The fashion trends that were all the rage the year y'all were born

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  • Fashion trends have changed dramatically over the years.
  • In the '60s and '70s, people experimented with styles such as bell-bottom pants, unbuttoned shirts, and flowing jumpsuits — all of which were influenced past music and social movements.
  • By the '80s and '90s, people favored celebrity-inspired ensembles, especially those worn by icons similar Naomi Campbell and the late Princess Diana.
  • Throughout the 2000s, designers take borrowed heavily from vesture trends popular in past decades, similar animal-print garments and tiny handbags.
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The very nature of fashion trends is to come and go.

Jumpsuits, for example, have gone in and out of style since the '70s, and overalls have made a comeback since becoming popular in the '90s. Despite this constant flux, there's always at least i trend that takes over the way world every yr.

From halter-neck swimwear that was popular in the 1950s to the comeback of printed suits throughout the 2000s, here are the fashion trends that were all the rage the year y'all were born.

1960-1961: Matching coats and dresses were all the rage.

A woman wears an ensemble from the Marucelli fashion house in January 1960.
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In the early on '60s, many people still sported styles that were pop in the '50s. During this time, women often layered loose-plumbing equipment coats over matching dresses and completed their ensembles with analogous hats, gloves, and short heels.

1962: During her time every bit First Lady, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis helped popularize pillbox hats.

Onassis and John F. Kennedy head to his inauguration on Jan 20, 1961.
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The one-time showtime lady also often wore tailored coats, elbow-length gloves, and strapless gowns — all of which became huge fashion trends in the '60s and '70s.

1963: Bow collars came into style.

Today, this mode of neckband is fashionable one time more.
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Co-ordinate to Paste magazine, bow collars were commonly worn by women entering male-dominated work fields in the early '60s. The look was said to blend masculine and feminine styles.

The fashion is nevertheless worn frequently today — sometimes even as a political mode statement.

1968: People loved wearing styles inspired past the motion-picture show "Bonnie and Clyde."

3 men model suits designed by the German Constitute for Fashion in 1968.
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Though the film was released a year prior in 1967, fashion inspired by "Bonnie and Clyde" was even so prominent throughout 1968. In detail, men frequently wore pinstripe suits paired with hats in solid colors.

1972: Rather than following a single trend, people aimed to clothes in a way that expressed their individuality.

Four people wear a variety of styles in August 1972.
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Throughout 1972, people blurred the lines betwixt men's and women's fashion. They as well merged styles from previous decades.

1973: Disco styles started to emerge from the fashion industry.

R&B vocalizer Major Lance wears a disco-inspired outfit in October 1973.
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This year, men oftentimes wore bell-bottom pants and platform shoes.

1974: Both men and women donned suits.

Men and women in New York City wear suits in September 1974.
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Women's suits featured a wide range of styles in 1974. Suit-style dresses became fashionable, equally did adapt jackets paired with skirts.

According to a New York Times written report from 1974, the well-nigh popular style for men at the time was "leisure suits." The way was meant to look coincidental and be worn "anywhere just in the office or on formal occasions."

1978: Wearing apparel were designed for dancing.

Two people dance in a disco club in January 1978.
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Disco music continued to ascension in popularity at the end of the '70s, and the release of movies like "Saturday Night Fever" allowed the music-inspired manner trend to stay potent.

1979: People in the punk subculture wore ripped jeans and leather.

People nourish a punk concert at London Due south Bank Academy in May 1979.
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Punk manner originated in the UK around 1975 and continued to influence clothing trends toward the end of the decade and into the '80s.

1981: Everyone wore apparel with voluminous shoulders.

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Everything from dresses to blouses featured puffy shoulders in the early 1980s.

1982: The get-to colour combination was black and white.

Models Marie Helvin and Jerry Hall pose in the United kingdom of great britain and northern ireland in 1982.
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A Macy'southward catalog from 1982 shows that the two colors were typically worn together in formal ensembles and paired with lace accessories.

1985: Both long and curt skirts were considered trendy.

Two women wear layered outfits in 1985.
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Some women opted for miniskirts paired with tights, while others chose long skirts that flared out at the bottom, co-ordinate to a 1985 report from the New York Times.

1986: Men loved rock and roll-inspired fashion.

A man attends a rock concert in the '80s.
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In the mid to tardily '80s, men's style was influenced greatly by the decade'due south many glam-stone bands, spawning accessories like leather jackets and studded belts.

1987: Suspenders came into style.

A human wears suspenders and loftier-waisted pants at a club in the '80s.
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Over the years, suits have never gone fully out of fashion. Instead, people put new spins on the archetype way, similar calculation suspenders in the belatedly '80s.

1986: Women mixed athletic wear into their everyday attire.

Model Barbara Smith poses during a photo shoot in the '80s.
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A digital copy of Elle mag from 1988 is full of advertisements for sports attire and able-bodied-inspired ensembles.

1989: Heading into the '90s, people made a example for wearing simulated fur.

Princess Diana was ahead of her fourth dimension, wearing a faux-fur coat in Nov 1987.
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In 1989, many people protested the fashion industry's use of real fur, which resulted in a number of faux-fur designs becoming trendy, co-ordinate to Elle.

1991: Coats became more casual as time went on.

Director Spike Lee wears an athletic jacket at a film premiere in April 1991.
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Bomber jackets and athletic coats became pop in 1991. The trend was often associated with the growing popularity of hip-hop music.

1992: Platform shoes came dorsum into style.

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This year, vintage styles from the '60s like platform shoes and long skirts became fashionable over again.

1993: Overalls were everywhere.

People wait in line for a music festival in 1993.
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Overalls were popular among both men and women, and varied in mode depending on the season, according to Mental Floss .

In the winter months, people wore overalls with long pant legs, but "shortalls" took over in the jump.

1995: Colorful designs were all the rage.

The Spice Girls attend the 1995 Brit Awards in colorful outfits.
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According to a Baltimore Sun article from 1995, people began to ditch all-black ensembles in favor of multicolored looks during the mid-'90s.

1997: Everyone owned a pair of Dr. Martens.

A high schoolhouse student wears a pair of boots by Dr. Martens in 1997.
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At the time, the brand'southward classic black boots were among the most popular shoes on the marketplace.

That fashion of shoe is withal trendy, but Dr. Martens now makes footwear in a wider variety of colors, styles, and leather options, including vegan leather.

1998: Logo-mania originated in the late '90s.

Members of Destiny's Kid article of clothing head-to-toe Tommy Hilfiger in June 1998.
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Clothes that were emblazoned with logos became all the rage in the late '90s.

This trend has recently come back into style, with celebrities now donning looks from brands similar Fendi and Gucci.

2000: Halter tops were incorporated into both coincidental and formal looks.

Salma Hayek attends the Academy Awards in March 2000.
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Satin halter tops were peculiarly popular, co-ordinate to Bustle. Halter tops with thin, string-similar straps were too common.

2001: Many people wore head-to-to denim.

Britney Spears and Justin Timberlake attend the 2001 American Music Awards.
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This trend was likely influenced by Britney Spears and Justin Timberlake's iconic matching all-denim looks at the 2001 American Music Awards.

2003: People loved crop tops that looked similar bras.

Beyonce attends the 2003 MTV Europe Music Awards.
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Lingerie-inspired fashion has become stylish once more in recent years.

2004: Von Dutch was one of the hottest brands on the market.

Actress Traci Bingham models a Von Dutch shirt in May 2004.
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The brand's trucker hats were particularly popular — well-nigh every celebrity in Hollywood had one.

2006: People layered polo shirts over other tops.

A.J. McLean from the Backstreet Boys layers a polo over a long-sleeved shirt.
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While some layered multiple polos on height of one some other, others wore the collared shirt over long-sleeved tops.

2007: Vests were everywhere.

Corbin Bluish wears a vest to the Disney Channel Games in Apr 2007.
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Some women put their own twist on the tendency by wearing vests as shirts, co-ordinate to Cosmopolitan.

2009: People couldn't become plenty of Ed Hardy designs.

Models walk the Ed Hardy show at the 2009 Rosemount Sydney Style Festival.
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The brand was known for its tattoo-mode graphic T-shirts and acid-washed jeans.

2010: Peplum tops became fashionable.

Jennifer Hudson wears a peplum top at the 2010 Grammy Awards.
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The trend swept cerise-carpeting events, business-casual fashion, runways, and more.

2011: Many people loved skull-print scarves.

Hilary Duff wears a skull-print scarf in Feb 2011.
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The unique accessory added an edgy touch to whatsoever outfit.

2012: Wedge sneakers became trendy.

Jordin Sparks attends Variety's Power of Youth issue in September 2012.
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Marc Jacobs helped popularize the shoe in 2012, according to Elle, and the wait chop-chop caught on with celebrities.

2013: Stars favored dresses with bold cutouts.

Alicia Keys rocks a black wearing apparel with geometric cutouts in Jan 2013.
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Glamour described the trend as "the piddling sister to the sheer console," another daring wait that was popular at the fourth dimension.

2015: Neutral-colored clothing emerged as a tendency.

Kanye W released his apparel line, Yeezy, in 2015.
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Kanye Westward'due south first-e'er Yeezy clothes launch in February 2015 was a great case of this tendency.

The line's debut collection was full of distressed clothing in a diversity of neutral shades, starting a fashion movement that is still popular today.

2017: Men started wearing patterned suits.

Shawn Mendes attends the 2017 American Music Awards.
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Today, colorful, printed suits are ofttimes worn on the red rug past both men and women.

2018: People couldn't go enough of monochromatic outfits.

Gigi Hadid wears caput-to-toe orangish in New York Metropolis in December 2018.
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Models similar Bella and Gigi Hadid were some of the biggest fans of monochromatic looks, a style that's comprised of clothes in a single colour, or different shades of the same hue.

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