When it comes to wardrobe investment goals, camel coats are high up there on everyone's wishlist. The classic yet always contemporary outerwear hero will always look polished and goes with everything (yep, even your down-time leggings and trainers.) You'll struggle to find any winter coat that's more hardworking. Consider what you like (and dislike) in a pair of biker sports. If you hate when compression shorts ride up or you want to prevent chafing, you might want to go with a longer inseam and higher waist. And keep in mind your go-to sport. You’ll likely want a longer inseam, six inches or more, if you’re planning to bike. But for running, you might consider styles with a shorter inseam to let your quads flex. The 1979 movie Burnout offers fast cars and girls in short-shorts – what more could a 70s male want in a movie?

Meet the experts: Almoni Ellis, CPT, is a NASM-certified personal trainer based in Virginia and founder of MoFit coaching programs. Just like the right sneakers can impact your performance, different fabrics in your activewear can help or hinder your workouts. Imagine material that can speed recovery and improve blood flow throughout your bod. That's exactly what compression shorts and leggings do, and the effects are even more significant if you believe they work, according to a review of 183 compression garment studies in Sports Medicine. Hotpants were such a sensation in 1971, that, not only were there a couple popular songs devoted to the new clothing, but several movies: Dagmar’s Hot Pants, Inc. (1971), Love In Hot Pants (1971), and Hot Pants Holiday (1971). It should also be noted that Hammer’s Dracula AD 1972 was called Vampyren Jager Hotpants in Denmark.We could do an entire post just featuring hotpants on record covers and still not have room for them all. L) Catherine Bach, the lady behind “Daisy Dukes”, and (R) a Yugoslavian girl group that really knew how to wedge into a pair of shiny short shorts. Yes, from cheesy 80s girl groups to 1960s British actresses (Elaine Taylor), we’re bringing you a veritable potpourri of short shorts. As these images of Blonde On Blonde and Susan Anton demonstrate, old-school short-shorts could reveal a lot more than just leg. Suffice it to say, ladies were comfortable with their bodies in the 1970s.