The Spice Girls were an iconic girl band that held major influence over fashion choices for young girls in the 90’s. The five “Spices” each embodied a unique symbolic attitude that clearly encouraged an individual diversity of style (Fuller, 2013). In a sense they offered the freedom to choose from a series of personalities that embodied the style of femininity. The girls were trendsetters with their unique sense of style, still inspiring us today. The prominent idea for the five girls style was though identity. Each of the girls wore what their personalities represented, leading to their individualistic trends. Fans would mix and match outfits to suit their personalities or daily moods, even if they were in truly uncomplimentary combinations.
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Roughly half the people buying “active wear” these days are buying it for “non-active use, as casual and everyday-wear,” according to a recent study. In 2014 Beyoncé released a new line for Topshop meant for moving like Queen Bey booty shaking, hip thrusting, and hair flipping. Bras as tops have also reemerged as a trend within fashion culture especially with female artists. The Spice Girls underwear made for acceptable daywear, and a bra counted as an actual top. The girls made it cheeky and daring rather than trashy, to have their bra top peeking out from a plummeting neckline. This is a consistent trend we’ve seen throughout this past decade with many pop artists like Miley Cyrus, Katy Perry, and Ke$ha. Ginger Spice is known for her Union Jack Gear receiving iconic status, becoming one of the most prominent symbols of 1990’s pop culture. She made wearing British nationalism cool again. Katy Perry wore a similar look during the 2010 World Cup and many designers have contributed nationalism in their collection. Scary Spice brought a little hip-hop to pop when she popularized the hairstyle, Bantu Knots. In the Marc Jacobs Spring 2015 fashion show, his models brought back the hairstyle trend to runway. Other artists such as Rita Ora, Gwen Stefani, and Rihanna have also tried the hairstyle
Roughly half the people buying “active wear” these days are buying it for “non-active use, as casual and everyday-wear,” according to a recent study. In 2014 Beyoncé released a new line for Topshop meant for moving like Queen Bey booty shaking, hip thrusting, and hair flipping. Bras as tops have also reemerged as a trend within fashion culture especially with female artists. The Spice Girls underwear made for acceptable daywear, and a bra counted as an actual top. The girls made it cheeky and daring rather than trashy, to have their bra top peeking out from a plummeting neckline. This is a consistent trend we’ve seen throughout this past decade with many pop artists like Miley Cyrus, Katy Perry, and Ke$ha. Ginger Spice is known for her Union Jack Gear receiving iconic status, becoming one of the most prominent symbols of 1990’s pop culture. She made wearing British nationalism cool again. Katy Perry wore a similar look during the 2010 World Cup and many designers have contributed nationalism in their collection. Scary Spice brought a little hip-hop to pop when she popularized the hairstyle, Bantu Knots. In the Marc Jacobs Spring 2015 fashion show, his models brought back the hairstyle trend to runway. Other artists such as Rita Ora, Gwen Stefani, and Rihanna have also tried the hairstyle