Balaclavas, From Funny To Popular!

Strange but lovely, this is the balaclava. After the baptism of time and the re interpretation of the designer, it broke away from the original meaning and became one of the most interesting pieces in the fashion circle.

The balaclava hat, which looks as absurd as the facial Gini, has excellent warmth retention. The design that covers the head and neck can be said to be a combination of scarves and hats.

Balaclava mask hat first appeared in the 19th century. In the Battle of Balaclava in the Crimean War, British soldiers used it to resist attacks and cold, so it was named Balaclava hat. After the war, this kind of powerful thermal insulation accessories woven from wool began to be widely used in skiing and other cold sports.

The invention of the balaclava hat is precisely derived from this practical functionality. In 1854, during the Crimean War in Baraklava region, due to the cold climate, a hood wrapped in materials such as woolen sweater and flannel, which only exposed the eyes, became a cold shield for soldiers and local residents at that time.

Later, outdoor sports also took a fancy to the extremely strong warmth retention coefficient of the balaclava hat. Mountaineering and skiing athletes will wear this cold resistant wool hood to resist the cold wind, ice and snow in the cold winter.

As time goes by, Balaclava is no longer limited to wool weaving with traditional materials, but also adds various materials such as silk, cotton, polymer, fleece, etc., bringing different skin friendly touch and more widely used in outdoor sports activities and the protection of the country.

By the 1970s and 1980s, both fireproof and flame-retardant aramid materials used in fire fighting and arc flashover resistant PPE materials worn by electricians could achieve efficient protection; Especially when carrying out anti-terrorism, criminal organization arrest and search tasks in the military, it can not only protect the face from being burned by high temperature and flash bombs, but also conceal its facial features to prevent retaliation after the event. It can also cover up the expression in psychological war to avoid emotional exposure, so as to avoid giving the lawless person an opportunity.

In the 1990s, Balaclava was linked to such turbulent factors as illegal activities due to the social environment. Walter Van Beirondonck, a loyal lover of Balaclava, also takes it as an important part of his own fashion language, satirizing the chaos of the social environment.

In recent years, "skiing" is definitely one of the most popular winter keywords. Whether it is encroaching on the scene of social media, or the crowded ski resorts offline, it is enough to prove that the snowboarding boom is coming.

For a long time, the breeding of culture has closely affected the changes of fashion trends. The word "ski fashion" is also warming up with skiing. This fashion realism, which is based on outdoor sports and attaches importance to functionality, also brings new ideas for fashion players to match. Sports equipment, including soft shell, hard shell, ski pants, etc., was picked up by minority players and became a styling piece to show their lifestyle.

As a result, the "balaclava" has become a hot trend recently: this functional mask, originally a ski equipment, has become the latest choice of all trend players.