FASHION
BEJEWELLED
Bejewelled barrettes aplenty are the
flavour of the season. No longer reserved
just for an evening look, they now bring
magic and dazzle to everyday life. Scoop
up sparkling clips densely studded with
diamante and pearl detail and adorn your
head generously. Apply on both sides,
towards the back or by decorating little
braids as part of a unique multi-part updo.
Remember, more is more!
HEADBANDS
Headbands continue to make headway
as they trickle in to the new season from
the last. The fashionable way to wear a
headband is unfortunately also the least
useful one; plotted right on top of your
head, making room for an inch and a
half of centre parted hair, as the fall 2019
hair accessory trends dictate. Continue to
twinkle with velvet bands of jewels, pearls
and swaths of silk knots in rich colours,
reminiscent of turbans. And again, that’s
just the daytime look. By night, you can
dress up in glittering, festooned looped
headbands that will remind you of a tiara.
For a more stripped back version, opt for
simple, wide black hairbands, still every bit
as chic and very, ‘Audrey Hepburn’.
TEXTURE
Texturise with leather, feathers and fur.
Add a fierce cord of leather densely
wrapped around a plait of hair going down
the back for a powerful battle-ready effect.
Or combine trends and don a leather
headband or wide head tie to create a high
ponytail- minimalistic but effective. A
luxurious plume of feathers atop a head-
piece will instantly bring delicate opulence
to any outfit, whilst fur has got us feeling
all cosy for winter. At London Fashion
Week, it was the fuzzy faux-fur headbands
at Shrimps that provided a warmer,
northerly touch that contrasted against the
flowy dresses presented.
SCARVES
Scarves as headgear is nothing new, but this
winter it's huge. Colourful, abstract prints
in rich colours and logo adorned neck
scarves secured around pony-tails or made
into headbands can bring an ensemble of
black clothes to life. To add the look to
a pony, simply thread the scarf into your
hair-tie, knot and let the scarf ends fall long
with your hair. Wrap yours like a turban
to obscure the hair and neck or a la prairie
and let your hair cascade from underneath.
BOWS AND RIBBONS
Ladylike charm continues to reign in
style. These feminine embellishments
showed up all over Fashion Week as some
of the more ubiquitous winter 2019 hair
accessories. Models graced the catwalk at
Emilia Wickstead with their hair pulled up
into a top knot, secured at the base with a
small bow. At Chanel, semi-ponytails were
often secured with black ribbons, while at
Oscar de la Renta, the same treatment was
given to low-slung braids. Find and team
monochrome grosgrain pre-tied ribbons
secured to barrettes for a no-nonsense
perfect bow to add demure girlish flair to
your outfit.
FLOWERS
Flower power reigns on. Will it ever end?
Invest! Despite the inappropriate season,
floral hairpieces will be bright and lush this
winter. During Fashion Week, the Rodarte
collection was like a garden explosion,
with an assortment of different flowery
trimmings adorned upon models heads
and many designers have followed suit.
Try faux-rose enhanced large bobby pins,
black velvet hairbands studded with daisies
or barrettes bursting with a colourful posey
of wildflowers to add illusional volume to
your hair.
Opposite page: Chanel. This
page, clockwise from top left:
Kate Spade, Simone Rocha,
Shrimps, Rodarte, Jeremy Scott
KIRBY GRIPS
You don’t have to wear massive flower
crowns or ultra-blingy clips every day since
fall hair accessory trends also included
simple, visible Kirby grips. We like these
hair accessories as they fit in better with
some of the more minimalist fall 2019
fashion trends we saw this season. The hair
was as simple as can be at Blumarine, with
soft waves and a side part that was kept neat
with the help of a single, brown bobby pin.
This lent a schoolgirl effect to the runway.
The use of metallic jumbo bobby pins at
Lela Rose was minimalist yet creative.
SCRUNCHIES
Like a reliable old friend for all the bad
hair days and for the times we have no
time to create wild and wonderful hairdos.
The chunkier the better and the more
embellished and colourful the cooler.
Select abstract prints, pearly options or
designer logo adorned designs to surround
your top knots. Keep Your Hair Messy.
Scrunchies lend themselves to a relaxed,
off-duty aesthetic.
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