Why did we ever stop wearing massive flouncy skirts and powdered wigs?
Oh. Right. Because they’re massively impractical and uncomfortable, and a bit too fancy for popping to Tesco.
But one guy isn’t giving up on the 18th century dream. Petticoats are TOTALLY making a comeback.
In his ‘If Fashion Was…’ series, photographer Thibault Carron imagines a modern world where some people still go for Marie Antoinette style.
It’s great, purely because it’s always fun to see things that were once the height of fashion removed from their context. One day, boyfriend jeans will look this strange.