The 90’s Denim Button Skirt And Backpack Outfit

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Topshop button front denim skirt with a cropped top and backpack

Growing up in the 90’s was something that I will always remember. Thinking back to the old bands that I loved (Boyzone, S Club 7, Spice Girls, B*Witched, A1, 5ive…) and feeling like boys and sports (namely English football and badminton) were the only thing that was important. Every time I think back to my childhood and life in the 90’s, living and playing outside all the time, I do often have a smile on my face as I remember the good times of it. The only thing that I can say I wasn’t a huge fan of now that I look back though was the clothing! I used to love curtain hairstyles on boys and everyone wore clothes so baggy you could probably make a tent out of them (I’m completely guilty of this), so instead of re-creating a 90’s look with true authenticity and risk looking ridiculous, I’ve done my own 90’s inspired look, but with much more fitting pieces, yet it still reminds me of the past.

As I was a complete tomboy growing up, I never actually used to wear girls clothing, I used to always choose pieces from the boys section, except for my shoes as I had massive platforms like the Spice Girls did, so to tell the complete truth, I never wore skirts. I knew plenty of people who did wear skirts like this though, so I thought re-creating something that I didn’t actually wear was a great idea. I bought this Topshop Button Front Denim Skirt a few months ago when I was at Bristol Fashion Week and I fell in love with it. It’s kind of similar to the brown corduroy version I have, but in denim and it reminds me of the movie Clueless in a way too. I paired it with a Topshop Cropped Sweater in navy as I wanted a sense of casualness to the look and then for the shoes, instead of going for platform wedges, I went with my Topshop Mary-Jane’s in oxblood to tidy it up and inject some colour into my outfit.

Now getting to the accessories, I literally lived with a backpack back in my childhood, taking mine everywhere I went. I used to have one of those inflatable ones until it broke and then I moved over to my trusty EastPak versions which I decorated myself as I got older and had to carry more books around. I got this Rebecca Minkoff Mini MAB Backpack in white a couple of weeks ago on Shopbop as I couldn’t take my eyes off of it. I’ve been needing one to take with me on my holiday in a few weeks to St. Ives and I thought the white version would be great. When I wear it I do get a sense of nostalgia and it makes me smile! The white literally goes with everything too! The reason I chose the Mini version of the MAB though was because the larger one would probably overwhelm my frame since I’m quite small and there’s nothing worse than when it looks like a backpack is wearing you. For my jewellery, I finished it with this Jules Smith gold bracelet and my Topshop Evil Eye necklace. What do you think of my 90’s inspired look?

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(Skirt – Exact & Similar, Top – Exact, Bag – Exact & Similar, Shoes – Similar, Bracelet – Exact, Necklace – Exact)

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49 Comments

    • Lorna
      Author
      May 20, 2015 / 7:45 pm

      Thanks! They were great!

    • Lorna
      Author
      May 20, 2015 / 7:50 pm

      Thank you 🙂

  1. Steven W
    May 20, 2015 / 8:31 pm

    Nice nostalgic look. 🙂 I was at university in the 90s. Hmmm… yes… now I am shuddering at some of the stuff I wore back then. 😉

    • Lorna
      Author
      May 20, 2015 / 8:59 pm

      Super baggy t-shirts and trousers? Lol.

      • Steven W
        May 21, 2015 / 5:38 pm

        Oh worse… there exists a photo of me taken, on the day I set off for university in 1992, in which I’m wearing a shell suit… LOL

        • Lorna
          Author
          May 21, 2015 / 6:38 pm

          Oh a shell suit!! I never wore one of those, but they looked awesome!!

          • Steven W
            May 21, 2015 / 8:53 pm

            Yeah, I’ll admit I wore mine often and liked it at the time. Probably an item that needs to stay in the past though. 😉

            • Lorna
              Author
              May 21, 2015 / 9:05 pm

              Ha ha! I’ve definitely seen some really cool ones 😀

    • Lorna
      Author
      May 20, 2015 / 11:52 pm

      Thank you!!

  2. May 20, 2015 / 11:28 pm

    Did you recently cut your hair shorter or id my eyes playing tricks on me? You look great! Love the skirt and have been seeing it appearing on many fashion blogs, it’s gorgeous!

    Shireen | Reflection of Sanity

    • Lorna
      Author
      May 20, 2015 / 11:53 pm

      Yeah I did, I announced it in my previous post 🙂 I chopped off about 7 inches! Thank you so much 🙂

  3. David
    May 21, 2015 / 10:59 am

    Cute! 🙂

    • Lorna
      Author
      May 21, 2015 / 11:04 am

      Thanks David 🙂

  4. Davis
    May 21, 2015 / 11:38 am

    Fantastic outfit Lorna! Takes me back to my crammed school days! You look fantastic!

    • Lorna
      Author
      May 21, 2015 / 12:46 pm

      Thank you!

    • Lorna
      Author
      May 21, 2015 / 12:46 pm

      Thank you so much!

    • Lorna
      Author
      May 21, 2015 / 12:46 pm

      Thank you Ashley!

    • Lorna
      Author
      May 21, 2015 / 1:13 pm

      Thank you!!!!

    • Lorna
      Author
      May 21, 2015 / 6:36 pm

      Thank you!!

    • Lorna
      Author
      May 21, 2015 / 6:36 pm

      Thank you!!

    • Lorna
      Author
      May 21, 2015 / 6:37 pm

      Thank you!!!!

  5. Lehmann Renato
    May 21, 2015 / 3:46 pm

    Sublime ce look les photos sont superbe

    • Lorna
      Author
      May 21, 2015 / 6:37 pm

      Thank you!!

  6. Jessica
    May 22, 2015 / 1:31 am

    Babe you look great 😀 I love that denim skirt on you and the backpack, so pretty 🙂

    • Lorna
      Author
      May 22, 2015 / 1:32 am

      Thank you 🙂 So glad you like it 🙂

    • Lorna
      Author
      May 22, 2015 / 12:05 pm

      Thank you Mira!

  7. ali
    May 22, 2015 / 12:11 pm

    You look amazing Lorna, I absolutely love the skirt x

    • Lorna
      Author
      May 22, 2015 / 12:12 pm

      Thank you ali!

    • Lorna
      Author
      May 22, 2015 / 2:54 pm

      Thank you Shirley!

    • Lorna
      Author
      May 22, 2015 / 6:09 pm

      Thank you so much!

    • Lorna
      Author
      May 28, 2015 / 10:35 am

      Thank you!!

  8. Jenny
    June 3, 2015 / 2:21 pm

    That denim skirt is too cute xx I like how you styled it with the backpack too xx

    • Lorna
      Author
      June 3, 2015 / 2:30 pm

      Thank you! I definitely love it!

    • Lorna
      Author
      June 3, 2018 / 5:26 pm

      Thank you!

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