Beautiful Hair Accessories

By Abigail Collins


2011 has arrived and that means its time to see the latest trends in accessories and fashion unfold for the year ahead. For hair accessories, the catwalks have been giving a strong showing of what to expect with some surprising developments and other developments to consider when picking a winner for the title of 2011 must-have item.

The first item of interest is golden hair accessories, as popularised at MET Ball in May by Kate Hudson and Jessica Alba. The sophisticated colour of gold can have many shades which works wonders with a variety of dress styles and hues, which will make it popular through Summer and into the richer colours of Autumn. Empress style accessories work well with the gold colour, and as a valuable metal it can be a strong statement to others of wealth and prosperity.

The hat of the moment is definitely the fascinator, strong enough to even move designer ranges into mergers in order to meet the coming demand for this fashionable item. Given a strong showing for the Royal Ascot where it did itself many favours and lent itself well to many of the celebrities in attendance, the fascinator has been tangling with flower-accessories for the top spot of head accessory and seems to be winning, at least from a designer standpoint.

The strong favourite to become the season's mainstay though belongs to the Kaftan bandanna and the headscarf, both of which made major showings in the 2011 Dolce & Gabana fashion show. The style is for plaiting the scarf or bandanna into the hair, with bold colours and a view to be chic and modern. It also helps work wonders with a bad hair day, and so is not just stylish but practical too!

It's the weddings that will be influencing some of the head accessory market as celebs decide what to wear to the occasion and fans watch them hawkishly to see who will be turning out in what. Tips say that feminine accessories will be all the rage, such as design-bows and diamonds.

Going into the Autumn, be sure to keep tabs on Jessica McClintock's new line which will be a great boost to the trend for fascinators and other hat accessories. Perhaps seeing where the trends will lead to, they've formed a partnership with Magid Handbags & Accessories to help produce the hats in time for a August showing and release of the line. Those in the know will be sure to pick them up, and thus keep up with the stars themselves.

So this year seems to be a surprise return of classical femininity with the detail-bow, headscarf, and diamonds becoming the trends of the year. The Fascinator adds a needed abstract element to the styles of 2011, and gold will be the utilitarian metal of choice for going through summer and autumn without ditching styles or colours just to keep in line with changing jewellery trends. On the flip side, hair sculpting has become semi-popular, perhaps because of Lady Gaga, and may be the echoes of what's to come for 2012.

The year will be an interesting one indeed judging from what's been seen so far, with many influences such as the Kate Effect and the Kardashian wedding to keep an eye on as far as second-guessing the direction of fashion. Femininity seems to be a strong card being played with hair accessories at the moment but it may well be that the Kaftan bandanna with its incredible versatility that reigns supreme by the end of the year.




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