Research: 1994: Apparel-styles:

The 90’s was a generation for individuality. Hairstyles, clothes, and body decorations varied an immense amount while “Generation X-ers” insisted on their right for individuality. The largest way people went about this trend of individuality was with different types of body decorations. People of all ages were getting tattoos and body piercings, expressing all different types of meaning.

Abercrombie and Fitch was a large and very popular department store during 1994. The store used many different approaches to contribute their lines to consumers. Their innovated way of introducing the “magalog” helped them advertise the trend they were trying to set.
Sports:

“international year of sports and Olympic ideals” –voted by the United Nations

Interior designs:

Materials which were found favorable in 1994

Metals: satin finish aluminum, raw steel, copper and other unique metal finishes

Woods: natural maple, zebra wood, black walnut, brazilian cherry

Naturals fibers: seagrass, sisal, jute

Glass: sandblasted, safety, textured, stained, etched, colored

Fabrics: plush velvet, natural silks, cotton, other natural fibers, sheers

Colors: browns, neutral tones, greens, bold colors

Lighting: gels, LED, fiber optic, sconces, backlit lighting effects

Misc.: faux finishes, cork, leather floor tiles, granite and all types of stone
Raw materials: Influencing Inventions of 1994

• The wonder bra

Cost of Living 1994

• How Much things cost in 1994
• Yearly Inflation Rate USA 2.61%
• Year End Close Dow Jones Industrial Average 3834
• Interest Rates Year End Federal Reserve 8.50%
• Average Cost of new house $119,050.00
• Average Income per year $37,070.00
• Average Monthly Rent $533.00
• Cost of a gallon of Gas $1.09
• Movie Ticket $4.08
• Average cost of new car $12,350.00
• Loaf of Bread $1.59
• Dozen Eggs 86 cents

New Rave Fashion - Party Like It's 1994

The year 1994 is back and glourescent mini dresses, UFO overalls, and lime goggles are hitting the fashion scene. Leading the charge is Donatella Versace’s protégé, Christopher Kane. This trend, known as New Rave, is hitting everywhere from East London to New York’s Lower East Side.
Radar Online puts it best: “Get your glowsticks ready—for better or for worse, twinky, tacky raver fashion is coming back. .... According to the British Sunday Times, the hip and the beautiful people are doing it too: “New rave is a second coming: not just a throwback to the lawless euphoria of its golden age, but an aesthetic focus for a new generation of club kids, artists, fashion students and night-time celebrities who just want to dress up and get down.”

Source:
http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/new-rave-fashion-party-like-its-1994

Wonder Bra

'Hello boys' was the slogan for an invention that promised to have the same effect on a woman's pulling power as feeding a bloke ten pints of lager.
The Wonderbra was fundamentally a sophisticated vice which could squeeze a vital extra inch out of a lacklustre cleavage. They sold by the truckload.

Source:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/cult/ilove/years/1994/fashion2.shtml

Television Knowing Me, Knowing You with Alan Partridge: Comedian Steve Coogan's most famous creation was the cringe-worthy chat show host Alan Partridge. Along with a strange obsession with ABBA and his catchphrase "A Ha!" Partridge gave the nation hysterics with his tactless interviewing technique. ER: The scarily realistic medical drama which followed the lives and work of the doctors and nurses of a Chicago emergency room and launched the career of international heart throb George Clooney. Fashion Wonder Bra: A huge seller from the minute it appeared in shops and on billboards thanks to the famous slogan, "Hello boys", and the promise to help boost any girl's natural assets.

Source:
http://www.lep.co.uk/1990s/Fashion-and-trends-from-1994.3528858.jp