Gross green, chartreuse or phlegm? Hannah Spencer’s waistcoat is political and TikTok winner
by Morwenna Ferrier from World news | The Guardian on (#73WK3)
Newly elected Gorton and Denton MP taps into colour meme of the moment with statement waistcoat
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.
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