GLAMOUR as ARMOUR

If, as the saying goes, history repeats itself, then the 2020s might be closer to the 1920s than we had previously thought—at least, fashion-wise.

After all, that was the decade that came roaring back to life after the twin horrors of World War I and the 1918 influenza pandemic.

Then, bodices were let out; both hair and hemlines were chopped as signs of liberation; and fringe and frippery abounded. Now, if the spring/ summer 2021 collections are anything to go by, fashion is turning to riotous colour, exuberant prints and,