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costumes
August 8, 2017

The Most ’90s Looks From Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later

By Anna Silman and Diana Tsui

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Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later reunites us with the Camp Firewood junior counselors a decade after the jam-packed summer of 1981, and a lot has changed — particularly when it comes to fashion. Baseball socks have been replace by colorful leggings, muscle tees have been usurped by cable-knit sweaters, and tube tops have given way to power blazers. Wet Hot has always delighted in playing off generational nostalgia, and the show’s hyperspecific ‘90s aesthetic is no exception. (At one point, a character shows off a box containing “an Apple PowerBook 100, inline skates, beeper, and a bunch of other things from 1991.”) Click through to see the gang’s most quintessentially ‘90s looks, and to be transported back to regrettable wardrobes of yore.

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Who among us has not walked into a Contempo Casuals in the era of peak Courtney Love and walked out looking like this? Photo: Saeed Adyani/Netflix
She definitely dug the matching belt, earrings, and bracelet out of her mom's Working Girl section of the closet. The only thing missing is the coordi... She definitely dug the matching belt, earrings, and bracelet out of her mom's Working Girl section of the closet. The only thing missing is the coordinating pocketbook. Photo: Saeed Adyani/Netflix
Leopard print, colorful leggings, a neon fanny pack — Abby Bernstein’s look is the all-you-can-eat buffet of ‘90s dressing. Photo: Saeed Adyani/... Leopard print, colorful leggings, a neon fanny pack — Abby Bernstein’s look is the all-you-can-eat buffet of ‘90s dressing. Photo: Saeed Adyani/Netflix
Lest we forget: In the ‘90s, it was law that every oversized T-shirt must instantly be shredded, spring-break style, before it could be worn in public... Lest we forget: In the ‘90s, it was law that every oversized T-shirt must instantly be shredded, spring-break style, before it could be worn in public. Photo: Saeed Adyani/Netflix
Much like McKinley’s cable-knit sweater and Ben’s navy blazer, the couple's new nanny was ordered straight out of the L.L. Bean catalog. Photo: Saeed... Much like McKinley’s cable-knit sweater and Ben’s navy blazer, the couple's new nanny was ordered straight out of the L.L. Bean catalog. Photo: Saeed Adyani/Netflix
Yep, checks out. Photo: Saeed Adyani/Netflix
The perfect look for crushing some reps at the gym while listening to MC Hammer on your Diskman. Photo: Saeed Adyani/Netflix
He definitely tore a photo of Chris Cornell out of the nearest copy of Sassy to give to his stylist. Photo: Saeed Adyani/Netflix
When you take your outfit clues from Blossom. Photo: Saeed Adyani/Netflix
Polo Ralph Lauren: the only place where you could get the requisite cool Polo Bear T-shirt and your mom could wind up looking like this. Photo: Saee... Polo Ralph Lauren: the only place where you could get the requisite cool Polo Bear T-shirt and your mom could wind up looking like this. Photo: Saeed Adyani/Netflix
Meanwhile, over at Camp Tiger Claw,The Official Preppy Handbook still remains their official style guide. Photo: Saeed Adyani/Netflix
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