Going up
UP The power polo
Sexy, stretchy and super-snazzy, Missoni’s stripy tees oomphed up any look
UP Peignoir
Ta-ra, Elephant’s Breath — the new dusty pink paint from Farrow & Ball was what we wanted on our walls
UP 1980s mall dressing
Pie-crust blouses and stonewashed jeans felt right again after watching Netflix’s Stranger Things (Thank you, Barb)
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UP Mumbathing
The art of sunbathing while looking after toddlers came into its own
UP The 1970s Land Rover
Hipsters were champing at the bit to get behind the wheel of the coolest car in the country right now
UP Messcara
The eye adornment that looked like you’d slept in it for three days. The mascara equivalent of bed hair
UP Soap brows
How did we keep our arches in place? Take a bar of soap and run it over the eyebrow. Instant DIY brow gel. You’re welcome
UP The Campari comeback
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Bored with Aperol? We all drank its darker cousin instead in the summer. Delicious with prosecco or in a negroni
UP The girls
Emma Cline’s unsettling novel, set in 1960s California, was the big holiday read
UP Rod, Jane and Freddy
Unlikely fashion inspo of 2016: the 1970s kids’ TV show Rainbow. Vetements, you’re ’avin’ a laff
UP The dehydrator
The must-have kitchen gadget this year? The one that dries out your fruit and veg. Gisele has three, babes
UP Peckham-a-porter
As foretold by Del Boy and desperate estate agents, the south London district became “really, really cool” after Chanel had its fashion week party there
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UP Kelly LeBrock’s barnet
Tight, bouncy curls became the It cut of the year. All hail the hair heroine that is 1980s film star Kelly
UP Box sickie
Taking a day off work to watch House of Cards in one sitting: this year’s favourite sofa sport
UP BYOV
Bring your own vinyl: appeared on party invites everywhere. Rilly
UP Salty
This year’s sassy; to mean feisty, full of attitude
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UP Cut-and-paste creativity
What we said when nicking someone else’s ideas. Fabulous
Going down
DOWN Peak pigtail
Grown women with plaits? Enough now — you’re 37 and work in marketing
DOWN Bulmers
Kaiser Karl’s cider of choice, Sassy, is the one for us now — it even comes in rosé. Served at fashion hotspots Colette and Le Bristol. Oh là là!
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DOWN Choker tidemarks
Beware the velvet choker comeback: the cheap ones left a dirty shadow. Grim
DOWN Image architects
Calling yourself a plain old stylist just didn’t cut it any more: people used the above or, the ultimate atrocity, “fashion activist” instead
DOWN Wine-kers
The nouveau booze bore: give them a glass of bordeaux and they turn into the world’s worst party guest. Avoid
DOWN The avocado burger bun
The year health conscious went absurd: see this chickpea patty in an avocado “bun”. Pass the battered sausage
DOWN Scroll hole
Thoroughly modern affliction of 2016 where you lost two hours of your life to an Instagram feed. Send help
DOWN Enivid
It was the new baby name on the block — “divine” backwards, innit
DOWN Mannequin challenge
Sorry, couldn’t stand still long enough: Strictly’s on!
DOWN The box
The nightclub, once the preserve of Jude, Mossy and co, is stuffed with Sharon and Darren from accounts these days. Ovah
DOWN Frill fright
The Alexa for M&S blouses were great, but did you ever try to iron one?
DOWN Scandi cool
Primark launched a range dedicated to it: the final nail in the minimalist coffin
DOWN Booze bronzer
When make-up trips to the ladies’ escalate at the rate of your drinking. Cue 2am carrot face
DOWN Squad
Only people over 30 were still saying it. All about “fam” now (short for family, duh)
DOWN Front-bottom bunting
The new going out-out dress was a strip of Lycra in front of your wotsit. It’s certainly a look
DOWN Mermaid bands
The festival headgear of choice was an update on the flower crown, this time made from shells to showcase your inner Ariel. Reprehensible
DOWN Shandy candles
Gin and tonic or prosecco candles were the thing at dinner parties. How common