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szdaily -> Lifestyle -> 
’90s fashion is back
    2018-11-09  08:53    Shenzhen Daily

THE shapeless, oversize clothing; the too-bold patterns; the bucket hats — you’d have to be crazy to want to time travel your closet back to the ’90s, right? Wrong.

Because they’re back.

Suddenly, the decade that brought us butterfly clips, square necklines, and spaghetti straps is everywhere, from the runways and the streets of New York City to hole-in-the-wall boutiques and fast-fashion retailers.

But how do you test the waters of nostalgic style without feeling like you’re wearing a costume?

Visions of sullen-looking teens in chain-laden baggy pants and beat-up, oversized flannels may come to mind when you think of ’90s grunge. Today’s version draws inspiration from some of these styles but gives them a modern twist.

Amelia Hamlin, daughter of actors Lisa Rinna and Harry Hamlin, shows just how to turn this trend on its head. For example, instead of wearing those silver chains on her belt, she wears three of them, connected, as a chunky necklace. The effect is super cool and definitely grungy, without the weighed-down feeling of yore.

“Maybe three years ago I had a grunge phase,” the 17-year-old says. “I wore a lot of checkered, big squares and dark colors. It’s not really me anymore, but modeling-wise I can channel it very easily.”

For Hamlin, wearing ’90s style in the wild means applying that timeless adage “less is more.”

“The simpler you are, the more ’90s you are in 2018. A big staple for ’90s today is the baggy blue jean, which you can wear with a white tank top,” she says. “The actual ’90s was more extravagant — now, I think, it’s less dramatized.”

Colorful chain prints, particularly by maximalist fashion house Versace, ruled the day in the ’90s, but what makes the retro look work today is mixing and matching saturated patterns of all types for an unexpected yet effortlessly chic vibe.

For example, take Corinne Foxx, actor Jaime Foxx’s daughter, in a quilt-like dress, paired with a crochet bucket hat and platform Tevas. You might suspect all the colors here would clash, but this dress is spot on.

“I’m not super risky with my outfit choices,” Foxx says. “I’d normally balance a bold pattern with something subtle, like a jean, but I feel like a princess in this dress.”

Cairo Peele, daughter of ’90s supermodel Bridget Peele, is also a recent convert to the fun-with-colors movement.

She played with vibrant prints in a skintight vintage dress and diamond-patterned blouse. “I would’t have said I’m a bold patterns type of gal,” the 24-year-old says, “but today, after being in the look that I was in, I feel way more comfortable with it.”

(SD-Agencies)

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