Old is the New New
In most cases, history repeating itself usually isn't something people are not too thrilled about. However, when it comes to fashion trends, repetitiveness is a good thing. Fashion has certainly come a long way from the 60’s-90s of inspiring designs that have shaped our present of clothes. Clothes today have become a great combination of aesthetics and function. One might think that because of the progress that we have maid in the area of clothing, we would not look back at our past. Reality, as always, has a way of denying what we all think. Today, we all see a resurgence of popular fashion styles from the past. It seems that the fashion from the past is now becoming our present.
In the 60’sit was the time where music festivals were born, therefore contributing the current retro fashion trends became popular. The styles that are in trend now from the past are Boho, mini skirts, bold patterns. Though the style during the 60’s was split with more conservative styles to the more bold colors, miniskirt, & psychedelic prints. As said in the times magazine,
“Now, ‘60s fashion went in two completely opposite directions. The first half of the decade being influenced by the more conservative and classic ‘50s and in the other half, we had bright colors, miniskirts, and psychedelic prints”
This demonstrates how fashion takes turns all the time even back then but do eventually come back as we see in today’s society on how people dress. The “old school” is in every way just as it was a must have clothes in the 60’s.
As time moves on to the era of the 70’s so does fashion as it still takes parts of the 60’s but tweak it in a way that inspire many styles in the present. “Popular in the ‘70s the afro, the bell bottoms, the lace-up peasant tops. The era also brought some new trends such as punk, disco, and glam rock.” As seen in today's society we combine glam metal, punk rock and gothic rock influence style and can still be seen on streets worn by both young and older generations who share a love of a style that sets you apart from the rest. Most of the styles that are now seen today are platforms, animal print, leather biker jackets, and tailored suits. The 70’s was an era of change and styles that stand out which really take a part in today’s society on how an individual dresses as an expression of one's self.
Though most of the fashion styles were great the 80’s was one that took a different route. The 80’s is “Considered the era of some of the worst trends and greatest fashion mistakes, but also some of the most experimental eras. Some of the trends managed to survive.” This era consisted of Bold makeup, Neon colors, Ripped jeans, and Leggings as pants. The bold statements made in the 80’s inspires many looks in the fashion world today. We see styles from the 80’s like scrunchies, oversized bomber jackets, and leggings especially in athletic clothes today. Though the 80’s style didn't have as much as an impact as other eras it still changed the way we as society see clothes. “Clothes were used to define personalities and make big statements.” just as it is in today's society.
The 90’s was a time in fashion that is emulated far and wide to this day. The show “friends” is a great example of these trends. The shows prominence to this day has led to the idolization of the characters and their clothing. The baggy jeans, chokers, colorful sweaters and sneakers were all a must have items both then and now. It would be hard to walk down the street in society today without seeing someone copying this timeless sense of “old school look”. “The '90s was a time of high-top sneakers, velvet chokers, and loads of denim.” All of these have made a significant comeback in today's society in the way people dress
Some people would say it is a metaphor for society to try to reclaim the past that we have not been apart of. “Old school” fashion can be a great way of influencing the new with the old while still staying on trend in today's society. Fashion has really come a long way on revolving around what has been done in the past and will continue to do so in the future. What's going to be next?