This black flat from Sulafah is peak 1999. This specific heel and thong straps were staples of the footwear of the time, and we all owned something that featured one or both – in black – at some point or the other. It went great with our balloon jeans and mom jeans, which back in the day were referred to simply as "jeans", as well as the huge shalwar painchas that accompanied our fitted, half-sleeved kameezes.

Okay so the square toe is back with a geometric bang, and while some of these styles bring some not-great flashbacks, we can actually appreciate the space and design the new millennium had brought with it, over two decades later. This sandal from Outfitters is cute and looks comfy, and is a summer must-have IOHO.

We know how everyone calls this color ‘millennial pink’, but we would like to alter the narrative here slightly. Yes this is millennial pink, but it’s geriatric millennial pink. Your prettiest friend with the amazing blowdried hair owned a pair of similar strappy sandals – now available at Sapphire – and personified grace and femininity for all young women around her.

We saved the best for last: Magnolia Design House brings you the very shoe that very cool girl who studied Textile Design in 1998 and went on to work for Shamael Ansari wore with her beautiful, floral, lawn jora. If you think this is really specific, it's only because it is. Also, hold this picture up against your own lawn floral and tell us if we got the lewk right.