11 Trends From The ‘90s That Made You Feel So Cool

But, like... why did we like these again? I used to waste time practicing with these puppies, just so I could stroll into school looking cool with a set in hand. Luckily, you can still find some being sold online if you want to brush up on your skills.

It might take days. Maybe even weeks. But once you found the ideal combination of witty and mysterious for your AOL profile, you felt like you could rule the universe. Plus, curating the perfect away message got us ready for perfecting our Instagram bios.

'Cause what says cool more than a grain of rice with your name inscribed so small it is basically illegible in a vial with water? These were *the* necklace you’d match with your jelly earrings from Claire’s to put together the funkiest jewelry look.

OK, so, to be fair, most of us '90s kids didn't get our first cell phones until the early '00s — and the bricks and flip phones we adored then are considered dinosaurs now. But back in the day, we thought they were all so cool they'd never go extinct and TBH they were so durable that I sort of miss them.

Sacrifice number one million made for fashion in the '90s: Always running the risk that the pranksters in your class would jerk on your unhooked strap and send you head over heels (and not in a good way). This might be one of the few looks that still holds up flawlessly.

If you don't think '90s slang was the bomb dot com, you can talk to the hand. Our lingo back then was all that and a bag of chips. You got it dude?

Read as: The slang is the ‘90s was the only way we communicated, much to the annoyance of our parents.

We rocked those t-shirts and guitar pins as if everyone didn't know that we went there with our parents in the first place. And can we get a little commotion for those burgers?

They say everything is fine in moderation. Well, whoever "they" are didn't manage to get that memo to our '90s selves because it was truly the more butterfly clips the merrier — the colorful hair accessories were the finishing touch on any outfit.

I may or may not remember wearing these while dancing to "Whoomp There It Is!" in my driveway and while some cut off shorts are still on the market, people tend to go for longer lengths during the summer seasons these days.

Especially if it was "143" or a secret code from your bestie that you could decode with ease. Before texting, paging was the way only the coolest of pals would stay in touch.

The idea of coordinating with our significant others for anything other than prom might seem silly now, but it couldn't have been that bad if Brad Pitt and Gwyneth Paltrow were doing it. So no, Travis and Kourt did not do it first.