silk scarves are tied over their mouths in a nod to the virus rather than around their necks.But the biggest difference between 1980 and 2020 is that the reign of the Sloane Ranger is no longer confined to west London.Four decades after their heyday, the style set is finally using Sloanes as top-to-bottom fashion inspiration.
Even in the year leading up to Charles and Diana’s wedding, the look was a cultural phenomenon but it was never particularly cool.When The Sloane Ranger Handbook was published in 1982, it described the ubiquitous pie-crust collars, Gucci loafers, Hermès scarves, velvet Alice-bands and navy-blue gilets as, “middle-aged dressing for young people.”Ouch.
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