'90s Trends That Should Never Come Back
"Hypercolor t-shirts. Tits and pits immediately turned the hypercolor color, so that's all people would focus on."
—justjen0178
"Those zigzag headbands that had 'teeth.' They were uncomfortable and not that cute."
—edgyskeleton362
"Let's leave chunky highlights dead and buried where they belong."
—Anonymous, 44, Wisconsin
"Hammer pants! Why all that fabric?"
—Anonymous, 43 Glens Falls, NY
"Dayglow anything. It's already back, but I don't understand why unless you're working and need high vis apparel."
—Anonymous
"Slip dresses. You can only wear them standing, because if you sit in them, permanently creased. I hated them then, and I continue to hate them."
—hollycc
"Acid-washed jeans are the worst clothing item ever made."
—stephaniev23
"Colored lens glasses with rhinestones."
—surprisedtrout753
"It's already too late because they did, but rayon pants. The loose and flowy pants or shorts are not flattering on anyone. 99 percent of those who wear them are not doing their butts a favor. I hated them then. I hate them now."
—fabcactus808
"Anything with a leopard print."
—Anonymous, 16, Gordon's Bay
"Repeat after me; THIN. EYEBROWS. This needs to stay dead and buried unless it actually fits your face. Seriously, I know people who did it that regret their eyebrows never growing back in. And, it's a little creepy. Just do your eyebrows to fit your face, not some trend you see on TikTok."
—Anonymous, 32
"JNCO jeans. I grew up in the PNW, so anyone wearing them would end up dragging around soggy denim all day. It was gross."
—Anonymous, 39 Texas
"Whale tails."
—Anonymous, 45
"Matching windbreaker pants and jacket suits. Usually in bright colors. Always with a lining that was so itchy and uncomfortable, and the pants went 'swish swish' when you walked."
—Sam, Louisville, KY
"Overalls are a big cringe. I wore stonewashed shortalls in the '90s, with a mauve lettuce shirt (rib-knit t-shirt with ruffled edges), and I just cannot believe I ever thought I looked cool. It was just the most awkward look."
—caroliner4f34a2a95
"I'll never forget wearing jelly sandals on a hot summer day, walking down the street with a friend, and my shoes were MELTING (or so I thought). They were getting stuck in the hot asphalt. They were a cheap pair I picked up at Dollar General."
—toomanykidsnotenoughtime
"Stirrup leggings. I lived in them as a kid, but they were so bad, looking back as an adult."
—Anonymous, 39 Texas
"Shoulder pads need never return."
—Anonymous
"Why do these '90s lists never talk about wearing dog chains [a chain wallet]? I distinctly remember being in 5th and 6th grade, and kids walking around with dog chains hanging from their belt loops."
—askaspie
"The plaids from Clueless are seriously embarrassing!!!"
—gemininorthnode
"Another trend that never needs to come back is those sandals and flip flops with the footbed that looked like a bath mat (they were comfortable, but OMG, germs and just gross)."
—toomanykidsnotenoughtime
And finally: "Jean jackets have been a trend since the '50s, they're not exclusive to the '90s, and I would argue they were probably most ubiquitous in the '80s... However, the particular style worn in the '90s — boxy, oversized, shapeless — can stay back in the '90s (coming from someone who LIVED in those jean jackets back then!)."
—trilingualmom
Some of these trends were more niche than others, so what's an obscure or "forgotten" '90s trend you remember? Tell us all about it in the comments!
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