DiCaprio and Spice Girls, VHS and Pokemon, Orbitz drinks, and Stuffed Crust Pizza... The bright, driving, dashing 90’s style is in trend again! Therefore, if you are looking for ideas for a nostalgic birthday or bachelorette celebration, then a 90’s style will make your party memorable guaranteed.
Stock up on colorful balloons, craft paper, old CDs and vinyl records, oversized disco sunglasses, tinsel and other must-haves from the brightest era. Let’s dive into sweet memories — here are your best 90s party decorations ideas!
Must-try decoration ideas for 90's party
1. Themed Balloon Arch
To bring your boldest 90s party decoration ideas to life, you should choose the best, brightest party balloons of all colors of the rainbow (the most popular shades in the 90’s are blue, green, orange, pink, and yellow)!
You can use inflatables of different sizes, add some elements in the style of comic books and pop art that was mega-popular at that time, geometric details (colorful ribbon stripes, square and rectangular frames, etc.).
Using some bright Mylar balloons that reflect the musical culture of the time (microphones, headphones, electric guitars, fancy-shaped sunglasses and other 90s party ideas) will also be a great design that will make your arch stand out!
The final touch is glowing sticks that will create pleasant, cozy lighting!
2. Party Invitations
Any celebration starts with invitations! And the brighter and more beautiful they are, the more chances that guests will come over and see your stunning 90's party decorations ideas:
- bright postcard 9x13 with the unique invitation text;
- text engraved on a compact disk;
- mini-invitations printed on the “Love is” gum wrappers inserts!
If you're good at Photoshop, you can make your own unique collage style invitation!
And if you want to seriously truly amaze your guests, then dress like a 90s style icon and shoot a playful invitation video for your guests, where you, on behalf of this celebrity, invite everyone to go back in time to the era of carefree youth, freedom, Eurodance, and high-waisted jeans, and then send it to all guests by email.
3. Themed Photozone
To create your photo zone, you can try the best 90's party decoration ideas:
- Rubik's cube, made of cardboard boxes of different colors;
- large cardboard cell phone, cassette recorder, and audio cassette;
- a DIY panel with CDs or vinyl records glued to it;
- lots of rainbow spring toys suspended from the ceiling;
- posters of popular music bands and other celebs from the 90s.
Decorate your photo zone with multi-colored balloons, tinsel, and fresh flowers — everything that matches your existing 90s party theme decorations to make it stand out!
4. Prepare Your 90's Clothes
It's okay if you don't have enough time to bring all of your most daring 90's theme party decoration ideas to life: for the most part, guests themselves will create the holiday atmosphere by wearing the appropriate outfits!
Girls can dress in colorful leggings, T-shirts, bright skirts, and guys can wear bright tracksuits, tie headbands or wear bright hats. Flared jeans paired with a sports sweatshirt are also a good choice for such a “fiesta”.
To complete the picture, make a bold disco-inspired hairstyle, complemented by plastic costume jewelry.
The most common 90s fashion trends are denim, leather, ruffled blouses, bright tight knits, shapeless baggy sweaters with ornaments, and of course, brocade evening dresses shimmering in the spotlights.
You can supplement your hippie image (hoody dresses, long sundresses and skirts, flared trousers, all kinds of T-shirts) with various stylish accessories, such as floss baubles with beads, leather or fabric forehead bandanas, as well as versatile head scarves.
5. Gold Chain
Maybe, you won’t find this one among the most popular 90's party decor ideas, ‘cause… it’s just too obvious!
Famous hip-hoppers such as Tupac, Biggie Smalls, Nas, and others had a huge impact on people's tastes in the 90s. So if your celebration doesn't have a huge gold chain, it won't be a real 90s gathering!
You can easily make a massive chain using gold balloons (you can use regular round-shaped latex balloons or weave a chain from twisting balloons).
You can create long chains of balloons and hang them in a variety of places: above the photo zone or dance floor, under the ceiling in the main hall. Also, you can divide a large room into zones in an original way: to do this, stretch the golden chains between the columns of white and silver balls - it looks very beautiful and solemn!
6. 90's Must-Have
The paraphernalia of that good old time is of the utmost importance in your decor, so give due attention to these symbols: just browse those multiple 90s party decor ideas!
Today, you can still find many such things at flea markets: old TVs, audio and video recorders, Dendy and Sega game consoles, turntables, cell phones, etc. Most likely, all this equipment will not work, but you don't need it!
You can paint these attributes in bright colors and arrange them along the walls, or simply decorate them with sequins and colorful balloons.
Add some old MTV posters (find online and print), McDonalds, Reebok, Coca-Cola and other advertising posters — and you will turn any interior into a real 90s portal!
7. Balloon Party Slogan
The eye-catching slogan of your festive evening is the key to its success! To make this slogan stand out, you can use letter and number balloons: this will be one of your most stunning 90s party decorations!
Foil letters shine and shimmer in the light, and the inscription will instantly attract the attention of your guests, emphasizing the cheerful atmosphere of your celebration!
Also, you can use just a few foil letters in the center of the garland and fill the rest of the space with colorful flags, glitter CDs, and other 90s themed party decorations to make your slogan even more eye-catching.
8. Celebrity Appearances
If you have some friends who love experimenting with their looks and transforming into someone else, ask them to dress like the celebs of the 90’s for your disco!
Brintey Spears, Will Smith, Madonna, Tupac Shakur — everyone should be prepared to meet their heroes personally!
This is a great idea for your party photo session: the “real stars” of the 90s will definitely liven up your photo zone, and all the guests will line up to take a photo with them!
9. 90's Party Music
U Can't Touch This, Gettin 'Jiggy Wit It, Genie In a Bottle, Livin' la Vida Loca, MMMBop... These words evoke the warmest feelings and memories for many!
Prepare a playlist no worse than a good 90s radio station has — and your celebration is guaranteed to be a great success!
If you want to completely immerse into the musical party atmosphere, get some high-quality speakers; and, if possible, play vinyl records!
10. Party Menu
Oh, many of us still remember what treats we enjoyed in the 90’s! Pizza, Dr. Pepper, Mountain Dew, Love is, Yupi — this list goes on and on!
Add some of these to your festive menu; also, it is a good idea to include some really nutritious meals in the festive menu, for example:
- mini bagel pizzas;
- ham and cheese hot pockets;
- Dunkaroo dipfish sticks;
- Pop-tarts;
- dinosaur nuggets;
- Eggo waffles;
- Spaghettios and many more!
Don't forget about such 90s icons as Snickers, Mars, Whispa, Milky Way, and Kinder Surprise!
As for the drinks, you can serve Añejo Highball, Bloody Mary, Bramble, Champagne Cocktail, Caipirinha, Cosmopolitan, Kool-Aid, Capri Sun, Admiral punch, Canton cup, Diplomatic Rickey, Grape cooler, Loganberry fizz, etc.
90s theme party ideas
The 90's are one of the most controversial decades in modern history. This era gave rise to many trends, and the cult items of those times have become the classics of today.
The amazing style of bright, driving, dashing 90s is in trend again… Therefore, do your best to create décor that will allow your guests to go back in time and bring back their pleasant memories!
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