Ask Hadley: Hadley Freeman on retro cool T-shirts and fashion storylines

I've recently noticed a lot of young women wearing T-shirts for bands that broke up before they were born. What's that about?Malcolm Store, by emailBut don't you get it, Malcolm? Where once listening to old bands was a sign of, well, being old, now it's proof that one is a music connoisseur. And the more pretentious the old band is - Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, Syd Barrett as a soloist - the cooler the wearer. Look at Kate Moss with her annoying obsession with the Clash, or the fact that Mick Jagg...

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