OASIS will reunite for a string of shows next summer – and it aptly comes after some Nineties fashion trends reared their head this summer.
It’s been 16 years since the Gallagher brothers broke up the band that brought us Wonderwall, and maybe even longer since shell jackets were trendy.
But to honour long-feuding brothers Noel and Liam Gallagher reuniting, PrettyLittleThing has released a collection of clothes reminiscent of their heyday.
Despite jorts, utility layers, scrunchies and corsets being style staples this summer, some Britpop looks were less welcomed back with open arms.
Britpop was a mid-Nineties music culture movement in the UK that emphasised Britishness.
With it came trends that we’ve spent the last 20 years cringing that we ever wore – we’re looking at you, bright pink shell suits.
That’s until Oasis, which formed with five members in 1991, announced their reunion on August 27.
As a result, fashion giant PLT has chosen to put the likes of shiny cargos, bucket hats and shell jackets back on the map to mark the occasion.
“Oasis reuniting is all anyone is talking about right now on social media,” senior PLT stylist Sophie O’Neil tells Fabulous.
“And with ticket sales going live tomorrow morning, we decided to pull together a Britpop-inspired collection.
“Not only to celebrate Oasis coming back together, but because there will be a lot of younger fans who might not know what to wear.
“Britpop itself has been making a comeback, especially with Charli XCX’s Brat summer taking over the entire fashion world.
“So, we thought it best to create a new collection of 90s styles to really hit the aesthetic.
“Think bucket hats, shell jackets, double denim… we have you covered whether it’s your first gig, or if you’re just really loving the grunge look.”
Prices start as cheap as £12 for a bucket hat, with wide leg cargos and shell tracksuit jackets priced at £36.
A blurb on the collection reads: “Britpop is making a comeback and we are so here for it.
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The brand is hot on the heels of Oasis announcing their tour this week, but will Noel and Liam be impressed by them piggybacking on their reunion with underboob tees and rhinestone ‘Kiss Me Baby’ tops? Probably not.
However, there are various bucket hats and shell tracksuits that are synonymous with the band’s Nineties aesthetic.
And the collection hasn’t been exclusively produced and made this week, it’s designs they already have on the site that have been grouped together to make the shopping experience for their customers easier.
I get it, they’re a business. And there will be whizzo analysts monitoring the internet’s top searches and you can bet that ‘oasis outfits’ will be on the up.
But are we ready for it now? The tour isn’t until next year so let’s just hold our horses, folks.
“Channel all things Nineties to nail the Britpop look.
“Think bucket hats, shell jackets, double denim and round sunglasses.
“These are sure to earn you some serious style points when it comes to this trend.
“Style your fave cargo trousers with trainers, a graphic tee and oversized denim jacket for a look we’re loving.
Brothers Noel and Liam Gallagher have a long history of ongoing fights - both physical and verbal - here's the full history of the band and what they've said to each other.
1991 – Liam Gallagher forms Oasis with Paul Arthurs, Paul McGuigan and Tony McCarroll, later asking Noel to join.
1993 – The band sign to Creation Records and start work on their debut album.
August 1994 – Oasis shoot to fame with their debut album, Definitely Maybe, with tracks including Rock n Roll Star, Live Forever and Supersonic. It’s one of the fastest selling debuts ever for a British band.
September 1994 – Noel temporarily leaves the band’s tour after Liam smacks him in the face with a tambourine on stage in Los Angeles.
1995 – The band release their second album, (What’s The Story) Morning Glory? which features Wonderwall, Don’t Look Back in Anger, and Champagne Supernova.
1996 – Liam is forced to sit out a leg of tour shows due to laryngitis, but causes chaos when he was filmed heckling his brother from a balcony while a taping of MTV Unplugged.
2000 – Noel quits the band temporarily for a second time when, while partying in Barcelona, Liam riles Noel by questioning if his daughter, Anais, is actually his. The pair get into a fist fight.
2005 – Noel tells Q Magazine that he’s ‘never forgiven’ Liam for his comments about Anais and he’s ‘never apologised. He tells the mag: “He’s my brother. I hope he’s reading this and realises that. He’s my brother but he’s at arm’s length until he apologises for what he’s done.”
2009 – Noel admits in an interview with Q that he ‘doesn’t like Liam’, branding him “rude, arrogant, intimidating, and lazy”. “He’s the angriest man you’ll ever meet,” he added. “He’s like a man with a fork in a world of soup.”
Liam later retaliates and tells NME: “It takes more than blood to be my brother. He doesn’t like me and I don’t like him.”
August 23, 2009 – Oasis pull out of a headline slot at V Festival in the UK due to Liam having laryngitis.
August 28, 2009 – Ahead of the Rock en Seine festival, Noel and Liam get into another fight, during which time Liam breaks one of Noel’s guitars after “waving it like an axe” according to Noel.
August 28, 2009 – Noel quits the band for the third and final time, saying in a statement: “It’s with some sadness and great relief to tell you that I quit Oasis tonight. I simply could not go on working with Liam a day longer.”
2010 – Oasis win ‘best album of the last 30 years’ at the Brit Awards for (What’s the Story) Morning Glory. Liam picks up the gong, and thanks everyone except Noel. He later says this was misinterpreted as a dig.
2011 – Liam tries to sue Noel after he claims in the interview they cancelled their V Festival performance due to Liam being hungover. Liam disputed it said the comment “questioned my professionalism”. He later apologised and the lawsuit was dropped.
2011 – Noel admits regrets at quitting before the Paris gig, telling Absolute Radio and admits if he did “we may never have split up.”
2011 – 2014 – Liam and the other bandmates continue under new name, Beady Eye, while Noel forms new band, Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds.
2015 – After years of jabs online, especially through media and Twitter, Liam teases he’s buried the hatchet with Noel by sharing an All Areas pass from a High Flying Birds gig. However, the fight would recommence two months later after Noel publicly dismissed suggestion Oasis would reunite for Glastonbury 2016.
2017 – Liam performs at Manchester’s One Love concert after the bombing at Ariana Grande’s show, with Don’t Look Back In Anger becoming a unifying anthem for the incident. He then slams Noel for not attending. Noel later tells Sunday Times: “Young music fan were slaughtered, and he, twice, takes it somewhere to be about him. He needs to see somebody.”
2018 – Liam suggests a reunion for the 2018 World Cup on Twitter, writing: “let’s get the big O back together and stop f***ing about the drinks are on me”. When it fell on deaf ears, he added: “I’ll take that as a NO then.”
2019 – Noel speaks out after Liam sends ‘threatening messages’ to Anais after a comment made about then wife Sara McDonald. Liam later apologises publicly to Anais.
2020 – Liam urges Noel to reunite for a one-off charity gig.
“Or, opt for a denim two piece set and chunky boots for the ultimate Britpop vibe.
“Don’t forget the all-important accessories too.
“A bucket hat or round sunglasses are sure to amp up any look.”
Tickets for the upcoming Oasis shows in Cardiff, Manchester, London, Edinburgh and Dublin go on sale tomorrow morning – Saturday, August 31, 2024.
Tickets for the UK dates go on sale from 9am, while tickets for the Ireland shows drop an hour earlier at 8am.
