Clothing
1990's - Grunge Fashion
The 1990's were all about wearing 'Grunge' clothing.
Both men and woman started wearing oversized (large) flannel shirts and other outdoor clothing such as overalls and cargo pants. It was ‘cool’ to look messy in colours of browns, greens and blues and denim was extremely popular.
Men and woman no longer wore tight, fitted clothing and were often seen wearing ‘sloppy’and ‘baggy’ clothing. Popular music of the time such as hip hop had a great influence on the fashion of the nighties.
Belly button piercing became a hit in 1991 among teenage girls, young women, and even briefly in young men. This led to the introduction of belly shirts that showed off the belly button. All types of body piercing as well as tattooing became popular later in the decade, and lasted into the 2000s.
The '90's shoes could be described in one word - chunky. Kids stepped out in style with combat boots, chunky heels or platform sneakers/runners, which made you a whole lot taller with the rubber sole about 5-10cm high.
The 1990's were all about wearing 'Grunge' clothing.
Both men and woman started wearing oversized (large) flannel shirts and other outdoor clothing such as overalls and cargo pants. It was ‘cool’ to look messy in colours of browns, greens and blues and denim was extremely popular.
Men and woman no longer wore tight, fitted clothing and were often seen wearing ‘sloppy’and ‘baggy’ clothing. Popular music of the time such as hip hop had a great influence on the fashion of the nighties.
Belly button piercing became a hit in 1991 among teenage girls, young women, and even briefly in young men. This led to the introduction of belly shirts that showed off the belly button. All types of body piercing as well as tattooing became popular later in the decade, and lasted into the 2000s.
The '90's shoes could be described in one word - chunky. Kids stepped out in style with combat boots, chunky heels or platform sneakers/runners, which made you a whole lot taller with the rubber sole about 5-10cm high.
The Noughties - Recycling The Past
Bohemian fashion
‘Bohemian’ clothing became very popular. This involved wearing big, floppy hats, droopy dresses under shearling gilets (sheepskin coats), ugg or secondhand cowboy boots and mismatched jewellery. Bohemian clothing gave way for more free-spirited fashion that lead to revisting and re-inventing the past to what we now call 'vintage' fashion. A number of different trends were revisited from the 50's, 60's, 70's and 80's. Low waisted 'hipster' jeans that sat on the hips and 'skinny jeans' were re-introduced as well as the combination of the two as well as the fluoro colours, leggins and the list continues. Thongs also became very prominent to wear with anything and everything.
There began an emphasis and desire for everyone to find and establish their own individual style.
There began an emphasis and desire for everyone to find and establish their own individual style.
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Historical Events Timeline of the 90's and Noughties
1991 – Paul Keating becomes Prime Minister.
1992 – As a result of the large number of refugees entering Australia Keating decides to create mandatory detention for asylum seekers. A place where refugees without visas can go before they need to return home or enter Australia. The Mabo Jugdement rules in favour of the Indigenous native title. The old legal reasoning for original white settlement is removed. – Prime Minister Keating says his ‘ Redfern Park Speech’ on Reconciliation mentioning that Aboriginal Australia should not be separate from Australia’s identity. 1993– The Australian Greens become a candidate in the federal election for the first time. 1996 – John Howard from the Liberal National Coalition becomes Prime Minister. -A lone gunman kills 35 people at Port Arthur in Tasmania. Howard changes the system of gun ownership and control. 1997 – The term ‘ Stolen Generation’ becomes more widespread and a formal apology to the Aboriginal people for the pain of the past is recommended. 1998 – Howard remains the Prime Minister and starts a taxation system that works to change the older tax sstem to a goods and services tax, or GST. 1999 – A referendum promises independednce for East Timor. Australia leads an international peacekeeping force into East Timor as the Anti-Independence Timorese Militias cause problems in East Timor. Three years later East Timor is internationally recognised as an independent state. 1999 – A referendum to change Australia into a Republic is unsuccessful. 1999 - The world was very worried and concerned that the coming of the year 2000 or the millenium would bring major chaos and crises known as the 'Millenium bug' or 'Y2K'. Fortunately New Years Day brought no such chaos. 2000 – Sydney holds the spectacularly successful Olympics. 2001 - Australia celebrates its centenary of Federation. 2001 – There is international crisis when the Howard government refuses the landing of 433 asylum seekers from a distressed Tampa fishing vessel. The Afghanis go to nearby Christmas Island. The Australian government seeks to prevent this by refusing Tampa entry into Australian waters. 2001 – The United States of America is attacked by terrorists on September 11th causing the downfall of the Twin Towers in New York City due to 2 hijacked areoplanes flying through the buildings. Other attacks are also experienced. In support of the United States Howard commits Australian troops to combat in Afghanistan. 2001 – John Howard wins leadership again. 2002 – Bali is bombed in October. 202 people are killed, including 88 Australians. The bombs are exploded in two Bali nightclubs by an extremist Islamic terrorist organisation operating in Indonesia. 2002 – As an ally of America, Howard commits troops to the war in Iraq. 2003 – A long, severe drought increases. For many parts of Australia this is the worst drought since Federation. 2005 – There are race riots between Anglo –Australian and Lebanese – Australian young men in the Sydney beach suburb of Cronulla. 2007 – An 800- bed $360 million Detention facility is completed on Christmas Island. 2007 – The Sydney Opera House is declared a World Heritage Site. It is the youngest cultural site to ever be included on the list. 2007 – In December, the election is won by the Labor Party with Kevin Rudd, after 11 years of Coalition government under John Howard. 2008 – Prime Minister Rudd makes a formal apology in Parliament to the Stolen Generations. 2008 – Quentin Bryce becomes the first woman Governor – General. 2008 – Australia’s population is recorded at 21 542.5 million. 2009 – ‘Black Saturday’ and ferocious February bushfires create firestorms in many parts of country Victoria. At least 2,029 homes are destroyed along with more than 450, 000 hectares of land. It is Australia’s highest ever loss of life from bushfire with 173 confirmed to have died. |
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