THE OVERSIZED SHOULDER

It’s never too late to bulk up

Fashion’s fascination with shoulders began when

Elsa Schiaparelli padded her couture gowns in the ’30s, but it wasn’t until the ’80s that the top-wide silhouette became a sartorial norm, when a generation of women adopted it as a form of armour upon joining the workforce.There have been many interpretations of the trend since (pagoda-like shoulders at Maison Margiela and Balmain are some examples that come to mind) mind), and the newest update involves a boxy shoulder that is beautif beautifully cut so that it droops over the frame for a rakish sense of cool.Whether co you opt for a trench coat or a denim jacket crafted in the same vein, the trick to looking pin-sharp in bold shoulders shoulde is to keep the rest of the ensemble impeccably tailored.