1997: Velvet
Once upon a time people thought velvet was everything. To be honest, though, velvet was the least of their troubles. Some of the best hits of 1997 include see-through clothes (mostly worn by outgoing celebrities, but not exclusively) and leather pants. We remember the leather pants as they are featured by Ross Geller on Friends.
Most of the nineties trends, however, didn’t originate in the nineties, but were influenced by the style of the seventies. The leather pants or the halter tops that were a big hit during the late nineties were inspired by previous decades. A weird combination of the seventies’ looks with a modern twist created the beloved nineties trends.