Newly elected Gorton and Denton MP taps into colour meme of the moment with statement waistcoat
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Of course the Green candidate wore green, though the correct term – the 2026 TikTok one – is “gross green”.
Coined by New York magazine, and seen all over the high street as well as on the cover of Caro Claire Burke’s forthcoming satirical novel Yesteryear, it’s actually chartreuse. But where’s the fun in calling it that? And it’s not so much a colour as a mood.
As if to ratify its potential to go viral, “phlegm green” is the Instagram term for the colour worn by Hannah Spencer as she was unveiled as Westminster’s latest MP. But as is the case when social media successfully baits the wider culture, weird trends are also our most desirable.
