Not so long ago, a TV show starring dragons, ice zombies and eunuchs would have been the kind of geeky guilty pleasure we’d barely admit to watching. Now, however, we can’t stop shouting about Game Of Thrones. Blame it on the badass female characters – it’s the same reason we’ve fallen for Star Wars’ Rey, Mad Max’s tough-girl gang and, this summer, Wonder Woman.
As sci-€i and fantasy have charged into the mainstream, the heroines’ in€luence can be seen on the catwalks, everywhere from Balmain to Valentino. Well, who wants to be a sappy, helpless maiden when you could be a dragon-riding, rebellion-leading, sword-toting warrior and have great hair?
Warrior dressing might have its roots in fantasy, but as women unite, €ight and march for our rights, this sartorial call…