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Generation Y is executing a full-fledged plan of action to restore the decade that made them: the '90s. Nostalgia-prone tastemakers have influenced big-name designers and celebrity hairstylists to leverage that time when Nintendo ruled our TV sets, Clarissa explained it all, and you couldn't go ANYWHERE without an extra scrunchie in your mini-backpack.

And then, there were the 'dos. From crimping to grunge-inspired wispiness, it was a decade of wild experimentation. Ahead, the '90s hair trends we'd like to take into the future with us.

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