Why did people wore jeans all the time in the 90s?

[Oliverlogan263]

On every sitcom and movies in the 90s and random people wore jeans in the 90s all the time? Why was that?

[WhiteSteve]

Are people not wearing jeans anymore? Am I missing something? I wear chinos from time to time, but more often than not I wear jeans in cool/cold weather. I feel like I look around and most other people are wearing jeans too. Maybe the “athleisure” thing is a little stronger today than back then, but other than that, I don’t see much difference other than the fit of the jeans, but just wearing SOME kind of jeans seems to be a constant for as long as I’ve been alive.

In the 90s I DID wear COLORED jeans, at least in the early half of the decade, so that’s definitely different. I had forest green, purple, maroon, royal blue, white…and I had a matching denim vest for all of them😂😂😂 I used to rock Cross Colours gear like crazy.

As crazy as it would look today, I still regret nothing, lmao, I loved that era of fashion, it was kind of when I first started picking out my own clothes and paying attention to what I was wearing.

But jeans in general are just timeless, they aren’t going away any time soon.

[antelope51]

They wear something that looks like denim, but it's not denim. Doesn't wear as long, traps odors in fabric (polyester), doesn't protect as well from hard labor/work/wear...

[Wraith_Cemetery]

Became popular as society started focusing more on casual wear. Many companies had "Casual Fridays" throughout the 90s and 80s where employees were allowed o wear jeans.

Everyone, especially women, wear jeans all the time still. It's accepted as appropriate for all occasions. Even at Operas and on dates women wear ripped baggy "mom" jeans with crop tops. Looks ridiculous in my opinion.

[antelope51]

"The devil's fabric." Historically, because it was very comfortable while being very durable. Manufacturing denim takes its toll on the environment though, and then denim went from 100% cotton to this flimsy polyester b. s. and lost its appeal, not because it wasn't a fashion staple, but because they just weren't the same thing that had made them popular and practical.

[Joshydavid25]

Jeans probably had just become really popular in the 90s, especially as you've shown a lot of popular shows and celebs were sporting them, so naturally the general population would get them as well.. Back when Hollywood actually had more influence on trends..

[FunkyMonkee]

Who says it was ONLY in the `90's? Jeans have been a staple since at least the `50's.

[Oliverlogan263]

It was just in the 90s it was more common looking to places you seen everywhere in the 90s to me

[FunkyMonkee]

News to me! I've been wearing jeans since at least the mid `60's.

[PeachyPie93]

Jeans are still popular now, I wear jeggings all the time LOL

[GoodGuyBreakingBad]

This is something I just realized. I like wearing Khaki pants of different colors there like Cargo type from Walmart.

[Enginn]

I still wear it sometimes. I guess it was trend at the time.

[OddBeMe]

The ones who made money wore suits.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r6Lf8GtMe4M

[exitseven]

People have been wearing jeans since the 50s. I wear them every day.

[MemeSupreme]

I've always wondered about that

[Charliefretz329]

I think most Americans still wear jeans.

[Avicenna]

I never noticed this

[Oliverlogan263]

Really? Everybody I seen wore a lot of denim jeans back in the 90s

[antelope51]

@Avicenna - how could you have not noticed this? Lol. I'm only 5 years younger than you, and everything was denim until at least 2000 when stretch fabrics finally got more durable and you had better options. Before that, the only mass-produced piece of clothing you had available that would "break in" without breaking down and catastrophic failure was denim.

[Avicenna]

@antelope51: Are we talking only about the US?

[antelope51]

Ah, yes. Well, it was a staple in the US and in the 90's the "iron curtain" started to be less of a thing, so denim became a big thing in the former Soviet Union/block countries trying to emulate US fashion. Prior to that, it was a hot item on the blackmarket, so it was a status symbol of some sort (the way I understand it). When denim started being less of an "American" thing (cowboys, Wrangler and Levi's jeans and now "Old Glory" manufactured in China available to everyone), it started falling out of fashion because it was no longer a "symbol" of American fashion (because everyone/a huge portion of the world population was doing it).

[Avicenna]

@antelope51: That explains it- I was in Asia and (Western) Europe for most of the 90s