STYLE LESSONS FROM NETFLIX SHOWS

From Stranger Things to 13 Reasons Why, Netflix routinely delivers when it comes to creating game-changing TV shows centred around groups of teenagers. Everything Sucks! is the latest adolescent-focused offering from the company, and it’s due to be released on 16 February.

Set in the mid-90s in Boring, Oregon, (yep, that’s a real place), the comedy series follows a misfit gang of kids as they deal with the trials and tribulations of high school. Style-wise, you’re in for a treat: expect retro button-down shirts, skater jeans and outlandish graphic-print tees.

In Spike Lee’s new Netflix spin-off of his 1986 debut film, polyamorous painter Nola Darling shares her 'loving bed' with three competing suitors – stuffily attired businessman Jamie, silk-robe-swaddled smoothie Greer and funky-fresh streetwear head Mars (a man with a seemingly never-ending supply of boxfresh Jordans). We know which one we’d rather share a wardrobe with.

Mars – played by Lee himself in the original movie, and subsequently Michael Jordan’s co-star in a series of legendary Nike ads – updates his ’80s iteration’s athletic vest and short-shorts aesthetic with biker jeans, Knicks jerseys and boxy sweatshirts. The signature thick-framed glasses, Brooklyn cap and MARS-nameplate necklace remain, as do the essential Nike kicks. Keep the sneakers clean and the slogan sportswear popping, and you can’t go far wrong riffing on this look.

First course of action if suddenly your nationwide status is 'wanted teenage runaway'? Bin your current look, adopt a disguise and go under the radar, obviously. Netflix’s dark new comedy series follows James and Alyssa as two school misfits who go on a crime-filled cross-country road trip. Like a modern-day teen Bonnie and Clyde, the pair need to go incognito, but limited to charity shop swag, make do with oversized vintage vibes and oddly cheerful 90s prints.

A crumpled floral Hawaiian shirt goes over lightwash dad-fit Levi's, and white tube socks and sturdy black lace-ups complete the mismatched car-boot sale aesthetic. For a little less retro, pair your floral shirt with khaki chinos rolled up at the ankle and white PRO-Keds hi-tops. A printed neckerchief and gold-rimmed aviators add some Miami-style textured detailing.

Bless Mike. He’s not the coolest of the Hawkins Middle School crew (obvs that’s Eleven) but boy, does he know how to rock a cord collar. You're Dad's probably got a grey Harrington jacket like this stashed somewhere and you should definitely hunt it out.

Updated with a white skater tee, tonal trousers and suede trainers – like this guy – a subtle bit of cord detailing will bring pleasingly minimal throwback feels to your weekend getup.

When he's not getting himself into morally murky situations in his obsessive pursuit of Pablo Escobar, there's nothing rogue DEA agent Steve Murphy likes more than slipping into a striped polo shirt in muted 70s hues. And this casualwear classic has re-emerged this year as part of a general revival of interest in the more subtle side of 70s dressing.

Cop a slim-fit, colour-block polo in forest green, mustardy-orange or reddy-brown for a dose of retro off-duty steez, or go for a knitted number for a more textured, cold-weather-ready take. Go full DEA-dadcore and pair with straight-leg 501 jeans in a mid-wash blue, or sharpen up with tonal chinos.