You can’t avoid it these days. In bars, in pubs, in shops and rife on social media. Everywhere people young and old hang, it’s the only topic anyone seems to care about. How can I look more like Dexys Midnight Runners when they had a couple of hits in the 80s? It’s astonishing. There’s grating saxophone soul and identikit gypsy dustmen everywhere. I bet before you started reading this you were thinking about whether you’re more of a Dexy character or just one of the many Midnight Runners? And how you’re secretly a bit annoyed at yourself that you haven’t been putting in as much effort as you should into looking like Dexys Midnight Runners when they had a couple of hits in the 80s. I don’t get it, there’s so much going on in the world, what’s this obsession with Dexys Midnight Runners when they had a couple of hits in the 80s? Still, if you are one of the millions who don’t think you look enough like Dexys Midnight Runners when they had a couple of hits in the 80s and are prepared to make more of an effort to look like Dexys Midnight Runners when they had a couple of hits in the 80s, read on.

This frenzy of patchwork is exactly what you’re looking for. It’s from Tigre Brocante and comprises jacket and trouser separates in what they call ‘remake denim mix’. So I’m guessing, off-cuts, all sewn together and cut into garms. If you’ve already got the earring, the beret and a lute with a ‘Just Say No’ sticker on it, this will complete your vibe. Point yourself here for the jacket and here for the slacks.

Come to think of it, Dexys Midnight Runners when they had a couple of hits in the 80s, wore dungarees. Forget everything I’ve said, this probably isn’t what you’re looking for at all.