In Pixar’s Inside Out 2 one of the newly introduced characters, Nostalgia – who is caricatured as an old lady – keeps shuffling in and reminiscing, misty-eyed, about very recent memories, a sentiment which, as the other characters point out, is completely premature, considering that the young girl whose brain they inhabit is only 12 years old. Nostalgia: “Remember when we all finally came up to headquarters?” Ennui: “That was, like, 30 seconds ago, Nostalgia.” Nostalgia: “Yeah, those were the days.
” Well, this feels like an apt summary of how I feel about the return of early 2010s fashion, an (alarmingly recent) decade defined by bloggers, shoe boots, Tumblr and side bangs. What a time to be alive. Yet, undeterred by its proximity, TikTokers and Gen Z fashion-lovers have found themselves revisiting the indie sleaze era with wholehearted enthusiasm this year, cold-shouldering their tops and drain-piping their jeans with abandon.
While fellow Millennials may find themselves too triggered by the sight of an owl necklace to even comprehend incorporating certain throwback pieces into their wardrobe, there were a number of 2010s trends that surreptitiously snuck their way onto the spring/summer 2025 runways and – whisper it – they actually looked pretty great. Take Prada’s spring/summer 2025 collection, which was populated with Peter Pan collars and leopard-print coats – both hallmarks of the early 2010s It-girl – yet, as always, the Miuccia Prada touch .
