Hair Bows are Cutting-Edge Hair Accessories
You’ve got your ensemble perfectly coordinated and accesorized down to a gnat’s eyebrow. Your boyfriend says your emerald green gown sets off your eyes in a fetching way. Your gold bangle bracelets add some sparkle, and the jade anklet is the cat’s meow, so to speak. Your nails are manicured with a few coats of Fire Engine Red and stylish French tips.
What’s missing from this picture of elegant beauty? You may not be aware that hair bows are cutting-edge hair accessories today, enjoying a resurgence in popularity. These bows were popular in the late 1940’s and 1950’s, but fell out of favor, until now.
You probably have a basket full of Scrunchies, in every color of the rainbow. Velvet, cotton, satin or some strange holographic fabric. Some drawer is probably filled with hair clips, barrettes and combs. Well, now there’s something to add to your hair ornament repertoire. Hair bows.
Hair bows available in the 1950’s were rather stiff-looking and unimaginative Goody Two Shoes affairs. A grosgrain ribbon, fixed to a large bobby pin and starched within an inch of its life, it’s small wonder that the poor hair bow suffered a decline in popularity.
Hooray for modern technology! The world of textiles today offers more possibilities than you could consider in a lifetime. Go to any large fabric store and investigate the ribbon and trim section. There are woven-design ribbons, lace, metallics, holographics, satin, ethnic and yes, grosgrain. If you’re even just a little bit handy with a sewing needle and can operate a glue gun, you’re in business.
Specialty clothing and accessory shops carry exotic ready-made hair bows using fabulous combinations of ribbons and the most interesting designs. Soft metallic ribbons, artfully tied into bows, can be the perfect stunning hair ornament.
Hair bows need not be limited to a night at the ballet. A different take on this chameleon of hair adornments can give you a great look with jeans and T-shirt.
No matter what your hair style, length or texture, you can take advantage of the bow comeback. Here are a few ideas on using hair bows.
If your hair is thin and very straight, small thin satin hair bows look elegant and feminine. You can clip them in to hold hair away from your face, or set them in braids at the midpoint or end. With French braids, the bows can be used to create a Guinevere effect, right out of a fairytale.
If your hair is curly or wavy, lucky you! Masses of curls can be swept on top of your head and fixed in place with a hair bow. Larger hair bows can be everyday wear for those with thick or curly hair.
Hair bows look great on everyone as a ponytail decoration.
Hair bows are a wonderful new development on the fashion scene. Just don’t go too crazy with them. You’ll know when you look in the mirror. There is such a thing as too much!
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