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Helen Seamons

Beyond retro: style lessons from Wet Hot American Summer

The cast of Wet Hot American Summer
The cast of Wet Hot American Summer. Photograph: PR/PR

Ben: Bradley Cooper

The most stylish of the WHAS crew, Ben’s double layering of pastel polo shirts is a lesson in finely nuanaced styling. His wardrobe pièce de résistance is a dreamy, on-point Fila zip-up track top.

Bradley Cooper in WHAS.
Bradley Cooper in WHAS.
Polo shirts, £75 each,<em> <a href=lacoste.com; retro track top, £65 fila.co.uk." width="1000" height="600" class="gu-image" />
Polo shirts, £75 each, lacoste.com; retro track top, £65 fila.co.uk.

Beth: Janeane Garofalo

Camp director Beth’s bohemian top is very end-of-summer 2015. It’s almost as if the Zara design team had the film on loop in the studio.

WHAS camp director, Beth.
WHAS camp director, Beth.
<em>Top, £29.99 and necklace £14.99 both <a href=zara.com" width="1000" height="600" class="gu-image" />
Top, £29.99, and necklace, £14.99 both zara.com.

Andy: Paul Rudd

As Camp Firewood’s resident pin-up, Andy is a hot mess of denim. His cut-offs would make Daisy Duke jealous and his services to double denim are nothing short of honourable. Special mention to his Converse, a style staple that never dates.

WHAS pinup, Andy.
WHAS pinup, Andy.
Top, £18,<em> </em><a href=topman.com; trainers ,£55, Converse, mrporter.com." width="1000" height="703" class="gu-image" />
Top, £18, topman.com; trainers ,£55, Converse, mrporter.com.

Lindsay: Elizabeth Banks

Lindsay’s signature crop-top look has seen a revival this summer, as have her flared jeans. Pair the rainbow embroidery and gap-year jewellery with a candy necklace for a suitably retro summer look.

WHAS’s Lindsay, played by Elizabeth Banks.
WHAS’s Lindsay, played by Elizabeth Banks.
Top, £16, <a href=topshop.com; flares, £39.50, marksandspencer.com; candy necklace from all good sweet shops." width="892" height="1000" class="gu-image" />
Top, £16, topshop.com; flares, £39.50, marksandspencer.com; candy necklace from all good sweet shops. Photograph: PR

McKinley: Michael Ian Black

Bringing sexy back by way of a contrast trim ringer T-shirt teamed with a pair of Sauconys. Note: leave the short shorts in 1981 but keep the all-American sweatshirt to complete the look.

Retro chic McKinley, from WHAS.
Retro chic McKinley, from WHAS.
T-shirt, £16,<em> </em><a href=topman.com; sweatshirt, £14.99, newlook.com; trainers, £60 saucony.com." width="1000" height="672" class="gu-image" />
T-shirt, £16, topman.com; sweatshirt, £14.99, newlook.com; trainers, £60 saucony.com.
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