Nine 90s Trends Which Need To Stay In The Past (No Matter What Gen Z Says…)

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90s Trends

by Rhiannon Evans |
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The 90s is coming back - and you can't resist it. Sadly, it doesn't look like there'll be anything as exciting as Oasis vs Blur and the idea of blasting Things Can Only Get Better at a political rally is too ironically painful for words. But there's plenty from the decade that is entering every other area of our lives.

Yesterday, we tackled the topic - a thorny one for many of us geriatric and geriatric-adjacent millennials - of the two bits of hair coming back into fashion. Thank you for all of your support on that difficult issue.

READ MORE: Millennials Stand Firm - We Cannot Allow The Two Bits Of Hair To Come Back

READ MORE: The Most Nostalgic '90s Fashion Trends That Are Probably In Your Wardrobe Right Now

BUT we cannot lie back and think the battles are won. Bucket hats, belly tops and spaghetti tops seem to have snuck in already - yet there are some things we can still fight against.

Here's the other 90s trends we think need to stay in the past... for the good of us all, really.

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Blue unshaded eyeshadow

If Reese can't make it work, then we don't even want to try.

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Hair mascara

Products have got too good for us to go this far backwards.

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Frosted Tips

Joshua Jackson with his frosted tips ILY IDST, BUT we're not keen on it making a comeback, ok?

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Waistcoats

Over a Tammy Girl white tee, natch. 'They only look good if you're Kate Moss at Glasto. And even she was making some interesting choices in that era,' says Emma.

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Face bedazzles

Too close to cultural appropriation, probably terrible for the environment and no - not even at a festival. See also: Roll-on glitter.

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Sun-in

Did you know they still sell this? Wow. Presumably to no-one who was live in the 90s and had to wait for it to GROW OUT.

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Pencil Thin eyebrows

Some of us will never recover - have some respect.

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Skorts

Clothes don't need a 'open your legs for a surprise' element.

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Butterfly clips

Specifically multi-coloured ones. 'I bet influencers make them look amazing now but mine looked horrendous,' says Anna.

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