How nepo baby offspring of Britpop stars are leading re-birth of Cool Britannia – but one key part won't be coming back

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COOL Britannia is back – and that's official.
High society bible Tatler is among those making the declaration on its new edition, which
features
the offspring of Nineties music legends
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Love Island host Maya Jama recreates Liz Hurley's iconic 1994 dress
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Liz in the famous Versace safety pin dress that she wore to the Four Weddings And A Funeral premiere in 1994
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Heralding the rebirth of the Britpop-era movement, the magazine pictures Molly Moorish-Gallagher and musician
Anyone over the age of 40 is likely to spot the obvious homage being paid to a similar front cover published by Vanity Fair in 1997.
That iconic picture saw Oasis singer Liam sharing a bed with his then girlfriend, actress Patsy Kensit.
The couple married a few months later when Oasis were arguably the biggest music stars of the decade.
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And it is no coincidence the new magazine cover comes just days before the Oasis reunion tour, which will have
But Tatler did not go for another 'power couple', like
But as the new faces of Cool Britannia take centre stage, it's less champagne supernova, more alcohol-free explosion.
Tatler
However, editors still think the duo are living proof of a second coming.
The mag claims: '
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'They're the
next
generation of Britpop: Molly Moorish-Gallagher and Sonny Ashcroft are gracing the cover of Tatler as their fathers, Liam Gallagher and Richard Ashcroft, prepare for an earth-shattering Oasis reunion.
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Dua Lipa's style for her Wembley gig last week seems to have been inspired by model Christy Turlington's catwalk turn in the Nineties
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Christy wearing the original look in the Nineties
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Patsy Kensit and then-boyfriend Liam Gallagher on Vanity Fair in 1997
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Heralding the rebirth of the Britpop-era movement, Tatler pictures Molly Moorish-Gallagher and musician Sonny Ashcroft proudly standing in front of a giant Union Jack
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Noel and Liam Gallagher seen together for first time since announcing Oasis reunion
The piece continues: 'She is the daughter of Lisa Moorish and Liam Gallagher; he is the eldest son of Richard Ashcroft and Kate Radley.
'Together, they are the new faces of the (Br)it crowd.
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'But what do the pair make of Cool Britannia 2.0?'
It turns out that neither of the
Sonny proudly tells the magazine he's not one for a night out.
He said: 'I'm very much a night-in person.
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Seeing friends, some good food and drinks and playing games of some kind.
Molly Moorish-Gallagher, Liam's daugher
"A
nice
meal with friends and then gathering over some sort of board game or
film
at home.'
While Molly says her idea of a wild night is: 'Seeing friends, some good food and drinks and playing games of some kind.'
But if the Cool Britannia nepo kids aren't keeping the Nineties hedonistic vibe going, it seems Gen Z-ers are keeping the momentum going through fashion.
Love Island host Maya Jama recently recreated Liz Hurley's famous Versace safety pin dress that she wore to the Four
Weddings
And A
Funeral
premiere in 1994.
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And Liam's son Lennon was pretty much an identikit copy of his dad when he attended a Burberry pub takeover last week.
A new study has also revealed that youngsters are now huge fans of some of the decade's greatest hairstyles, including The Rachel from Friends, the floppy
hair
of actor Johnny Depp and Victoria Beckham's Posh bob.
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It's all about the flag for singer Lola Young - seemingly a nod to Geri Horner's Ginger Spice
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Geri rocking the iconic Girl Power outfit
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Lennon Gallagher in Burberry jacket last week...
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... just like dad Liam during Oasis's 1996 Maine Road gig
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The study, commissioned by Funkin Cocktails, also found a fondness for Doc Marten
boots
and baggy jeans, famously sported by the likes of Mark Wahlberg when he was rapper Marky Mark.
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Ashley Birch-Ruffell, from Funkin Cocktails, said: 'Nineties fashion is very on trend, and it's fun to see what our official favourite styles are.
'There are clearly many iconic hairstyles and memorable moments from this decade that live on in the public consciousness.
'It seems clear that Nineties trends aren't going anywhere anytime soon — and why would we want them to?'
'It's clear that the whole culture of the Nineties is still considered unapologetically iconic.'
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Gen Z can't match our hellraising era
IT was a sensational whirl of bucket hats, Union Jacks, lads' mags, boozy bands and more than a whiff of the old marching powder, writes Rod McPhee.
The late Nineties were a hellraising golden age not seen since the Swinging Sixties.
But despite being due another period of partying, I'm sorry to say we'll never quite be able to match the magic of the original Cool Britannia.
Trust me, I was there, I did it. I got the T-shirt – and the dodgy Liam Gallagher shaggy haircut
What's more, I loved it all. From music to fashion, and movies to models, the run-up to the year 2000 was the perfect blend of sex and, yes, drugs, plus lashings of rock 'n' roll.
Of course, it's great to get a taste of the good old days when Oasis stage their comeback tour next week, plus there's the prospect of the Spice Girls doing a similar celebratory event next year.
But nothing can once again live up to a period in modern pop culture history which I believe was genuinely unique. Maybe I'm looking back at the past through rose-tinted glasses.
But no pop groups, artists, catwalk stars or actors these days come close to the tearaway Primrose Hill crowd that kept us entertained and shocked three decades ago.
That said, no one would love reliving some of the brilliance of the Nineties more than me.
So let's make the most of summer 2025.
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