Style the flamin' crows! Home and Away's most iconic fashion moments of all time

What would Alf say?

Jun 05, 2019 6:19pm

By Jess Pullar

If you're anything like us, you'd have grown up watching a number of fresh Aussie faces grow older and wiser on iconic Aussie soap Home and Away.

We don't use the phrase lightly - the lives and loves of Summer Bay's residents are drenched in drama, so much so that by age 18, some of the poor souls have experienced enough twists and turns to last them a lifetime - and added a fair few wrinkles to their sun-kissed faces in the process.

But wild story lines aside, there's another glaring thing we've grown to concurrently love and loath about Summer Bay - its fashion sense.

Indeed, in a world where life revolves around the surf, the beach and the diner, you'd think clothing choices would be an easy feat.

Yep, just whack on some thongs and a nice set of bathers for the beach.

As for our favourite troublesome (and often parent-free) youths? Look no further than the iconic Summer Bay High uniform.

The classic jeans-and-a-nice-top combo is great-guns for a cheeky bev at Salt (formerly Angelo's), and for the diner... well, anything goes.

And while the fellows of Summer Bay are generally pretty good at sticking to the ordinary when it comes to beach-town attire, there's no going past some seriously questionable ensembles we've seen grace our screens in recent years.

Like watching a time warp in early 2000s fashion - along with a few rogue frosted tips (yep, let's not forget that phase), we've rounded up the most iconic fashion moments on Home and Away of all time, and boy are they a sight to behold.

Grab the popcorn and settle in, Alf and co really copped an eyeful over the years.

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Let's start with our favourite OG screen queen Mattie, whose iconic 00s cross-cardi's paired with hipter trousers and gypsy skirts gave us all the fashun inspo we never knew we needed (no really, we didn't).

And can we take a quick moment to appreciate Lucas' T-shirt-over-stripy-shirt get-up? What a time to be alive.

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And get an eyeful of those vests! But only for a moment, because we can't look at them for too long without cringing. Rachel and Kim were basically the Ryan and Marissa of Summer Bay, OC styles.

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The humble spaghetti strap will never die - and Hayley Smith (aka Bec Hewitt) is living proof.

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And let's not forget the age of the hair quiff, which Mattie trailblazed with grace and precision. Seriously, who didn't don this super fab hairstyle to high school back in the day?

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For real though, how did she make it look so chic? GHDs were SO much harder to manoeuvre around curls back then...

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Speaking of hairstyles, Sasha's gallant purple streak gave us the sneaking suspicion that she was a rebel in waiting...

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The vest again! Our eyes, Jack, our eyes!

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Fashion designer Olivia was also one to push boundaries, and not the kind of boundaries we'd envision on a Paris runway...

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Geoff's mop of streaked hair belonged in the 00s, and hopefully it never crops up again.

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Jai was another troubled Summer Bay teen, but we can't fault him for taking a couple of fashion risks - the skinny scarf adds some serious pizzazz.

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We couldn't have a Home and Away gallery without featuring the iconic Summer Bay High uniform - and a brief reminder that Belle's choker was a total 00s vibe.

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And the resident badass Belle knew how to push the boundaries - and give Irene a minor heart attack in the process. Speaking of, see Irene's iconic first moment in the show in the player below...

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