Everything old really is new again, and nothing exemplifies that more than fashion. So when younger generations adopt styles from those that came before them, it can be delightful for the originators of those looks to behold.

Generation X, specifically, had some of the most iconic fashion pieces in history in the 1980s through early ‘90s. Whether it was blueberry scratch-and-sniff watches, rubber “Madonna” bracelets, or see-through “Jelly” flats, we made everything just a little bigger and brighter. We showed the world just how to color a tad more outside the lines.

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Where did the Gen X style originate?

First, where exactly did Gen X fashion get its roots? Some say it was born from multiple sources. In the piece “A Deep Dive into Gen X Fashion,” the fashion site Shao New York notes, “These movements happened in cultural shadow lands, in that space between ‘I want my MTV’ and ‘Just Say No.’

‘Sophistipunk’ and ‘Sophistifunk’ weren’t documented in Women’s Wear Daily or Vogue—they lived in corners of Tower Records, in back rows of movie theaters showing The Breakfast Club for the fifth time, in dorm rooms where debates raged over whether The Cure or New Order was more........

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