Many Gen Xers may now be stuck behind a desk, tapping away as their Boomer overlords refuse to retire. But many years ago, they were out in the world, rebelling and making it their own. I refer of course to the 90s, when Generation X brought their own unique brand of energy to culture.

Now, I’m not saying that energy is gone, but I don’t know when the last time was when I saw an Xer with as much moxie and joie de vivre as they have in these photos. Maybe there was just something in the air back then. Check out this gallery of Gen X conquering the 1990s in the way that only Gen X could.