Did people look older in the 90s?

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Not really AIBU - More so a what do you think

I'm watching a 90s movie right now and I think people that are supposed to be early 30s (my age now) look older than me. When I look at pictures of my family from the 90s they all look older, even though my mum was in her 20s most of the 90s.

Is it the style maybe? Do I associate the clothes with 'older people' because when I saw those clothes IRL I was just a small child. I think a lot of people my age still dress sort of young, trainers/ jeans/ hoodies/ casual. Where as people in their 20s/30s back then dressed more grown up.

YABU - People in the 90s did not look older
YANBU - People in the 90s did look older

Yeah that's true - all the clubs I went to did have alternative nights . I'm remembering what I wore to the mainstream nights - normally a Thursday or Friday for me . I had a friend into heavy rock and I used to go to the rock nights with her sometimes - very different .

@Bemyclementine early 90s, we wore thise style of clothes for working in an office. Not sure about going out at night. But clothes were certainly more formal

I wasn't allowed to wear trousers for work until mid 90s

Its a range of things, older actors playing teenagers Andi in Dawsons Creek was 30 odd I think! Its the older styles, plucked eyebrows and make up looks. People had less access to good skincare, SPF was less widely used. In some ways more pollution, tanning was still popular. In the UK people in their 40's in the 90s may well have had a lot of teeth out which is very ageing as it causes bone loss in the face never have teeth out if you can avoid it.

I also agree with other people who say that we all tend to think we look younger than we actually do. Its very common (and probably a sanity saver). So a 38 year old might think they look 25 but if you actually put them in amongst a group of 25 year olds they would obviously be much older looking than the actual 25 year olds.

80s/90s I was a jeans and top girl with a soft curly perm 😳 I was a mom to 3 in the 80s and then 4 by 1996. It was a weird old time for change.

My mom had a certain way of dressing. Although she dressed beautifully (as a professional with a career she had, too) with quality clothing, I wouldn't have been seen dead in what she wore.

I hit my 40s, having got rid of the ex, and found myself. I never wore makeup when I was younger, as it was cakey and thick.

To be honest, I look better today than I ever did. Everything from hair, beauty, and clothing is so cross the board today.

I still won't shop in the shops my late mom did. I'm talking M & S, London & Edinbrugh wool shop, Rackhams as it once was, Browns, Debenham, etc. type. There was a very defining way of the generations of hair and dressing.

Fortunately, along with good genetics, I don't look my age. I have my own unique style, which is boho punk for my older age, not the look of the young.

I still have long hair, which is dyed. I'm a few colours. My outlook on life is younger now than when I was older.

I wouldn't want to do it all again

Blimey where did you live?!

It was all acid house/techno/hardcore for me too, I was totally grunge, the idea of pencil skirts, heels and blouses is just weird..... I was head to tail in DM's, black leggings, smiley face t shirts, baggy jumpers, hair in braids, nose pierced etc