The Best '90S Fashion Trends to Wear for Fall

As the end of summer draws nearer, it's impossible not to notice the fall collections popping up in your favorite stores. For avid beachgoers and fans of the scorching hot weather and barely-there clothing, this gentle nudge towards all things cozy and layered might feel premature. For fall lovers, saying goodbye to summer means saying hello to sweater season. But FYI: Oversized cardigans won't be the only staple in our wardrobes this year.

According to fashion moguls and style forecasters, everyday wardrobe staples from the '90s are going to be all the rage this upcoming season. You'll still see trends from the early aughts trickled throughout celebrity wardrobes, as well as some '80s trends the fashion world never seems to get over, but autumn is all-in on the alternative era's resurgence.

Popular hair accessories from this decade, like scrunchies and claw clips, are already having a moment, so to find out which other '90s-inspired items will be essentials this season, we reached out to celebrity stylists for their recommendations.

Knee-High Socks

According to celebrity stylist, Cindy Conroy, we have Cher Horowitz to thank for the level of popularity knee-high socks garnered in the '90s. The Clueless heroine's iconic footwear can be recycled for fall, Conroy says, adding they'll be "reimagined with chunky shoes and sneakers."

Cropped Cardigans

It wouldn't be fall without a collection of cardigans hanging in your closet. While the autumn wardrobe staple has become something of a "basic" phenomenon over the last few years, cardigans were everywhere in the '90s, too. Back then, cardigans were worn over a silky slip dress or alone with jeans, but Conroy tells InStyle: "Very casual chic, I absolutely adore the look of the cropped cardigan with a baggier pair of jeans. It screams understated sculpted vixen."