Headband Histories

Headband histories

Introduction

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Hair jewelry has been around since the very beginning of time when the cavemen used bits of bone and teeth to fashion decorations for their necks, hands, ears and hair.

Headbands also fall under the category of hair ornaments. According to the experts, hair ornaments are any of various types of ornaments that are worn in the hair by either men or women.

Hair ornaments consist of hair pins, combs, and slides. However, throughout history, hair ornaments also loosely included hair rings, hair spirals and hair nets.

Modern day hairnets are a far cry from the early hairnets that eventually evolved into what are currently known as snoods.

In the couture world, hair jewels or hair ornaments are presently referred to as hair accessories.

What you call them really doesn't matter. One thing is certain, as hair accessory fashions have become more sophisticated, the headband has kept pace.