In 2025, ‘90s style looks fresher than ever. Cargo pants are cool again, as are boxy leather jackets . Fanny packs are back. Graphic tees and street-approved kicks have their own stock market. The shaggy mohair cardigan Kurt Cobain wore performing on MTV Unplugged over three decades ago—a veritable ‘90s icon in its own right—sold for a whopping 300k at auction a few years ago.
Today, the ‘90s outfits worth emulating are the ones that don’t borrow from the period's defining aesthetic so literally. Instead, we’ve distilled the core elements of the look into nine key categories, none of which call for the hairstyle of an era-specific heartthrob to pull off. Mixed and matched alongside the pieces already in your closet, they represent the easiest way to ape the ‘90s look, without veering into cosplay. You could even say they’re “all that and a bag of chips.” But please don't.
