parasol l, ywt e e their sweeping brins bespoke elegance and light- hearted humour, a joie de vivre that was most needed in that wra e e of political and socio-ex c conomic turmoil, even if indeed only the very wealthy could afford to shelter under his fabulously gargantuan lids. They made the humble boater look like a pre- carious dinghy compared with a grand ocean liner.