33 Photos That’ll Instantly Take You Back to 1995
Before smartphones and social media took over and shrunk our attention spans, 1995 thrived on Walkmans, floppy disks, and Windows 95 loading screens. You still had to rewind your VHS tapes and wait for your dial-up to connect before chatting with strangers on AIM. Kids were trading Pogs at recess, Blockbuster was the ultimate Friday night destination, and your biggest flex was probably a see-through flip phone. Here are 33 vintage photos of 1995 that feel both modern and retro at the same time.
1. ‘Yearbook Day 1995, East Los Angeles’
2. British Actor Jude Law Turning on the Charm
3. This One’s Heavy on the ’90s Vibes
4. Singer/Songwriter Jeff Buckley Pictured With Paul McCartney
5. Nostalgia Overload: Friday Nights Didn’t Start Until You Walked Through These Aisles at Blockbuster
6. ‘My Mom With the Notorious B.I.G, Circa 1995.’ Okay, She Won at Life
7. Peep the Guy in the Back Breaking His Neck to Catch a Glimpse of Salma Hayek at an Awards Show
8. ‘My Parents Outside a Family Barbecue, 1995’
9. Behind the Scenes of ‘Apollo 13,’ Starring Tom Hanks and Gary Sinise
10. ‘Ozzy Osbourne, 1995 by David Sandison’
11. A Happy Customer Celebrates With Two Copies of Windows 95 on Launch Day, August 24
12. Pro Wrester Shawn Michaels Shows Off His Guns
13. A Soldier Weeps Against a Tree During the Bosnian War
14. Dave Grohl, Foo Fighters’ Frontman, Rocking a Stormtrooper Tee
15. A View of Manhattan From One Main Street in Brooklyn, New York
16. ‘I Still Have, and Use, My 1995 Nickelodeon Alarm Clock’
17. What eBay’s Homepage Looked Like When It Debuted on September 3, 1995
18. A Young Jenna Fischer, Long Before the Success of ‘The Office’
19. The Face You Make When Last Year’s Wish Has Yet To Come True
20. ‘My Father in 1995’
21. The GOAT Announcing His Return to the NBA, March 1995
22. Jennifer Garner Looking Adorable
23. Kate Moss Serving a Killer Face Card During a Photoshoot
24. Tim Allen and Tom Hanks at the ‘Toy Story’ Premiere
25. Julia Louis-Dreyfus at the Emmy Awards
26. Bro, Did You Even Goth?
27. A Croatian Soldier Bids His Then-Girlfriend Goodbye, August 1995
28. Jennifer Lopez Hanging Out in New York
29. A Young Kirsten Dunst Pictured on the Set of ‘Jumanji’
30. TLC After Releasing ‘Waterfalls’ and Topping the Charts
31. Actors Danny Trejo and Antonio Banderas on the Set of ‘Desperado’
32. Alanis Morissette on the Cover of ‘Rolling Stone’ After Topping the Charts With ‘Jagged Little Pill’
33. ‘The Two Coolest Guys at My Parents’ Wedding in 1995′
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