Damon Albarn in the 1990s.
Flares
Back then, you wore them with brand-free plimsolls and dimples in your cheeks. Charming, but very difficult for a grown-up with a job to pull off. If you own some flares now (and are never sure what to do with them), a good January look is wear them with a silky pussy-bow blouse tucked in and some ankle boots with a heel you can walk in. One-part throwback, two-parts In Charge for 2016.
Stylist’s choice: Struggling with baggy legs or trailing hems? Buy MIH’s Marrakesh jeans – they have the perfect proportion of fitted leg to flare.
1990s Britpopper
An excellent throwback look that works for now. Then, you wore it like Damon Albarn, with an elfin feather cut and Puma States. Now, the look has been given a reboot courtesy of the Chloé catwalk. So hunt down a retro tracksuit top and wear with a long, printed skirt, which you may well already own. From throwback to Catwalk in one wardrobe manoeuvre.
Stylist’s choice: This look needs that vintage element – visit Beyond Retro, which has a treasure trove of tracksuit styles.
1980’s party girl
Lol. Look at you and your mates with the ageing make-up, diagonal-flapped tops, the perms and the red eye! Did you keep one of your lurex tops in your wardrobe for nostalgia? Good. Because now you can wear it with posh tracksuit bottoms and heels for a smart drinks look. JW Anderson has said you can. As has Lenora Rauch from Deutschland 83. #hautethrowback
Stylist’s choice: Take yourself off to H&M, which has nailed this look with this burnt orange blouse.
Victoriana ruffles
Giant throwback look, this one. But one that fashion people have been known to caption on social media as #throwbackthursday to indicate that they go to art galleries and have noticed that some looks – whether on a Spanish infanta, or on Queen Victoria or in the Gucci catwalk – just won’t go away. In any case, it’s good January styling inspiration, whether you dig out the one you’ve not worn for three years or buy one from Topshop.
Stylist’s choice: If you think ruffled blouses are a bit uptight, then this cream jumper from Topshop is the perfect (and more unexpected) slouchier antidote.
Perhaps you hated yours at the time, or perhaps you were one of the lucky ones. In any case, posting a picture of your chubby-cheeked childhood self in school uniform will guarantee you dozens of Insta-likes – and can provide plenty of sartorial inspiration in 2016 as well. It’s all about rethinking basics you already own. Layering a pinafore, or a V-necked jumper, over a shirt, or tucking a cashmere jumper into a double PE-meets-Mrs Prada kilt. And don’t forget how crucial colour combinations were at school – we’re thinking pair navy blue with burgundy for the full Hogwarts effect.
Stylist’s choice: A cardigan will maximise your layering potential (over a shirt and a thin jumper = perfection) This J Crew version also has a great go-faster stripe.
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