Headbands are fashionable again, as are balaclavas and chunky jewellery

Trendy fashion accessories from the past have made a comeback on the runways. Take your pick from headbands to balaclavas or chunky jewellery. Photo composite (from left): Fendi, Marine Serre and Alberta Ferretti

The eternal cycle of fashion occasionally creates fads for accessories that many of us are keen to forget: items that survived one or two seasons before being consigned to the obscurity they so richly deserve.

There they would remain, if it weren't for the creative energy of designers eager to give new generations a chance to experiment with pieces much reviled by their elders.