How fashion bets on gaming, streetwear and soccer to suit 'teenage' tastes

Has style regressed into adolescence? This plunge into nostalgia is no doubt linked with a desire to appeal to and win over the youngest generations. Photo: AFP

Nostalgia has us in its grip! The pandemic has made a lot of us regress into our teenage selves, locked in our rooms, glued to our screens, waiting for the time when to go out at night.

And we're not even exaggerating. And we're not the only ones; the fashion and luxury industries have also jumped into the arena, betting on gaming, streetwear and soccer to appeal to our "teenage" tastes.