Accessories

Hair
• functional or ornamental objects - wrapped, tied,
twisted, inserted, or otherwise attached to the hair
• Infinitely varied in shapes, sizes, and materials, examples
of hair accessories include:
1. hair rings or band
2. ribbons and bows
3. hairpins
4. hair combs
5. barrettes
6. beads
7. thread or string
8. hair spikes and sticks
9. affixed miscellaneous objects (shells, jewels,
coins, flowers, feathers)
• perceived to have aesthetic or social and cultural value
HISTORIC VALUE

• Hair accessories existed even as early

as the prehistoric era when hair
ornaments consisted of one-pronged
stick hairpins, flower crowns in
ancient Rome and Greece, and
feathers and bones in Native
American headdresses.
• indicated religious significance, social
class, age group, and level of fashion
awareness
TYPES
• CLIPS • BARRETTES
• HEADBANDS • SWEATBANDS
• HAIRPINS • ELASTICS AND TIES
• SCRUNCHIE • RIBBONS
• SIDECOMBS • TIARA
• PURPOSE DECORATION • UTILITY
MATERIAL

• METAL PLASTIC WOOD HORN

• RUBBER
Thank you