The 1990s; the era of the supermodel, raves and festivals, Kate Moss and that Union Jack dress. Grunge also made an appearance with New Orleans’s Nirvana creating a storm with their anti-everything approach to, well, everything. However for the majority of us Brits it was all about Girl Power and five talent-less, albeit massively ambitious, girls who reminded us that you can just have a bloody good time if you want to. On the one hand, teens were out and about in their minimalist lumberjack shirts and ripped jeans Kurt Curbain style, however on the other, platforms were back, sequins were in and the rest of us were attempting to perfect the art of back-flipping, thanks to Sporty Spice of the Spice Girls. Britain went patriotism mad towards the late 90s, Dolce & Gabannas Spring/Summer 1999 Collection proved that as Britain experienced international acclaim for its music, fashion and social scene. Britpop popped up with the Gallagher brothers, fronting Oasis, and archrival Damon Albarn of Blur battling it out for the number one spot in the Top 40. Despite the Spice Girls outlandish look and behaviour, the 1990s was the decade of minimalism, music played a huge role and people just wanted to do what they wanted and enjoy their time in the run up to the new millennium. We could take a leaf out of Jarvis’s book; Live like common people, do whatever common people do. Well this could be the time; the Spices are back (although not quite living the common life anymore) amongst millions more ‘come-backs’; the Verve, Boyzone, Take That, Westlife (oh sorry, have they still not split up?). Ok, so even if the 90s aren’t back with a vengeance, it can’t hurt to dig out the old Union Jack flag from time to time and proudly fly it for everything British…can it?