child revival with a &#8217;90s fashion spin. Rather than made from a sweaty &#8217;70s polyester and printed with oversized florals in bright bolds, the &#8217;90s maxi was a breezy rayon-cotton blend of ditzy florals (more like a &#8217;30s feedsack dress print) and commonly buttoned from top to bottom. In my thrifting travels, I can&#8217;t remember ever seeing a long sleeve &#8217;90s maxi, so it&#8217;s safe to conclude short sleeve styles were the most popular and most produced for the era. <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-408992988\" title=\"IMGP9675_540\" src=\"http:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/IMGP9675_540.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"540\" height=\"359\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/IMGP9675_540.jpg 540w, https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/IMGP9675_540-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>MY &#8217;90s MEMORY:<\/strong>\u00a0While I was too young to pull off the maxi style in the &#8217;90s, today I can wear that &#8217;90 flavor with a variety of modern twists. Unbuttoning a &#8217;90s maxi to wear as a festival cape over <a href=\"http:\/\/www.skooldays.com\/categories\/fashion\/fa1257.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">denim cut-offs<\/a> and crop tops (another &#8217;90s fashion trend) has become a recent trend for summer 2012. The more DIY inclined can also create a hi-lo maxi by cutting away a foot or two of fabric in the front to create a fishtail effect, like guest vintage style contributor La Petite Marmoset did with her <a href=\"http:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/vintage-style\/80s\/1980s-clothing-fishtail-skirt\/\">&#8217;80s floral maxi skirt<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"1990s_Fashion_Trend_9_%E2%80%93_Denim_Top_Dresses\"><\/span>1990s Fashion Trend #9 &#8211; <a name=\"denimtop\"><\/a>Denim Top Dresses<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-408992999\" title=\"IMGP9712_540\" src=\"http:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/IMGP9712_540.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"540\" height=\"810\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/IMGP9712_540.jpg 540w, https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/IMGP9712_540-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>THE TREND:<\/strong> Dresses separated by a denim bodice-top and patterned skirt was a trend completely original to the &#8217;90s. This dress style was like wearing a denim shirt and skirt in one, almost like the popular <a href=\"http:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/vintage-style\/50s\/1950s-dress-shirtwaist\/\">shirtwaist dresses of the 1950s<\/a> were a button-up collared shirt and A-line flared skirt combined. The convenience of the denim shirt attached to a skirt seemed like a good idea but after witnessing its execution, isn&#8217;t as attractive to 2012 tastes. Perhaps we&#8217;ll see this style of dress make a future comeback in reverse &#8212; floral printed tops attached to denim skirts, anyone?<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-408993000\" title=\"IMGP9713_540\" src=\"http:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/IMGP9713_540.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"540\" height=\"359\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/IMGP9713_540.jpg 540w, https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/IMGP9713_540-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>MY &#8217;90s MEMORY:<\/strong>\u00a0I remember my 4th grade teacher Ms. Smith wearing denim top dresses to class at good &#8216;ole Nitrauer Elementary school. She was the hot 20-something that I&#8217;m sure all the male teachers lusted over during lunch! Like the popular maxi dress styles of the period, the denim top-skirt pairing was also a button-up style. It gave the dress a casual, Western-inspired vibe that reminds me today of the American\u00a0Midwest!<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"1990s_Fashion_Trend_10_%E2%80%93_Body_Con_Dresses\"><\/span>1990s Fashion Trend #10 &#8211; <a name=\"bodycon\"><\/a>Body Con Dresses<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-408992986\" title=\"IMGP9660_540\" src=\"http:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/IMGP9660_540.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"540\" height=\"810\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/IMGP9660_540.jpg 540w, https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/IMGP9660_540-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>THE TREND:<\/strong> Second skin body con dresses was the minimalist\u00a0antithesis\u00a0to the opulent fashion of the <a href=\"http:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/vintage-style\/80s\/\">&#8217;80s<\/a>. The emphasized shoulders, ra-ra skirts and peplum puffs of 1980s clothing were completely wiped away in the &#8217;90s for more subdued palettes, streamlined designs and less-is-more decoration, materials and prints. In their place was simply a solid colored, tight-fitting dress that was so body-conscious that it arguably birthed the need for thong undergarments and wireless bras!<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-408993014\" title=\"body-con-dress-top\" src=\"http:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/IMGP9660_top_540.jpg\" alt=\"body-con-dress-top\" width=\"540\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/IMGP9660_top_540.jpg 540w, https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/IMGP9660_top_540-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>MY &#8217;90s MEMORY:<\/strong>\u00a0Growing up, my mother worked full time so when my brother (who is four years younger than me) and I had off from school during the summers, we were put under the supervision of an 18-year-old nanny named Christie. Christie was a PYT who definitely rocked a body con dress or two! She was probably buying them from hot fashion mall stores Express, 5-7-9 or Rainbow. While my 11-year-old consciousness probably didn&#8217;t realize it at the time, I&#8217;m sure my brother and I were getting <em>a lot<\/em> of attention when we&#8217;d leave the house with a hot nanny who could pull off the body con styles of the day!<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Salvation Army Logo\" src=\"http:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/logo-salvation-army-e1338291262709.jpg\" alt=\"the salvation army logo\" width=\"107\" height=\"118\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Thank you to the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.yelp.com\/biz\/salvation-army-thrift-store-lancaster-3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Salvation Army of Lancaster, PA<\/a>\u00a0for permission to shoot photos in their store.<\/p>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"MORE_%E2%80%9990s_FASHION\"><\/span>MORE &#8217;90s FASHION<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p><strong>TRENDS: <\/strong>The 15 Most Wearable <a href=\"http:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/vintage-style\/90s\/1990s-fashion-trends\/\">1990s Fashion Trends<\/a> <strong>FRESH PRINCE:<\/strong> How I <a href=\"http:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/vintage-style\/90s\/fresh-prince-of-new-york-recap-marvelous-models-magical-mayhem-and-all-around-90s-mania\/\" target=\"_blank\">Styled a &#8217;90s-Themed Party<\/a> <strong>TRENDS:<\/strong> The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.complex.com\/style\/2011\/09\/the-90-greatest-90s-fashion-trends\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hottest &#8217;90s Trends<\/a> by <em>Complex Magazine<\/em> <strong>&#8217;90s BABY:<\/strong> Everything You Wanted to Know About <a href=\"http:\/\/www.skooldays.com\/blog\/fashion-in-the-90s\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">1990s Clothes<\/a> <strong>SHOPPING:<\/strong> Where to Buy <a href=\"http:\/\/www.etsy.com\/search\/vintage?q=1990s%20fashion&amp;view_type=gallery&amp;ship_to=ZZ&amp;min=0&amp;max=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">1990s Fashion<\/a> <strong>PLUS:<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jakennachanging.com\/2011\/11\/holy-jeans-topshop-jeans-madewell-shirt.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#8217;90s Grunge Style<\/a> on JaKenna Changing<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>1990s fashion has a style all its own that will soon have its place in the canon of fashion history. Since I was a \u201890s child and can remember the trends firsthand, I decided to thrift my favorite &#8217;90s styles for a trip down memory lane at my hometown Salvation Army store. Keep reading after the jump to see the \u201890s fashion trends I thrifted!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":408992986,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":""},"categories":[378],"tags":[3182,3183,1212,103,2835,2830,3184,2839],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/408993005"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=408993005"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/408993005\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/408992986"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=408993005"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=408993005"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=408993005"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}