Up-styles in the '90s versus up-styles in 2019

'90s up-styles were so very old fashioned. These images show just how far hair-styling has come over the past few decades.

Up-styles can be so beautifully elegant but they can also be a complete disaster. If your up-style goes wrong you can end up feeling like a poodle instead of a film star. That's a sure fire way to ruin your special occasion. Our advice is to always bring a picture of what you hope your hair will look like so that your vision can come to life.

Do you recognise these hair-up styles from back in the day? We're not saying they're all awful but they have certainly become quite dated.

Any '90s child will remember the topsy tail.

The classic 'bits down at the front' style was rife during debs season.
It was all about volume and more 'bits down at the front'.
This kinda upstyle with twists and butterfly clips. You could either think 'what were we thinking?' Or, like me, wish we were still as fun and careless as we were in the '90s.

Some still had a full on perm to contend with. This volume of curls makes it almost impossible to do anything other than leave it down and wild or very simply, clip it back.

Up-styles now tend to be much more pared back. Less is definitely more. We prefer simple styles with less fuss. But, ironically, it can be more difficult to achieve this simplistic style. Up-styles are supposed to look 'thrown up' but perfectly thrown up. It's actually a tough look to acquire and can be difficult to find a stylist who will get your vision.

Victoria Beckham is the queen of the simple ponytail upstyle. It always looks effortlessly perfect. We bet it takes more effort than it looks.

'Bits down' are much less structured and are softer. This draping up-style is one of the most popular and more flattering ones that you'll see.
This type of up-style that looks like the hair has just been swept back and landed, luckily, in a perfect pony is particularly flattering.
This is such a perfect and again, simple up-style. It just goes to show how there is no necessity for loose pieces around the face.
Can you see the recurring theme here? Simple is best, under-done is definitely better than over-done. Up-styles have come a long way in the past 20 years.