PUT on the bucket hat and check skirt and play Live Forever at full volume – the Nineties are back.
This week former Oasis frontman Liam Gallagher revealed that he will be performing the defunct band’s 1994 debut album Definitely Maybe in its entirety on stage next year.
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And the Madchester rocker isn’t the only one feeling nostalgic for the halcyon days of baggy clothes and animal-print decor.
Even Gen Z, who weren’t even born until the decade was nearly over, are displaying a fondness for the era.
They can’t get enough of the return of flip-phones, while top toys from the period, such as Furby, are also making a comeback along with TV shows Gladiators and Frasier.
Grant Rollings and Fashion Editor Clemmie Fieldsend present their guide to the return of the Nineties, so you can be mad fer it all over again.
MUSIC
IT’S like Britpop never went away – with Liam Gallagher planning to perform the debut Oasis album Definitely Maybe in full next year following Blur’s comeback this summer.
Liam, 51, a solo artist following Oasis’s break-up in 2009, this week announced: “I’m bouncing around the house to announce the Definitely Maybe tour.
“The most important album of the Nineties, bar none.
“I wouldn’t be anywhere without it and neither would you, so let’s celebrate together.”
Blur performed their biggest hits from that era, including Parklife and Song 2, at Wembley Stadium in July.
In 2024 other idols from that time will be touring, including Happy Mondays, who will be joined by Inspiral Carpets and Stereo MCs for some of their shows.
Nineties girl and boy bands are also back in vogue.
Last month Sugababes, who formed in 1998, returned to the charts with their single When The Rain Comes, and Nineties legends Take That made it to No3 with their hit Windows.
Both trios will be touring next year, while kids’ faves S Club 7 are currently hitting the UK’s arenas.
TOYS
JUST three decades ago it wasn’t smartphones that had kids ignoring their parents but the latest toy fads instead.
And two of the biggest of the Nineties were the cute robot Furbies, and virtual pet Tamagotchi.
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Each provided feedback to their owners, according to how much they were played with.
Both are now back, with Furbies among John Lewis’s top ten most desired Christmas toys and Tamagotchi enjoying a 123 per cent increase in sales.
John Lewis toy buyer Alan Wright said: “Nostalgia is set to take over this Christmas, with toys from the Nineties making a resurgence.”
Among other returning toys are Polly Pocket and fast-response game Bop-It!.
Psychologist Clay Routledge, who specialises in nostalgia, said: “Reminiscing about the Nineties is comforting because it gives us connection to times in our lives when we felt more free, adventurous and connected to other people”.
TV
ARE you ready for the sight of biceps straining against tight Lycra as “superhumans” pummel each other for fun?
If so, you’ll be glad to know that Nineties sensation Gladiators is returning to our TV screens.
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The show, which turned regular favourites Wolf and Ace into small-screen heroes, is due for a reboot on BBC One this winter.
And there is also plenty of nostalgia for sitcoms from that period.
Kelsey Grammer has won great reviews for his revival of US sitcom Frasier, which is now streaming on Paramount+.
And US comedian Jerry Seinfeld last week hinted that his beloved Nineties show Seinfeld could also return.
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The final episode in 1998 drew 76million viewers in the United States alone.
Both Sex And The City and The Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air have enjoyed revivals with spin-offs in the past couple of years.
And Just Like That . . . brings back Carrie Bradshaw and Co, while Bel-Air sees Jabari Banks playing a teenage Will Smith.
TECH & HOME
THE latest phone fad is a handset that you can flip open then pretend you are talking to Captain Kirk in Star Trek.
There is a big range of flip-phones on sale, from Samsung’s Galaxy Z Flip 5, which can cost more than £1,000, to “non-smart” Nokias for around £65.
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For many of the so-called “dumb phones”, it’s a selling point that you can only make calls, text and take photos.
Gen Z are flaunting the basic devices on TikTok, even though you can’t access social media sites from them.
There is also a fascination with Nineties-style game consoles, with a firm called Analogue developing a device reportedly similar to the Nintendo 64.
Meanwhile, homeowners have seen the Nineties neon light, after more than a decade of grey interiors.
The latest decor trends take inspiration from that era, with brightly coloured neon lights, inflatable furniture and fluffy toilet seats, as well as flamboyant designs such as leopard lamps and zebra cushions.
Think of the riotous style mixes of C4’s The Big Breakfast, where Paula Yates interviewed Michael Hutchence in 1994 on an animal-print bedspread in front of a pink headboard.
Also hot are wicker chairs, doilies, canopy beds, flowery wallpaper and slip covers for furniture.
FASHION
FROM the Beckham doc to TikTok, fashion has gone nuts for the Nineties, writes Fashion Editor Clemmie Fieldsend.
This month Stranger Things star Millie Bobby Brown is in Glamour magazine looking every inch the Nineties pop star, complete with rimless glasses, butterfly clips and double denim.
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And Millie, 19, is not the only teen to get into throwback mode – Gen Z loves Nineties nostalgia, viewing videos of the #90sfashion more than 1.6billion times.
For those of us who experienced it the first time around, the look is everything that would make you shudder. Think low-rise jeans, boob tubes and bucket hats.
Model and Nineties baby Emily Ratajkowski, 32, is one of many stars who is a fan of the era, often hitting the streets of New York in combat trousers, a crop top and even Timberland boots.
Singer Dua Lipa, 28, mixes two Nineties trends – oversized and cargo trousers, on a dressed-down look, but she is never too far from rhinestones, which is also a huge nod to the era.
Kendal Jenner, 27, is another Nineties fan, with outfits that are stylishly minimal such as this vest top and silk skirt.
And it’s not just women – blokes are being inspired by 90s pop culture.
Taylor Swift’s new beau, Travis Kelce, has been seen hand in hand with the singer wearing a cream co-ord, which prompted fans to liken him to a member of boyband NSYNC.
Other A-list men, such as Jack Grealish and Justin Bieber, also look like they’ve just stepped off the cover of Smash Hits mag, in puffer jackets, retro Umbro football shirts and cargo trousers.
As someone who grew up in the Nineties I’ll be avoiding certain horrifying trends – I don’t think I can ever put on a skelt (that’s a skirt the size of a belt) again.
But if throwback clothes make us recall the days of Britpop, British rom-coms and when we didn’t feel the need to share a picture of our breakfast, then I’m all for it.
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