BEING A TEENAGER in noughties Ireland was a fierce unstylish fate.
1. Combats
The more pockets, the better. Bonus points if you could zip them off into shorts.
2. O’Neills
Red, white, navy, black, you had to have em all. Perfect teamed with a denim jacket and a glowing white pair of Adidas shell shoes.
3. Adidas rip offs
An absolute must-have in 90s Ireland. You weren’t quite a teen yet, but if you were lucky enough to get some hand-me-downs from your siblings… JACKPOT.
4. Chokers
Just… why?
5. Crimped hair
You weren’t a real teenager until you burned this creased pattern into your hair at one stage or another.
6. Body glitter
Smelly and sticky. Perfect, better lather it all over ourselves.
7. Trousers with skirts
A dark time in Irish history.
8. Denim Pedal pushers
Ah, calf-length denim in Ireland, so ill advised, but so on-trend.
9. Nope hoodies, flared jeans, cords
THE coolest brand in Irish teen girl history. But did those cords have to be SO wide? You couldn’t even see your shoes.
10. Bandanas
No one knows why this was a thing, but we’ve made our bed so let’s lie in it.
11. Hair mascara
What genius came up with this little invention?
12. Hair springs
Twist them into your hair and become the envy of the whole class.
13. Jelly sandals
They’re having a comeback but they will never be as aspirational as they were when you were a kid in the 90s. You may have even kept them into your teens…
