I'm sorry, but this new-found obsession with everything we once wore to primary school is not big, it's not clever, and it's definitely not stylish – and it needs to be over already. Here's why...
1. Most of it is ugly and unflattering
Let's be honest, who actually looks good in floral dungarees? And don't even get me started on oversized plaid shirts and DMs.
2. It makes poor quality old clothes way overpriced
Now C&A polyester shirts from 1993 are suddenly on trend, they're being sold in vintage boutiques for £25 rather than for 50p in the Oxfam bargain bin – where they belong.
3. It's just not grown up
The 90s look is all about scruffiness and looking 'undone' – think Kurt Cobain, Courtney Love, and anyone who attended an illegal rave in 1992. Perhaps that's fine if you're just getting sweaty at a concert or in a field with a thousand other revellers. Not so great if you want to be taken seriously as an adult.
4. The colour palettes make no sense
Neons, pastels, washed out denim – usually all together at once, with some kind of weird pattern thrown in. I don't understand it, and it makes my head hurt.
5. Fashion should be looking forwards, not backwards
We need to stop this addiction to nostalgia and look to the future. If we're just constantly recycling trends from the past, we're going to be stuck in an inspiration rut with no new ideas or movements. Plus, at the rate we're going, the only thing we'll have left to revive soon is noughties fashion, which means we'll all be looking like Lindsay Lohan in Mean Girls. You have been warned.
