The Gov's Academy Archives : The 90's Resurgence

Fashion is extremely full circle. Trends are so often recycled that it’s exciting to try to pick and choose which you think will be the next trend to come back into style. Currently in 2019, I would say we are having a resurgence of 1990’s fashion. As I looked through the Milestones from the 90’s, this only confirmed my hypothesis. Some of the outfits I saw students wearing were very similar to outfits you would see on current Gov’s students on any normal day. However, I did notice that this applied mostly to the girls and not so much the boys.

The girls’ trends that have made a reappearance in fashion were evident to me right away. Plaid skirts and high-waisted pants for girls were prominent in many yearbook photos just as they are today from stores like Brandy Melville and Urban Outfitters. Cold shoulder tops and dresses were more popular about a year ago, but they were also worn by Gov’s students in the 90’s. Scrunchies were a huge staple accessory back then and may be even more so now, with some students wearing up to three on their wrists at a time. Oversized corduroy or jean jackets and flannels were seen on both boys and girls similar to those that are trendy in the present day.

When I was looking through these pictures, there was no doubt in my mind that fashion is just a cycle that keeps on repeating (well, at least some trends are). It was so interesting to see how similarly Gov’s students dressed both now and then even with an almost 30 year gap. Fashion is exciting in this way because you never know what is going to come back in style. That is why it’s a good thing to keep your old clothes around; you never know when it’ll be cool to wear them again.