Sure, we’ve had underwear-as-outerwear renditions in recent seasons, with the odd pair of stripper heels making an unsolicited appearance. Short, sheer and second-skin takes on sexy are back. To put it in terms that Cardi B would appreciate, when it comes to the new season, fashion is feeling all “macaroni in a pot”. One can only imagine how Roland would react to the acres of flesh on show this past September, as dictated by the dominant spring/summer 2022 fashion trend. “Is not the most erotic portion of the body where the garment gapes?” posited French theorist Roland Barthes.
