The Season that never was
It feels like months ago when a friend gave us the idea of making a Rainbow Jar, filled with carefully written notes from a 5 and 8yr old of all the things we looked forward to doing when the “virus is over” (as my youngest puts is daily) back then it was nothing more than an activity to fill time, perhaps naively i never thought for a moment these things would be out of bounds for such a long time. Swimming for my eldest was a priority, its not something she can practise at home for obvious reasons while way back in mid March my youngest was nonplussed about school being closed, immediately reverting back to his pre school days of playing make believe and gleefully having lunch with mummy. 6 weeks on however even the biggest home bodies among us must be getting tetchy and finding lock down tricky. I dared open the Rainbow Jar this week, I needed a little reminder of the optimism and buoyancy with which they were written and in spite of everything i dared myself to think about the “Firsts” that lie ahead. Among the priceless firsts, like hugs with my mum and big family meals there are the more frivolous firsts, such as first drinks with the girls and first meal in a restaurant, both of which require slightly more effort clothes wise than i have been making of late, which leads me onto another first, blow drying my hair and wearing real clothes that don't resemble gym or loungewear. I joked recently that my real clothes will be out of fashion by the time we get out or will the trends that started to emerge in early spring stick around given we haven't had time to road test them? Who knows. In the future when fashion students look back at spring 2020 it will be known as the season that never was, but what comes after? In History periods of societal disruption have always seen a renaissance in fashion, perhaps the relief inspires people to dress up a little, or will long periods spent at home feeling comfortable in our casuals mean ath-leisure is a mainstay? Like everything else right now. Only time will tell.
picture credit : Glamour Magazine
