The Trackie Is Back: Dress Like It’s 1994
With the charts fit to burst with ’90s-inspired pop, fashion is following suit: the tracksuit is back, from Adidas and Ellesse to Stüssy and Rascals.
Soon we’ll all be dressing like it’s 1994. Seriously…
With the charts fit to burst with ’90s-inspired pop – be it the ravey beats threading their way through DJ Fresh’s Make U Bounce or Bastille exhuming the corpse of Corona – it’s no surprise that fashion is following suit.
Bucket hats and slogan tees have resurrected the spirit of The Stone Roses’ Spike Island at this year’s summer festivals, and as we move onto autumn, it looks like another retro trend is about to make a comeback: the tracksuit. “Fashion and music are cyclical,” says William Barnes, FHM style director. “People who were impressionable 16 year olds in the mid-’90s are now calling the shots in the fashion industry and music business, and they can’t help but get nostalgic for the sounds, styles and trackies they grew up with – myself included.”
It’s not only mega sports brands like Adidas championing the return; streetwear kings Stüssy and Rascals are also on board, as are high-fashion labels like Christopher Shannon. Surely it’s only a matter of time before we’re all shell-suited up, rocking a Global Hypercolour T-shirt.
1994 chart hero: Damon Albarn. 2014 chart hero: Pharrell Williams.
Top picks
- Streetwear must-have: Top, ₹6,026; bottoms, ₹5,021, both Rascals at urbanindustry.co.uk
- Hip-hop classic: Top and bottoms, ₹5,222, both adidas.co.uk
- Terrace staple: Top, ₹5,524, Ellesse at scottsmenswear.com; bottoms, ₹3,515, Ellesse at footasylum.com
Photography: Marco Vittur.
From the September 2014 issue of FHM India.
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