My favourite decade for style: The Noughties

Lana Clements explains how Noughties style looked backwards to cherry-pick the best of decades past.

After a rather tomboyish moment in the nineties, the Noughties did a complete 180 and made way for a welcome return to lady-like chic. The decade-long celebration of femininity has been earmarked by twenties Flappers, Forties demure and Jackie O Fifties – even Eighties glamour had its place – all to provide a fashion feast that is a girly-girl's delight.

The Noughties saw personal style really come into its own and this was really all thanks to one over-riding fashion movement: vintage.

Vintage allowed the freedom to engineer a style that was truly unique. Rather than relying on the high-street to churn-out reinventions of eras gone by, stead-fast stylistas began raiding Oxfam, Sue Ryder, flea-markets, car-boot sales and anywhere else they could find a piece of authenticity. Never before had raiding your grandma’s wardrobe been so rewarding!

The result has been an almost anything-goes approach, juxtaposing one-off designer finds with throwaway high-street fads. The style of the Noughties has been a fascinating amalgamation of clothes and trends from all eras.

There has only been one true Noughties style icon for me - Kate Moss, who returned to the forefront of fashion to prove her style status. So desperate to emulate her look, the masses have lapped up the Kate Moss collection for Topshop – one of the most successful ventures the chain has ever produced. The model has perfected a style which incorporates vintage chic, rock 'n roll glamour and designer all to an effect that is timeless and effortless.

My favourite item of clothing from the Noughties has, of course, been an amazing vintage find. Born in the Seventies, my faux-fur coat was discovered in a small charity shop in the backwaters of Wales and was just £4! I love the glamour it creates - classic yet edgey.