By Haleema SS
Yes, the air is cold, my fingers are numb but there is nothing I loathe more than dry skin (and dry eyes too). To redeem the moisture in our face and also ensure the style apparatus we put together for work is seen by every bystander, the balaclava trend this winter was reborn.
But, where did this head accessory derive from? Originating in 1854, British women knitted head coverings for soldiers in the Crimean war which posted them to the coldness in Balaclava, Ukraine. (Not to be mistaken with Baklava, the mouth-watering Middle Eastern and Mediterranean pastry desert.)
The 2018 Autumn/Winter runaways is where the balaclava staple for our winter wardrobes was first showcased in a contemporary way. The delinquent designs of Gucci, Thornton Bregazzi and Calvin Klein deemed this head accessory the pinnacle of fun fashion. The sector of style where mundane outfits can be transformed to be entertaining to the eyes. Yet, if we delve deeper into the fashion archives, we find that the head accessory was also stylishly presented in British Vogue, 1965.
And so as fashion heroically came to comfort our faces in the chilling climate, the balaclava continues to be seen everywhere this winter. Here are some of my favourites of the bunch:
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