The strange fashion trend of wearing balaclavas is making a comeback

The balaclava is a big fashion trend this season. Photo: AFP

Nostalgia for past decades is such that it could revive enthusiasm for an accessory long hated by many: the balaclava.

After a first breakthrough last winter, the balaclava craze seems to be hotting up again. And that's bad news for anyone for whom the said accessory was one of the biggest clothing traumas of their childhood.