Fashion Crazes from The Past

#11 Cardigans

Being almost completely unrecognized until the 2000’s cardigans became all the rage and still are very fashionable to this day. Being a simple addition to most outfits, it’s safe to say that probably every woman (and man) owns at least one.

#10 Short Skirts

With the start of the war in the early 1940’s, the rationing on materials was tight, which meant one thing for women; legs. With fewer materials to make longer skirts there was only one option, which was to make shorter ones. Before the 1940’s short skirts weren’t fashionable but were the trend out of necessity.

#9 Shoulder Pads

Joan Crawford was seen as one of the leading fashion idols during the 1940’s and her ‘out there’ style with shoulder pads and elegance set the tone for many women in that period. Before the 1940’s shoulder pads had been ignored in the fashion industry but were made a craze with the help of Crawford. With large jewels and floral prints to follow Crawford was one of the main ladies to show everyone how it’s done.

#8 Hats

With the rationing of materials during the war, many women found it difficult to express their individual style and so hats became a popular way of doing so. Using whatever materials they had to hand, including foil, beads and scraps women everywhere decorated their hats to fit their personal style, making hats one of the biggest fashion crazes of the 1940’s.

#7 The Sack Dress

1957 saw the introduction of the sack dress by Givenchy. Designed to promote freedom in fashion by straying away from the emphasis on the waist and giving women the chance to be fashionable without the restrictions of the tight fitted dress. Being almost completely straight, the sack dress was something very different from the other fashion trends at the time.

#6 Size zero

Before the 1960’s the fuller figure was seen as the most fashionable and the most beautiful figure to have, but during the 60’s with the rise to fame of stars like; Twiggy, everyone wanted to be thin like her. And so began the craze of size zero that is still seen in the fashion industry today.

#5 Hippies

By the end of the 1960’s the hippie style was one of the biggest crazes of the decade. Flared jeans, hairbands, and floral blouses were a must have for every fashionable hippie, as well as fringed jackets and tie and dyed clothes of all colors. Continuing through to the 1970’s with even brighter colors and more extravagant outfits, fashion during this period could never be accused of being boring.

#4 Leg Warmers

During the 1980’s every woman must have had cold legs, either that or they thought they looked cool in a pair of neon leg warmers. Being one of the strangest fashion crazes of the 80’s its safe to say that almost every woman had at least one pair if not more and if you didn’t then you couldn’t have been fashionable or cool.

#3 Denim

One of the biggest fashion trends of the 90’s was denim. Denim jackets, denim jeans, and more than often the two were worn together. What became an obvious no-no in the fashion industry is now starting to reel its way back into the trends of today.

#2 The Tom Boy

Although the photos now make everyone cringe, the tom boy style was loved and tried out by most during the 90’s. Baggy jeans, t shirts and sports caps were a must have for all. Winona Ryder was one of the leading style icons of the 90’s who was often seen in tom boy clothes which made this one of the best and most cringe-worthy fashion crazes of the decade.

#1 Skinny Jeans

Worn by almost everyone (men and women) in every different fashion clique, skinny jeans are worn in many different ways. With some choosing the high waist option and others choosing to bling them up with a studded belt skinny jeans have been a fashion craze since the 2000’s which doesn’t seem to be going anywhere anytime soon.