https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/quick-question-about-the-90s Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Mon, 13 Apr 2026 17:46:47 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/quick-question-about-the-90s/page/2#post-1998338 Sat, 02 Feb 2019 14:06:29 +0000 cindysmith 1998338@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Beige would have been in line with heroin chic, which was definitely the 90s </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/quick-question-about-the-90s/page/2#post-1998301 Sat, 02 Feb 2019 11:45:57 +0000 jussie 1998301@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Black, black and more black. With some excellent plaids and ditzy floral. Beige, cream and white did not come to my part of the world. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/quick-question-about-the-90s/page/2#post-1998287 Sat, 02 Feb 2019 10:34:10 +0000 harmonica 1998287@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I remember linen (natural), browns and black/charcoal. Red and grey surfaced in the late 90's and suddenly everyone wore that combo.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/quick-question-about-the-90s/page/2#post-1998225 Sat, 02 Feb 2019 00:46:31 +0000 Jayne Somogy 1998225@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I was a legal secretary/office administrator in the 90s and I still had some of those beige clothes (jackets, pants, linen dresses, etc.) in my closet until just recently!&nbsp; I still kind of like beige paired with a crisp white, but on the other hand I'm way more colorful now, which suits me better.&nbsp; I did see that beige is one of the trends in the spring collections this year.&nbsp; The great thing is that there are zillions of colors/patterns/textures for everyone to choose from, and you don't have to follow trends if you don't like them! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/quick-question-about-the-90s/page/2#post-1998102 Fri, 01 Feb 2019 19:46:40 +0000 Jenni NZ 1998102@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yeah I feel I missed the 90s really as bringing up 3 young kids. Don't think I wore beige? I wore a lot of leggings with long thigh length knits, had these Paisley patterned green leggings with a long green knit and black stompy boots. So practical for bringing up kids.<br /> Don't think I have ever, ever liked beige much. Occasionally in a print maybe. Did have some beige crops once and once some long pants which were too low rise and uncomfy. What was I thinking? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/quick-question-about-the-90s/page/2#post-1998096 Fri, 01 Feb 2019 19:29:50 +0000 Angie 1998096@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks, <b>Taylor.</b> Good one. You can do the same by watching Friend and Seinfeld!</p> <p><b>Helena,</b> YES! I understand your love for the '90s. You are not alone in your thinking. There are many on this forum who feel similarly to you, and it makes sense. I enjoyed some of the '90s I didn't grow up in the US, and brands weren't a thing in the '80s in other parts of the world - apart from Docs and Levis 501s. Which I DID wear and loved. I'm an '80s, '70s and '60s fashion era gal.&nbsp;</p> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/quick-question-about-the-90s/page/2#post-1998079 Fri, 01 Feb 2019 18:10:35 +0000 Eliza 1998079@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yes, I do. Especially knits. Sucked my soul, it did.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/quick-question-about-the-90s/page/2#post-1998067 Fri, 01 Feb 2019 17:21:48 +0000 Helena 1998067@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Angie, the 90s are my favorite fashion era (besides the one we're in) haha! </p> <p>When I think of it, my essentials have scarcely changed ... just the cuts and details of them. Black turtlenecks, black brogue-style Docs, crew-neck sweaters and tees, a black slip-dress with a white t-shirt under ... and off course I went to Catholic school, so navy was still my color haha! I think I came of fashion-age in the 90s, which is probably why I love thinking back to those styles so much.</p> <p>I also feel like style was democratized a lot ... the brand craze of the 80s died down a little and simpler styles and pieces meant anyone at any budget had a good change of being on-point style-wise if they wanted to be.</p> <p>That's my reverie for the 90s done! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/quick-question-about-the-90s/page/2#post-1998061 Fri, 01 Feb 2019 17:11:30 +0000 April 1998061@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>We just re-watched the single season of My So-Called Life, which features the styles of the early 90s.</p> <p>If you missed that decade, check out the show and see what you think.</p> <p> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/quick-question-about-the-90s/page/2#post-1998052 Fri, 01 Feb 2019 16:48:07 +0000 The Cat 1998052@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I remember even more beige from the 80s. In addition to all the bright colours, the 80s saw A LOT OF beige suits, blazers, skirts and pants. In the 80s, it was often difficult to find an item in a different neutral than some kind of beige. A real challenge for me with my definite cool colouring, in particular because the majority of the beiges then were warm-toned, like cream, camel and toffee. </p> <p>Beige continued into the 90s and then often came in cooler shades, like greige, stone, champagne and taupe. And black was everywhere. During the late 90s, grey became very popular. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/quick-question-about-the-90s/page/2#post-1998046 Fri, 01 Feb 2019 16:23:39 +0000 Christina F. 1998046@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p><div>I do fondly remember a lot of elements of 90's fashion, but I was a teenager into grunge, so it was mostly plaid, oversized jeans and stompy boots for me. With a few ditsy floral dresses thrown in. Most of my prep school classmates wore khaki stuff from the Gap, and I hated all that. Still won't wear khakis, in fact.</div><div><br /></div><div>One element that my husband has noticed coming back is the choker. He thinks they're really nice and I should wear one, but I wasn't even that into them back then and am not feeling it so much now.<br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/quick-question-about-the-90s/page/2#post-1998042 Fri, 01 Feb 2019 16:20:00 +0000 Suz 1998042@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>It's not what immediately comes to my mind when I think of the 90s. But if it was trending and popular, no wonder that's the decade when I "checked out" of fashion!&nbsp;</p> <p>I do remember black, ditsy florals, slip dresses over tees (or not), Docs.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/quick-question-about-the-90s/page/2#post-1998032 Fri, 01 Feb 2019 15:30:36 +0000 Niki Lea 1998032@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>In the early 90s I was in high school and my outfits were almost exclusively blue jeans with tees, oversized sweaters, and red/black plaid shirts. </p> <p>In the late 90s though, I recall beige khaki being everywhere! Khaki pants, khaki skirts, khaki dresses, khaki shoes...so much khaki. I don't think I wore a pair of jeans for at least a couple of years.&nbsp;</p> <p>Now khaki reminds me of a uniform I wore working at a restaurant back in those days. That's something I'm going to have to get over if khaki makes a return. But I do remember all of that beige stuff being super comfortable.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/quick-question-about-the-90s/page/2#post-1998025 Fri, 01 Feb 2019 15:18:52 +0000 Angie 1998025@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Grey featured in the LATE '90s, with lots of black.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/quick-question-about-the-90s/page/2#post-1998012 Fri, 01 Feb 2019 14:59:25 +0000 Sara L. 1998012@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yes, now that you mention it, I remember wearing beige, but it's not my first thought when I think of 90's fashion.&nbsp; I remember I had a beige dress that I wore all the time and the color was so bad on me.&nbsp; I can remember that I loved that dress for its flattering silhouette and hated the color. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/quick-question-about-the-90s/page/2#post-1998010 Fri, 01 Feb 2019 14:55:08 +0000 Christina F. 1998010@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thank God there are also a lot of rainbow striped pieces about. I need to stock up if I'm going to survive another round of beige. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/quick-question-about-the-90s/page/2#post-1998004 Fri, 01 Feb 2019 14:11:32 +0000 Colette 1998004@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I definitely remember because while I loved the look of all the different shades of beige I struggled styling it. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/quick-question-about-the-90s/page/2#post-1997994 Fri, 01 Feb 2019 13:47:06 +0000 RobinF 1997994@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>My first reaction was no, but then I thought about it and there was a lot of beige/khaki/brown around then. I know I wore a lot of black too though so maybe we actually had more variety back then.</p> <p>Agree about the taupe walls, it was all the rage but a bit too neutral for me. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/quick-question-about-the-90s/page/2#post-1997966 Fri, 01 Feb 2019 10:36:42 +0000 Inge 1997966@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I also remember seeing a lot of beige (linen especially). </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/quick-question-about-the-90s/page/2#post-1997962 Fri, 01 Feb 2019 10:26:56 +0000 Jane 1997962@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yes, I loved the shades of beige that were around. Classic, elegant. But difficult to wear in isolation, but it chimes so well with black, navy, white and gold.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/quick-question-about-the-90s/page/2#post-1997946 Fri, 01 Feb 2019 08:47:24 +0000 Katerina 1997946@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yes, I remember a period in early 90’s with some sort of beige and Boho trend, with linen and shell jewelry, wood necklaces .... I had even beige knitted leggings, can you imagine?! Hope nothing like that will come back... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/quick-question-about-the-90s/page/2#post-1997944 Fri, 01 Feb 2019 08:29:23 +0000 Sisi 1997944@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>WHAT?! A lot of beige is coming soon? This is horrifying news! </p> <p>I do not remember that much beige in the Nineties. Buy&nbsp;maybe I just forgot about it?&nbsp;I do remember&nbsp;a lot of black and grey. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/quick-question-about-the-90s/page/2#post-1997923 Fri, 01 Feb 2019 02:37:58 +0000 Bijou 1997923@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I wore beige sparingly in the 90's as other colours look better on me. My beige items were basic knits that I paired with navy, chocolate, black, burgundy or red. I currently own a beige cashmere coat which is beautiful and surprisingly not soul sucking. I am pretty happy at the moment to have that one statement piece of beige in my wardrobe and not build a beige capsule. Blush and ivory are my alternatives to beige. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/quick-question-about-the-90s/page/2#post-1997907 Fri, 01 Feb 2019 02:05:24 +0000 Anonymous 1997907@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yes, lots of beige or natural. My sons had to wear beige chinos as part of their high school uniform. They called it khaki, but true khaki was not acceptable as it was too dark. It seemed like natural (beige) linen was very popular. You are right to brighten beige with optic white. My aunt liked to wear beige with black. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/quick-question-about-the-90s/page/2#post-1997904 Fri, 01 Feb 2019 01:55:09 +0000 Anonymous 1997904@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I don't remember too much of beige, as I always did more black and brights than anything, though I did wear a cream skirt and heels to a successful interview A light-medium warm neutral skirt has been a hewi, maybe they'll reappear this year!<br /> I would not want to see a repeat of the ubiquitous white hose + black suit 90s trend though! That always looked odd to me. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/quick-question-about-the-90s/page/2#post-1997903 Fri, 01 Feb 2019 01:20:52 +0000 tulle 1997903@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Beige (natural) linen, beige cashmere, yes, I guess I wore plenty of beige and cream in the late '80s and '90s. But for me, the early sixties is the period when beige was truly fab.&nbsp; An all-beige outfit in luxe wool, silks or linen, often with gold or pearls, was the ultimate in understated-but- expensive-looking glamour, especially for blondes, and my mother did the look so well--beige from head to toe! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/quick-question-about-the-90s#post-1997893 Fri, 01 Feb 2019 00:09:18 +0000 Angie 1997893@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>YES. You lot remember all that beige too. Thanks for the fun trip down memory lane :)</p> <p><b>Sal, </b>EXACTLY. Great pic.&nbsp;</p> <p><b>Helena</b>, I'm not a '90 fan. It was the worst decade for fashion and style! The music was SUBLIME though.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/quick-question-about-the-90s#post-1997889 Thu, 31 Jan 2019 23:56:12 +0000 Helena 1997889@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>High five La Ped! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/quick-question-about-the-90s#post-1997888 Thu, 31 Jan 2019 23:47:18 +0000 taylor 1997888@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>The only beige I remember were in men’s khakis.<br /> Beige would have never made its way into my wardrobe in any memorable way popular or not then...or now :)<br /> YES, Classically Casual, I did that exact thing . My home interior was THAT!! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/quick-question-about-the-90s#post-1997887 Thu, 31 Jan 2019 23:47:16 +0000 Classically Casual 1997887@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yeah, I remember having a beige pant suit in sort of a silk like material that had to be dry cleaned. I wore it a lot for work.</p> <p>And wasn’t it in the nineties when everyone was painting the interiors of homes taupe with white trim? </p>