Umbro Shorts

Umbros were not the most fashionable pieces in the world, but in the 90s it was definitely in our wardrobe.  You did not need to be on the soccer team or for that matter any team at all to wear them.  They were most popular for college girls to wear around campus, and guys wore them as well and it eventually trickled down to the younger kids.  The typical look was a t-shirt with your fraternity or sorority, umbros, white socks (not like the ones today where they are hidden, the high scrunched ones), and nike tennis shoes.   This is still very similar to what we wear today, same shirt but not the umbro shorts now, the shorts are a little shorter and are usually nike running shorts and depending on the occasion you are dressing for, such as class you would wear flip flops (instead of the high socks).  In the 90s there were many different styles and colors of umbros.  Some had bright neon colors with a different color stripe on the bottom and others were just a simple color with a white stripe.  This look made it seem like everyone was working out and trying to get into shape but that wasn’t always the case, people were just looking like they were doing all of these things.  Many people were simply getting something to eat with friends but they looked like they were all going to the gym.  They were comfortable to throw on and go do some errands or just hang out.  We still do the same thing but without the neon umbros.