I’m Almost 50 and Wearing My Favourite Teen Trends Again

If anyone knows whether an item is worth buying or not, it’s Tracey Lea Sayer. Having been in the business of fashion for 30 years now, Lea Sayer is a style insider who says it like it is. She wants her clothes to work hard for the money and is a dab hand when it comes to hunting down timeless high-street pieces. As well as sharing her knowledge via Fabulous magazine as fashion director, she charts her own wardrobe over at @TraysLounge. Her outlook is about buying less, buying better, and restyling what you already own. This month, she shares three items she loved in her teens and has suddenly started wearing again. Over to you, Tray!

I have worked in fashion for 30 years and have pretty much tried all the trends you could imagine. Some have looked great on me, and some have made me look like a dog’s dinner, but as I hurtle towards 50 this year, I have found myself reaching for the three items that I pretty much lived in as a teenager. No, I am not talking crop tops and spray-on Lycra dresses. Although I did have a few of those, I leave them to my teenage daughter now. I am talking about oversize blazers, a great pair of jeans, and a big pair of bovver boots. These three items took me through art college and beyond in the ’80s. Back then, I shopped men’s secondhand blazers at my local charity shops, my jeans were vintage Levi 501s from American emporium Flip, and the boots were steel-toe-capped Doc Martens that I still regret losing in a house move…