Which music decade had the best fashion AND the worst music, or vice versa?

Bowie, Bolan, and Queen delivered some of the most thrilling music ever made, but someone also decided that platform shoes and brown corduroy were a personality. The decade that gave us Ziggy Stardust also gave us truly unforgivable knitwear.

Shoulder pads the size of small aircraft and enough hairspray to punch a hole in the ozone layer — but also synth-pop, post-punk, and the Smiths. Whether the music saves the fashion or the fashion ruins the music depends entirely on how you feel about Spandau Ballet.

Oasis, Blur, Pulp — the music was genuinely world-class. But someone simultaneously decided that bucket hats, curtain haircuts, and shell suits were peak style. Liam Gallagher somehow made it work; the rest of the nation did not.

The early 2000s produced undeniable bangers from the likes of Amy Winehouse and Arctic Monkeys, but also inflicted low-rise jeans, trucker caps, and frosted tips on an unsuspecting public. A decade of musical highs and sartorial rock bottom.

Adele broke records, grime finally got its moment, and festivals became a national religion — yet fashion somehow landed on ripped skinny jeans and man buns as its defining contribution. A decade that peaked musically and shuffled awkwardly in terms of style.