It's the summer of Spice
Credit: Lorenzo Agius
It was a summer to remember. A time of optimism and hedonism, royal scandal and political unrest, when the nation waited with baited breath to see if football would indeed come home. A time of sartorial confusion, when cropped tops and chunky trainers reigned supreme, cycling shorts were legitimate eveningwear and maximalism staged a long-overdue comeback.
No, not the #hotvaxsummer of 2021 – although the similarities are stark, given that every girls’ night out just now includes at least one person in a tracksuit and another in bodycon and heels – but 1996. Aka: the summer of Spice.