23 Things You Tried To Forget About Nu Rave

    It was a simpler time, when nothing was ironic and everything was neon and lamé.

    1. Remember 2007?

    2. Back when your life basically revolved around Myspace.

    3. And you fucking loved The Mighty Boosh.

    4. Noel Fielding really epitomised the era.

    5. And Patrick Wolf was cool as fuck and a total ~dreamboat~.

    6. As was Lightspeed Champion.

    7. Everyone wore these bloody things.

    8. And Henry Holland insisted we all wore massive slogan t-shirts.

    9. Agyness Deyn embodied everybody's style goals.

    10. And skinny jeans came in every imaginable colour.

    11. Also, everyone had the American Apparel hoodies with white zips.

    12. Hadouken!, Klaxons and Crystal Castles were on every playlist.

    13. Skins really spoke to you and maybe you even tried to emulate the ridiculous lifestyle it portrayed.

    14. And your mind was kind of blown when Crystal Castles were on Skins.

    15. You also probably wore leggings. Lots and lots of leggings.

    16. Bonus points if they were the American Apparel disco pants.

    17. There were lightning bolts on everything.

    18. All jewellery was plastic.

    19. Everyone wore these scarves with complete disregard to the actual weather.

    20. Also everyone had a bizarre obsession with cassette tapes but no one actually used them, even ironically.

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    They were mostly just spray painted then used to make accessories.

    21. There were a lot of '80s themed parties but everyone basically just wore their same clothes, maybe with more neon.

    22. Remember Partyshank?

    23. It was a simpler time.