The Early Days: The ’60s were all about freedom and flowers and it shifted towards the hippie-chic and bohemian style in the ’70s. There was still tie-and-dye, but the disco era was just about setting in. Only in the ’80s did we see power suits on women, shiny fabrics like satin, and Joan Collins with her red lips and red heels in the Dynasty series on television. That’s where this trend comes from.

The Eighties are back: the major trends in the last few years have been costume-inspired — everybody wants something dramatic and theatrical, and there has been a revival of the extravagant; things are more avant garde. And that’s where the sequin-drama fits in. I see the trend staying for the next two to three years.