Union Jack
Whether it was Geri Halliwell's Brit award dress, the Oasis v Blur battle or just something in tthe water there's no denying we were all feeling patriotic in 1996.
Jumpers, dresses, tshirts, hats and even handbags were all given the union jack treatment as 'cool Britainia' ruled the high street.
We all remember those knitted zip up Ben Sherman cardigans with a such flag on the front and every Spice Girl fan owned a Union Jack strappy vest in tribute to Geri's famous mini dress.
The sudden uprising in national pride may have been to do with the fact that in 1997 Newsweek named London as the coolest capital city on the planet.
You might think this trend was well dead and buried as 1998 arrived but Paris Hilton proudly sported a Union Jack tracsuit during her recent visit to London proving we Brits are still cool.