Shoulder pads: where did they come from and why did they become a key trend in the fashion world?
Although its period of maximum splendour came in the 80s, the origin of this trend is not recent: "Formally, we cannot forget the military origin of the epaulette, both for its roots in the decorative form of the epaulette that dates back to Greco-Roman antiquity, and in the pieces of armour that, from the simple steel hemispheres of the 14th century, protected the shoulders", explains Ana Llorente, Lecturer in the Fashion Department of the University of Design, Innovation and Technology (UDIT).
