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Originally a sportswear staple popular with female cyclists (hence the name), calf-length pants became the trouser-de-jour for 50s starlets such as Sandra Dee (left) and Audrey Hepburn, becoming inextricably linked with their brand of fresh peppiness. By the 90s everyone from J Lo to Carrie Bradshaw were picking up a pair.
Hero headpieces VEILS
Not just for the fascinator crowd at fancy weddings, veils come into contact with cool every few moons. A famously Victorian accessory, they were a symbol of status and staid femininity. Those shackles were shrugged off in the 70s when eternal fashion muse Bianca Jagger (right) wore them, signalling that the pendulum had officially swung. For AW23, team with an unexpected partner like sharp houndstooth (far right).
Trusty tailoring WAISTCOATS
We all know waistcoats started with menswear, but it’s the womenswear iterations that have had the most exciting trajectory. In the 30s, Marlene Dietrich proved that anything the boys could do, she could do better. Embroidered versions took up the baton in the 70s, alongside leather (as preferred by Brigitte Bardot, right), before denim usurped all as the fabric of choice come the 90s.
Humble hats BAKER BOY CAPS
Created in the early 1900s, this famous hat was traditionally an informal piece of workwear. By the 60s, they were a cool-girl staple, seen on the likes of Mia Farrow (left). Britney Spears was also a fa
