Suddenly gals are wearing short or backless dresses; some guys are wearing muscle T-shirts.
Whatever the reason, black, once strictly for winter and evening wear, suddenly became ubiquitous.
Having been reluctant to adopt any particular public persona, Wearing suddenly found herself in the role of Young British Artist and then Turner prize winner in 1997.
When the camera is running in continuous-capture mode, and the wearer suddenly sees a goal scored at a hockey game, for instance, a quick push of the button will tell the camera to automatically save a clip of the preceding 30 seconds.
You slip your abaya on, change bag and office-wear suddenly becomes red carpet worthy.
Off-the-shoulder blouses looked austere and impractical at the shows; when they began to crop up on the feeds of fashion influencers such as the blogger Leandra Medine, aka Man Repeller, wearing one suddenly felt possible.
By removing the excess stuff that you really never wear, it suddenly becomes a pleasure to get dressed in the morning instead of a frantic and frustrating experience.
Peel's view was contested by Anderson's and Cull's belief that the series, with its bespectacled main character of Joe McClaine, can increase the self-confidence of young viewers who wear glasses: "Suddenly they were proud because they had something in common with Joe 90".
All those girly spring dresses your friends are wearing will suddenly seem a little boring in comparison.
At one point, Matt Payton, a k a Doc, now 24, a former Navy corpsman who served in Iraq and the lone sailor in the group, pressed for the conversation to be about "anything but the military," a worn out look suddenly darkening his youthful face.
Yet for those who have never worn a watch, suddenly strapping a vibrating, blinking bit of metal to your arm could be an unappealing prospect.
