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Teenager in the 90's

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KellyElly · 04/02/2014 15:10

On the back of the 70's and 80's threads, what do you remember as a teen in the 90's. For me it's

Nirvana
Grunge
Friends
Twin Peaks - The Secret Diary of Laura Palmer
Axl Rose
Christian Slater
Saved by the Bell
Bill and Ted
Fresh Prince
Snoop
House Music
Drum & Bass
Ibiza holidays
Fruit of the Loom jumpers
Nerds
My So Called Life
Friendship bands
TFI Friday
The Big Breakfast
Take That
Tekkan 2
Blur v Oasis
Gameboys
Nike Air Max
Mad Cow Disease
Euro 96
Andre Agassi
Cycling shorts

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LadyFlumpalot · 04/02/2014 17:20

Strawberry Millions, combat trousers in camo patterns, Genie in a bottle, Clarissa, Sabrina the Teenage Witch, Buffy, The Babysitters Club, The Craft, £1 penny mixes, mobile phone top ups that were on a scratchcard.

SouthernComforts · 04/02/2014 17:20

I got thrown out of brownies for selling pokemon cards!!

Kaekae · 04/02/2014 17:19

The Body Shop
Jem Dolls
Saved by the Bell
Ramona TV series
Round the Twist TV series
Saga and Nintendo
Naff Naff
Callott Trousers
Kickers
Exclamation! Perfume
SWV
Boys 2 Men
Cypress Hill
Keyper toys (Keypers Keypers what's inside those Keypers!)
Hideous giant plastic clocks and giant wall hanging wrist watches

My Mad Fat Diary currently on TV is set in the 90's I love it purely for that!

PatrickStarisabadbellend · 04/02/2014 17:18

Kappa track suits
Spray ways
Rockports
Giant fringes
Big scrunchies
Wearing shirts under jumpers with the collars showing
Brown lippy
Kickers!
Everybody had a blue Adidas track suit
Crop tops
Dolly shoes
The list goes on...

SouthernComforts · 04/02/2014 17:18

I had a baby blue pair of skirt trousers!

And pedal pushers.

EauRouge · 04/02/2014 17:18

Oh, and those £5 army bags that you drew all your favourite band logos on.

DaftSkunk · 04/02/2014 17:18

Ooh mike I had a Kappa pair of those Grin.

I loved 02 impulse spray.

MadBusLady · 04/02/2014 17:17

(Phone calls at 6pm to catch up on vital events of school day just finished obvs.)

EauRouge · 04/02/2014 17:16

German army shirts
DMs
Heather Shimmer? Nah, it was Black Cherry if you were a grunger.
Baby doll dresses
Stripy tights

I miss the 90s.

RabbitRabbit78 · 04/02/2014 17:16

Naf Naf coats (shudder)

MadBusLady · 04/02/2014 17:15

mrsmeow I have a Heather Shimmer going strong in my make up bag even now. And a Coffee Shimmer!

Everything being covered in sun, moon and star motifs
Being made tapes by boys
Phone calls cheaper after 6pm

RabbitRabbit78 · 04/02/2014 17:15

Global hypercolour t shirts (colour changed with heat, just like having sweat rings really - awful idea)
YY to the skirt trouser things that me and my friends called skousers (oh how hilarious we were)

MikeTheShite · 04/02/2014 17:13

what about those awful tracksuit bottoms (polyester? ) with florescent stripes and poppers down the side!

DownstairsMixUp · 04/02/2014 17:13
Grin
ScienceRocks · 04/02/2014 17:12

I was a teenager in the 90s. I wore plaid shirts over jeans or enormous jumpers over tiny lycra skirts and thick tights with biker boots.

I listened to Bon Jovi, Thunder, Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Josh Wink, Oasis... I had posters of them on my wall. There was no email or mobile phones, and I used to speak to my parents once a week (I was at uni).

I drank snakebite and black, Blastaways and Thunderbird, and burned joss sticks.

God, I miss those days.

SoleSource · 04/02/2014 17:11

Snoop doggy dog
Rage against the machine
Bjork
REM
Rap music
Super Nintendo

happygirl87 · 04/02/2014 17:10

Y2K fears?! Princess Diana's death, labour getting in to power
Rubix cubes

VelmaD · 04/02/2014 17:10

I remember the skirt/trouser combo! Also hair mascara and sun in. Two fail safe ways to make your hair look bad.

MrsMeow · 04/02/2014 17:09

Impulse in the orange bottle - i think it was called Free Spirit?
Tribe perfume.
Exclamation perfume.
Heather Shimmer lipstick.
Those long wraparound skirts that looked like picnic blankets with the two buttons on the waist.
Stolen From Ivor.
Cargo pants with the long bits hanging off.
Glitter Spray.
Hooch and/or Two Dogs alcoholic lemonade.
20/20.
Slouchy socks for school.
10 Regal kingsize being £1.25.
Keenan and Kel.
Sabrina the Teenage Witch.
Take That.
Blur (be still my beating heart!)

Quinteszilla · 04/02/2014 17:09

Bassbumpers

Sparklingbrook · 04/02/2014 17:08

Not a teenager in the 90s. But loved Vic Reeves Big Night Out and Trevor and Simon on Going Live. Swing your pants! Grin

happygirl87 · 04/02/2014 17:08

Also Charlie Perfumes
Streemate with Davina McCall
Neighbours and Home and Away being on BBC/ITV

squoosh · 04/02/2014 17:08

Boys attempts at fingering being scuppered due to crotch poppers on body tops.

happygirl87 · 04/02/2014 17:07

Live and Kicking? Can still sing the number- 0181 811 8181
Then SMTV Live with Ant and Dec (can also remember them as PJ and Duncan- just!)
Wannabe being in the charts forever
Tamagotchi
Pogs
Shag band bracelets
Double denium (but dark, not stone washed, which were considered so 80s!)
Impulse body spray (but yy to white musk)
DPM Combat trousers
Choker necklaces
All Saints
Aqua- Barbie Girl.......

fieldfare · 04/02/2014 17:07

I'd go back with you too hedgehog, although I was 15. What an excellent year that was :)

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