May 24, 2026 — 5:00amThere are more checks in fashion than shades of grey, including the aristocratic Prince of Wales and perennially chic houndstooth. This season, however, designers are getting down and dirty with the type of working-class check usually associated with grease beneath your fingernails and Cold Chisel playing in the background.The bogan black-tie shirt, better known as a “flanno” or “flannie”, is a staple of many Australian wardrobes. It even appeared as a costume in the opening ceremony of the Sydney Olympics in 2000, where Adam Garcia led 1300 tap dancers in a routine paying tribute to generations of workers. Seeing similar check patterns on the Paris runways, without tap dancing and sweat, is as jarring as eating a meat pie with a glass of Ruinart champagne.Chanel, Burberry and Celine have all given plaids the biggest luxury update since the grunge movement of the ’90s, launched by Nirvana and Marc Jacobs’ collection for Perry Ellis in 1992.The latest luxe revival started in 2022 when supermodel Kate Moss appeared in designer Matthieu Blazy’s collection for Bottega Veneta, wearing a blue shirt that looked as though it could have been found on the racks at Lowes.On closer inspection, the shirt was made of leather instead of flannel and came with a price tag of £4,300 ($8079), which you could normally spend on two or three whole racks at the Lowes checkout.The same shirt recently turned up on Jacob Elordi in the final season of Euphoria, demonstrating the pattern’s unisex appeal.Camilla and Marc “Arian” shirt, $320. Witchery x Lara Worthington trousers, $229. Uniqlo socks, $10