An Informative Guide To Old-School Street-wear

Frankie Collective
2 min readDec 12, 2019

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The style of wearing 90s clothes is quite different from the trends followed today. Most street-wear designers these days focus on minimalism, earth-tones, and beauty in fabric and fit. On the other hand, the designers in the 90s valued colors. They turned most of their attention towards the colors and designs. There was so much love for color and logos back then. If you wish to recreate it with a 90s Tommy Hilfiger jacket, then you must integrate a healthy amount of colors. Primary colors are the best choice when you wish to recreate the 90s look.

The brands

What are the brands that should stick to? Well, every fashionable individual is aware that athletic brands in the 90s were huge. Companies like Nike, Adidas, Kappa, and Fila ruled the streets. As already mentioned, the 90s fashion was all about colors, logos, and graphics. These brands surely hammered this trend home. Older products from Nike, Adidas, and Fila had big logos, colourful designs, and were available in various shades. Other noteworthy brands include Tommy Hilfiger, Lee, Polo Ralph Lauren, etc. All these fashion companies were exceptionally popular back then as they are now.

The shoes

Though men dominate the street-wear genre, women are coming up to share the kingdom too. Creating a department of street-wear solely for women isn’t necessary as most of the pieces are unisex. Nevertheless, you shouldn’t forget about footwear. Street-wear getups remain incomplete without proper sneakers. That’s right, you must put on a classy pair of sneakers to complete the 90s ensemble. When it comes to sneakers, Nike and Adidas are the undesignated kings. Of course, you can choose other brands too. Just make sure that you stick to sneakers. Wearing any other kind of footwear will ruin your outlook.

Where to buy

You will find the essentials at almost any official store of Nike, Adidas, Fila, Ralph Lauren, and others. However, most shops may not have those old classics. Therefore, your best bet would be to search the web for stores that explicitly sell street-wear from the 90s. Another excellent way to get your hands on vintage items is the thrift. Thrift stores have both branded and unbranded products. Most of the clothing will be cheap and they will exude that vintage vibe. After all, almost every item available in these stores had previous owners.

Your wardrobe is ready

Now that you have the information you needed, you can start developing your vintage women’s streetwear wardrobe. Of course, it is wise to pay a bit of attention to the icons of the 90s era. Some of them are Kurt Cobain, Michael Jackson, and rappers from the East and West Coast. Following their fashion statement would allow you to uplift your style even further.

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Frankie Collective
Frankie Collective

Written by Frankie Collective

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