The return of cords was solidified when The Row gave this tired wardrobe staple a new lease of life in its spring/summer 2024 collection, with baggy trousers in burnt orange and scarlet that artfully puddled at the ankles. Miu Miu has also played a significant role in the cord comeback, with pea coats, miniskirts, baseball caps and overskirts realised in digestive biscuit-hued tones. This has unsurprisingly translated into the high street’s current winter offering, as J.Crew, Madewell, and Banana Republic have all leaned into this trouser trend. While the word corduroy might conjure images of ginger flares, lava lamps and homemade tie-dye, it actually has roots in ’90s minimalism, too. Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy had a soft spot for her cropped toffee cords, which she typically paired with a black rollneck and chocolate leather loafers. Also on our inspiration boards? Jane Birkin, who aligned cord trousers with the much-chronicled myth of French-girl style.