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Nineties Anna Sui designed retro influenced fashions and second-hand shopping for vintage clothing becomes mainstream. Gothic and Cyberpunk clothes emerge. Heroin chic is marketed and Hip hop fashions make the scene with Ralph Lauren and Tommy Hilfinger. Hemp clothing, natural unbleached cotton, and recycled PVC plastic woven into polyester outwear emerges. Popular designers include Alexander McQueen, Isaac Mizrahi, Gucci, Versacci, and Donna Karan. Web Sites | Books | Videos Web Sites about 1990s Fashions and Culture First View - Collections On-line http://www.firstview.com Features the latest collections from world fashion shows for men and women. There are other features besides video clips, including a calendar of upcoming fashion shows, designer links, and shopping information. CNN Style http://www.cnn.com/2000/style This news site offers a comprehensive look at headlines from the current fashion scene. A recent visit revealed stories on the new sexy maternity fashions and Calvin Klein cosmetics. Gothic Fashion http://www.threethirteen.net/lace/fashion.html This fashion site lets outsiders know how to care for gothic garments, wear cloaks gracefully, and achieve a gothic look in a corporate environment. This factual and fun site is serious and very well done. Back To Top Books About Current and Recent Fashion Twentieth-Century Fashion : The Complete... TEXT Surfers Soulies Skinheads & Skaters :... TEXT The End of Fashion: The Mass Marketing of the Clothing Business by Teri Agins Written a Wall Street Journal reporter who has covered the fashion business fashion for ten years, Agins dishes dirt that fashion magazines would never print . With original research and interviews, this is an objective look at the fashion machine from an experienced outsider. 20th Century Fashion: The 80s and 90s - Power Dressing to Sportswear by Clare Lomas This book is part of a new series exploring 20th century fashion . Intended as a quick overview for students, they are also great for beginners. Each book in the set offers color photos, a timeline of people, history and fashion, and underground looks spanning several decades. Gianni Versace: Fashion's Last Emperor by Lowri Turner This complete biography of Versace claims a Mafia plot was behind his murder. Conspiracy theory aside, it does celebrate his life and career with nearly 100 color photos of his home and creations. It is written by the esteemed British fashion journalist Lowri Turner in an engaging style. Back To Top Videos Showing Nineties Fashions and Culture Singles This nineties movie has a great soundtrack but was actually a mainstream attempt to popularize grunge style, which started as an underground musical movement in Seattle. In it you will see examples of grunge wear, from leather and denim to tattered flannel shirts. Back To Top

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