On Tik Tok and on the fashion catwalk balaclava is back, the cap that covers the whole face leaving exposed eyes and mouth. We have seen it in the shows of Miu Miu, Raf Simons, Balenciaga but also in low cost brands like Lirika Matoshi, Deima Knitwear, Paloma Wool and in the Tik Tok of @indacomiriam.
On Lyst the search for the word ‘balaclava’ increased by 344% between 2021 and 2022. The platform also elected it as one of the hottest items in the last three months of 2021.
But there is a story behind this article that has now become an inevitable fashion item in the fashion shows of the great luxury brands. Do you know how balaclava was born?
Balaclava is the name of a Ukrainian city, where the Crimean War took place in 1854. British and Irish soldiers were sent to fight in over-light uniforms. The seamstresses got busy to come up with something that could shelter them from the cold of the oriental Europe. That’s how balaclava was born!
