Fashion relies on recycling for ideas and lately it seems everything is coming up 90s. Grunge has had its current moment by way of models who dress like lumberjacks off-duty (this means you, Aggy Deyn). Now the latest surge of 90s swag has more in common with the laid back & casual looks we saw in the hip hop scene and on stars of the era.

A very young Helena Bonham Carter

Nineties fashion included the rise of Jean Paul Gaultier and Lagerfeld for Chanel, but its real spirit was pioneered in the street. Vintage floral dresses, Marithé François Girbaud baggy jeans, long necklaces, men’s t-shirts on everyone, short cutoffs, motorcycle jackets, long flowy skirts, and of course big proletariat boots like Dr Martens or Timberlands truly defined the 1990s.

Now, after the rise of the plaid shirt as a wardrobe staple, the reinvention of grunge as a harder and edgier style (think Balmain), and the laid-back vibe of Alexander Wang or Henry Holland with their popular T lines, street style has embraced a funkier, brighter spin on the decade.

2011 90s Style – photo from Irish Times

Dreadlocks mixed with long, knit dresses and combat boots are style staples of late, while the resurgence of neon brights, stripes, polka dots, and hats hats HATS proves that fashion is having one more go at the inspirational decade. Even beauty trends are leaning towards undone hair, darker lips, and matte faces…just like when Christy, Linda and Naomi ruled the runways.

To further my point, I present this video from Sade. I had forgotten it until recently and lo and behold, Sade’s dress is reminiscent of a certain Kate Middleton’s wedding frock!

WELCOME back 90s! In all your white laced, hatted, and chunky-soled glory!

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Dr. Martens Floral 1460 Boot

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