40 Cool Snaps That Defined Fashion Styles of Young Women in the Early 1990s

Many trends from the late 1980s carried over to the early ’90s, including the use of fluorescent colors on sweatpants, t-shirts, parachute pants, and jackets. The most popular clothing colors were blue, green, orange, pink, and yellow, often paired together in patterns inspired by comic book and pop art.

Common looks for women were crop tops, babydoll dresses over leggings, black leather jackets with shoulder pads, and colored or embroidered jeans, with slouch socks, Keds, or ballet flats.

Take a look at these cool snaps to see what young women looked like in the early 1990s.