Embarrassingly Retro Styles and Trends You Used to Love. These kinds of vintage styles are ideal for being revived in a #TBT post. Most of your old childhood pictures certainly have a vintage vibe to them, whether you always wore your neon green and pink sneakers or had a mullet in your fifth-grade school picture. It’s funny to look at them now and wonder how we could have thought they were cool back then. Here are a few painfully outdated fashions and fads from the past that people used to adore.
No 1
Mullets and Perms
Mullets and Perms
Remember when business in the front and party in the back was the hairstyle to have? Mullets were all the rage in the 1980s, paired often with perms that gave the hair a fluffy, voluminous look.
No 2
Shoulder Pads
Shoulder Pads
Women in the 1980s embraced shoulder pads as a symbol of power dressing. Blazers and dresses were designed with exaggerated shoulder structures, giving wearers a broader silhouette reminiscent of the era’s bold fashion statements.
No 3
Big Teased Hair
Big Teased Hair
In the 1980s, big hair was synonymous with glamour. Women teased their hair to achieve maximum volume and height, often using copious amounts of hairspray to keep the style in place. This exaggerated look was seen everywhere, from music videos to high school proms.
No 4
Hyper-Colour Clothing
Hyper-Colour Clothing
In the early 1990s, hyper-colour clothing was all the rage. These shirts and sweatshirts changed colour with heat, so they would reveal handprints or sweat patches depending on the wearer’s body temperature—a fun novelty that eventually faded out.
No 5
Shell Suits
Shell Suits
In the 1980s and early 1990s, shell suits were the epitome of casual sportswear. These brightly coloured, often nylon tracksuits were adorned with contrasting stripes and patterns, making wearers highly visible but not necessarily stylish by today’s standards.
No 6
Frosted Tips
Frosted Tips
In the late 1990s and early 2000s, frosted tips were a popular style among young men. The hair was bleached blonde at the tips while the rest remained natural, creating a striking contrast that was considered stylish at the time.
No 7
Jelly Shoes
Jelly Shoes
Popular in the 1980s and making a brief comeback in the 1990s, jelly shoes were plastic, translucent footwear that came in bright colours and often had glitter or other decorations embedded within the material. They were a staple for summer fashion, even though they weren’t particularly comfortable.
No 8
Parachute Pants
Parachute Pants
Made famous by MC Hammer in the early 1990s, parachute pants were baggy, often shiny trousers with a distinctively low crotch. They were popular among dancers and hip-hop enthusiasts, despite their impracticality for everyday wear.
