Imitation can be considered the sincerest form of flattery, but when does imitation turn to copying? With Olivia Rodrigo recently in the spotlight, we question when paying homage becomes outright plagiarism.

With the recent re-coupling of Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck, you may just be thinking about your own personal Bennifer… However instead of playing Russian roulette with unsaved numbers on our phone, we’ve made a definitive list of former IT couples we’d like to see get back together.

With Timothée Chalamet’s red carpet appearance in Cannes turning the Twitterverse into a frenzy, Phoebe Shardlow discusses her journey from curious spectator to avid stan - or in her words, Chalamander. Just why are we all so damn obsessed?

The end of UK lockdown has brought us the much-anticipated reunion of perhaps the most widely known and BEST series ever to exist, ‘Friends’. So, to celebrate the release of ‘The One Where They Get Back Together’, we’re digging deep into the time capsule and uncovering some of our beloved character’s most iconic styles that have remained timelessly fashionable and meme-worthy.

Defined as a ‘whale tail’, the latest trend to hit the streets (thank God we’re allowed outside again) is the Y-shaped waistband of a thong being pulled up above the waistline of our favourite denim jeans and trousers, resembling none other than, you guessed it, the shape of a whale's tail.

To the left there’s a Princess Peach cosplayer bitching about her ex, to the right a rosy-cheeked grandma decorating frog cakes while belting out the lyrics to UK Hun? TikTok Live is like waking up in a randomly generated world from The Sims 3 (who the fuck are these people?!); but no matter how hard you resist, these strangers and their unexpected storylines are delectably addictive.

Whilst the past couple of years has seen thrifting become the mainstream, the last year has given rise to a new cohort of young fashion-entrepreneurs selling their designs online. Through these clothes run common threads: Futuristic aesthetics that reference both the y2k renaissance and accelerating technological innovation.

Created by 19-year-old Irish student, Thea Von Engelbrechten, TikTok account, @sylvaniandrama was inspired by cult classics including Cruel Intentions and Gossip Girl (the OG, not the remake obvs), fabricating bizarre and overly dramatic scenes, set to our favourite ‘00s bangers and emotional Taylor Swift ballads.

The outfits worn by some of our favourite ‘00s Disney Channel characters have lived rent-free in my head ever since my fashion-hungry 8-year-old self first feasted her eyes on them. They’ve been the subject of much ridicule, but I always admired their audacity. The clash. The jangle. The sheer number of layers. Could it be that we’re finally reaching the peak of this big old y2k renaissance?

It’s sweet, it’s nostalgic, it’s hyperpop. A genre used by the likes of Charli XCX, Rina Sawayama and 100Gecs, it’s the music that’s become the soundtrack for our love of the early 2000s and defined this decade’s obsession with all things y2k.

When the meaning of dress is in such a state of flux, where do we go to next? Teeth. Think about it, your pearly whites are on show for every man and his child screaming in the background, which makes sense for the rising cult of tooth jewels making waves on Instagram.

It’s been scientifically proven that nostalgia can help us cope with uncertainty. So when you need to escape, travel or get out of your head, but there’s nowhere to go, live vicariously through costume fantasies, it’s the cheapest frill you can get right now.

Gen Z are reclaiming the bimbo, using TikTok as their base in defining the core principles of modern bimboism: self-love, looking hot and, more often than not, leftist politics.

Fair to say, 2020 was the year of the online 70’s revival and well and truly welcomed it. Though a new era has dawned with the turn of 2021 - a year that already feels like a lifetime - the ethereal, velveteen vibes of the 1970’s don’t appear to be going their own way anytime soon.

With everyone from your 12-year-old sister to Dua Lipa sporting them, handmade charms are the latest jewellery trend on the block, but how and why did they make their way back into fashion?