This week, The Style Report celebrates the best in US style. And as seen at the recent Met Ball, America really is the land of the free and home of the brave when it comes to style.

(L-R) Alize safari jacket and Monsoon jacquard stripe pencil skirt by Altuzarra. Short-sleeve sweatshirt and metallic leather and crochet skirt by Derek Lam. New York Fashion Week SS13.

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As out most recent issue of The Style Report attests, from grunge to rave culture, it’s the decade inspiring the SS13 collections. But was it the decade which defined you? Here’s our checklist of iconic cultural moments; if it strikes a chord you were either there – or wish you were.

Remember the first time? Dazed & Confused Issue 43, June 1998. Model: Kate Moss. Photographer: Rankin. Styling: Katie Grand. Graffiti: Peter Corry. Hair: Malcolm Edwards. Make up: Charlotte Tilbury. Styling assistant: Simon Robins. Special thanks to Jess at Storm.

A formative era for so many of fashion’s movers and shakers, the 1990s’ influence permeated the SS13 collections by some of the world’s hottest designers, from Hedi Slimane to Richard Nicoll. The upshot? Prepare to re-enter the party.

House of Holland SS13, London Fashion Week

In The Style Report this week, MATCHESFASHION.COM steps back to the pre-millennial era to bring you the revivalist styles that will take your look forward and into summer.

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