Good morning everyone and happy Friday! I hesitated about the title of this one as « Back to the Future » was also possible 😉 I will be turning 45 in a few days and I had this idea to get back 25 years ago and to remember « how it was in 1993 » … because many of you were not yet born or were just babies or kids.
Let’s start unfortunately with something sad: the day I turned 20 our King died. I can’t say that I am or was close to the monarchy but it was really a shock when you plan to party to celebrate your 20th birthday but the whole country is sad and quiet!
The 90′ have been crucial in terms of geopolitics and 1993 was no exception with the arrival of President Clinton and the Nobel Peace prize awarded to Nelson Mandela.
One of the interesting thing is that during those years Belgium was the center of the world for some music styles: Dance, Techno, New Beat, Acid … it was really the golden age and all over the country (well in fact in the Flemish part) there were many very famous « clubs » like the Boccaccio and the Cherry Moon. Unfortunately because of drug problems many were closed in 1993. One exception to this trend was the opening of the Cap’Tain which is still open today!
1993 was very, very rich from a musical point of view (MTV was still a musical channel at that time). There was this huge hit by Whitney Houston and if you start to read these words I’m sure you can already her the song 🙂 And I(iiiiiii) will always love you (ou ou ou) 🙂 And maybe you remember a guy called Snoop Dogg with his friend Dr Dre and maybe also the summer hit from Snow with Informer.
Transition is easy from music to movies. During those years I was almost every weekend in a theater to watch movie before going out (you’re never tired when you’re young!) so here are some movies from 1993: yes Jurassic Park was only beginning its carrier and is still there 25 years later … Dracula an instant classic but also Hot Shots 2 that I remember very well as I non-stop laughed when I saw it for the first time.
Now if you are curious about technology … no DVD yet, of course no Blue-Ray … it was still VHS (rented) to see a movie at home and you had to wait for months to be able to see it (there was a huge delay to protect the theaters). It’s crazy how this changed!
Below some REAL pictures of IT world and Internet in 1993 … scary? No it was a great time as everyday was a new adventure! And yes you can see a mobile phone (no it’s not a smartphone, just something to call someone); on the left it’s a « personal assistant » (and of course there’s no color on the screen) … Polaroïd was very « in » (now it’s great vintage » and the walkmans were on every ears!
Awesome no? I hope you realize what has been accomplished over the last 25 years 🙂
Now … before I stop writing let’s go the the heels … I haven’t pictures from 1993 sorry for that 😉 But I wanted to post (I already did a few times already I know) old pictures … this time from 2011. I hope you’ll enjoy and read you very soon to celebrate! Happy Friday, happy weekend xx
Wow love all the shoes! So perfect and stylish!
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Those old movies and music are so fun to remember! Love all the shoes as always!
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Love this re-cap!! I do remember Whitney’s song, what a great singer she was.
Tech back in those days seems to be so basic as to what we have now.
love the selection of heels! fabulous as always
Much love,
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I’m glad you loved it 😉 Maybe tech gadgets were basic (especially if you compare with today) but it was awesome at that time and I’m happy that I had to learn how it really work. Have a great day xx
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I remember the times when MTV was still a music channel too. Walkman on everyone’s ears….those were the days. I loved Whitney’s songs, she was such an amazing singer and performer…and I loved her films too. She only starred in a few, but I think she was a pretty good actress. Just like Janet Jackson, she was they call a triple treat- someone who is equally good at acting, singing and dancing.
I loved the shoe trends of nineties and eighties and I’m happy to see many of them becoming trendy again.
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Yes it was fun to write this post about « old good things » 😉 I think I’m happy to have grown in a generation where we had to learn how things work and not just stupidly use them without asking questions!
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yes, I even read some study that claims that our grandparents were on average smarter than us because they had to be more resourceful, they didn’t have thing served up to them…what will happen with the new generations, I sometimes wonder? How resourceful will they be?
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This is definitely a great refresher of our history.
Happy Birthday on you babe and have fun on your day.
Much Love,
Jane | The Bandwagon Chic
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Thanks Jane (there’s still few days before the big day 😉 and have a great day as well xx
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It is said that your birthday was marked by such a sad event but hopefully you enjoyed it. I wouldn’t mind have few pairs from 2011 now 🙂
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That’s life Anna 😉 Let’s focus on positive things and events! Indeed some old pairs are still very « in » isn’t it? Have a great day xx
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Such a great post! Thanks for sharing!
Happy Monday, babe!
xoxo, Vanessa
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You’re more than welcome Vanessa 😉 Have a great day as well xx
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What a recall!
loved the collection of heels!
Xoxo Babita
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Such a great post! Thanks for sharing!
Happy Monday, dear!
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Thanks a lot Barbara and have a lovely day as well xx
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I was born in 1993, but I do remember growing up with a lot of these pop culture staples! Like Jurassic Park and The Bodygaurd. Bless you for making this post ❤
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Thanks a lot 😉 You can expect more « retro » posts in the future as I really enjoy writing about those fantastic years! Have a great day xx
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All of the shoes are so good! Wish they were all in my closet! 🙂
Shauna
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You already have a great closet but of course there’s always room for improvement 🙂 Have a great day xx
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It’s a pleasure to see all these « Old Good Things »!
Happy b-day my friend!!!!
Kisses, Paola.
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I’m really glad you like this post 😉 Thanks a lot and have a great day Paola xx
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Fun to look back. Crazy how different things are with the internet, huh? Happy birthday!
Amy Ann
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This was so informative; I am 21 now so reading this made me wonder what it would be like being in my 20s back then! It’s amazing all the advances that has been made in technology since then and I can only imagine what more would be accomplished in the next 25 years. Ohh and Happy 45th! I wish you many blessings. 🙂
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Wishing you a wonderful birthday! This was such a fun flashback to the early 90’s!
I hope you are having a great week so far!
Amber
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Thanks a lot Amber! I’m just back from Burgundy and it was great! Tomorrow I leave for a shorter trip … 3 days in a theme park! Kids are happy 😉 Have a lovely day xx
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Happy birthday and the idea for this throwback is great! Although for sure it is not that happy event that the king died when you got 20 … Like the heels from 2011 – shoes from 1993 would have been also so interesting!
xx from Bavaria/Germany, Rena
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Such a fun post! It’s crazy to reflect back on those times. Happy early birthday!
xx Leah / http://www.leahbehr.com
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Great post. xoxoxo
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Love this post and I love this shoes 🙂
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Thanks a lot Debora and have a great day xx
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Nice post
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This is pretty cool.
Going back in time is pretty awesome
Much Love,
Jane | The Bandwagon Chic
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Nice recap my dear! It is obvious that 25 years ago you could not have a blog and take many photographs cost a lot of money!!!! 😉
Have a nice day and don’t miss my latest post, now on my blog! Kisses from Italy and thank you for your visit,
Eni
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Thanks a lot 🙂 I think I started my first real web project in 1996 but I had no idea this kind of site would be called blog one day 🙂 Digital pictures was just at the beginning as well … resolution was poor and pictures quality … awful! Best solution at that time was to take normal pictures and have a good color scanner … quality was better but it was very time intensive! Have a great day and for sure I’ll visit your blog as I follow you :] xx
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this was a so nice idea!!!!!
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Thanks Sara … I think there will be more to come in the future 😉 Have a great day xx
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No doubt remembering is to live again, and that selection of movies is very good. My favorite the bodyguard.
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It seems many people liked this post so you should expect more in the future 😉 Have a great day xx
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So nostalgic…I love the post babe!
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Thanks a lot Nishta 😉 I liked to move back in time for a while! Have a great day xx
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Very interesting and wonderful post.
Have a nice day
kisses
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Thanks a lot Maggie 😉 It was also very funny for me to prepare it … probably more like this to come in the future 😉 Happy Monday xx
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I love looking at the fashion in « old » movies! 🙂 Happy weekend babe!
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It’s always interesting to see changes over time 😉 Have a great day Shauna xx
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