Tops that reach the waistline, long floral shirts, biker boots and flannel shirts tied around the waist are some of the items students are wearing around Sacramento State. One would think they had just stepped out of a time machine and landed in the 1990s.

Even though fashion changes every season, some trends return. Clothes from the ‘90s are the trend and students are consuming it.

Walking around campus, many students could probably be mistaken for extras on the set of Amy Heckerling’s “Clueless”, but it has been 19 years since that movie came out.

“‘Clueless’ was a major influence on fashion and now it’s a big influence on us today,” said fashion design and merchandising student Nikko Panganiban.

Some of the fashion in “Clueless” was inspired by the preppy trend during the ‘80s. That preppy look was then mixed with grunge and rock which contributed to the casual, yet edgy look during the 1990s. But now, the popularity is back with some of the cultural background context such as how music influenced trends.

Sac State fashion design and merchandising major Mary Tacotaco said this new trend is inspired by what we see in society.

“It goes along with pop culture like the music we listen to and we are influenced by Miley Cyrus and her style or Rihanna’s style or Iggy’s (Azalea),” Tacotaco said.

Such celebrities are making this trend more popular as some students are inspired by them and then mirror those looks with their own twist.

Communications major Talisha Lowe thinks that trends should not be overdone because they can work against you.

“With trends there are hits and misses, but that’s with every trend,” Lowe said.

Tacotaco said that not everyone likes her style, which incorporates flannel, crop tops and high waisted shorts.

“Some people can think, ‘That looks ugly’ or some people think that (it’s) nice,” Tacotaco said. “My roommates don’t like my style; they think it’s weird,”

But some trends are not for everyone.

“Not everybody is going to get it,” Panganiban said. “They’re going to think, ‘Oh that’s so retro’.

“It’s super contrasted with what previous trends were, like the minimal look. It’s totally in the opposite direction of that.”

Kid Cudi wore a crop top at Coachella and Panganiban said that this might be the next trend for men. But the next big fashion trend coming up – the 70s. Already, some of the staple fashion from this time is slowly making its way back into the stores.

Some trends don’t stay for very long, and there are others that stay for a long time.

“We pick and choose things we like from an era, and we kind of let it stay, and then the rest of it kind of dies down,” Lowe said. “Crop tops are going to be here for a while.”

Panganiban said it is easier to begin incorporating simple trendy items in your existing wardrobe so that the transition won’t be overwhelming. But for any future trends, you still have to own what you wear.

“I think confidence is really important because if you don’t feel comfortable or if you don’t believe in what you’re wearing, it definitely shows,” Panganiban said.

Wendy Aguilar can be reached at [email protected]