The return of the '90s ditsy floral print: a nostalgic fashion revival
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Kate Finnigan, Benjamin Canares
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A nostalgic first-person fashion piece about the return of the ditsy floral print trend from the 1990s. The author recounts a personal story of buying a floral slip dress in Paris during a disastrous interrailing trip, and uses that memory to explore how '90s floral fashion — particularly the ditsy print — is making a comeback. The piece blends personal memoir with fashion commentary, reflecting on how the original attitude and styling (worn with boots, over t-shirts) defined the era's aesthetic.
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· 3 pulledDuring a dramatic and ill-fated interrailing trip in the mid-90s (robbed blind; split up with boyfriend; didn't meet Ethan Hawke), there was a rare moment of sophistication when my friend and I swanned into a Kookaï store in Paris and bought almost-matching floral silk slip dresses.
I say silk, but they were definitely polyester.
Mine was cherry red with a white flower ditsy print, a sweetheart neckline and spaghetti straps. I wore it over tiny white T-shirts with big black Caterpillar construction boots because these were the days before anyone in Britain would think of exposing a foot, even
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