Here's a history of this summer's coolest trend, the hand fan.
. And it's not just the temperatures that have us sweating, there's also the anxiety dredged up by the prospect of a boiling planet. Global warming is, of course, a downer, but the one constant of fashion is that, by definition, it responds to societal change, even the catastrophic kind. Case in point: this summer's hand fan trend.
The retro accessory has been popular for a couple of years now, but in recent months, fans have truly hit max cool. The object can be traced as far back as 4,000 years ago, when an ivory-handled, ostrich feather version was included among the treasures stashed in King Tut's famous tomb. Images of the fan have been depicted on Ancient Greek pottery, as well. And the collapsible or folding fan, meanwhile, has its roots in ancient Asia.
So, that brings us to 2019, when seemingly every young woman in Brooklyn now has a folding, accordion-style model ready to whip out from her tote bags if faced with a smoldering hot subway platform. The trend has reached red carpets, runways, festivals, and, naturally, Instagram. To be a "cool girl" in summer in 2019 is to be a girl who holds a fan in her hand, as a utilitarian accessory and symbol of style.
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