3. Clueless (90s)
Ah, the 90s, the age of grunge, economic prosperity and Generation X. When Nirvana broke through the veneer left behind by they superficial New Wave and hair metal music—they not only changed the musical landscape, they also changed the fashion. Taking a note from the music scene emerging from the northwest, the population traded in spandex, shoulder pads and neon everything for flannel shirts, ripped jeans and a desire to refuse convention of any kind.
This attitude is especially prominent in Clueless, the 1995 starring Alicia Silverstone in her breakout role. The movie, set at a southern California high school, features many disparate fashions among the cliques, yet all are distinctly ’90s with their shared denial of a common aesthetic. Silverstone and her preppy friends wear designer clothes, repurposed to look like traditional school outfits. On the other hand, the skater clique wears ripped jeans and flannel as a nod to the grunge era.
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