No, headbands are not specific to law school. In fact, headbands are pretty much a thing everywhere. But professionalism demands small, non-eyecatching jewelry for the most part. It's simple look, and there's not much you can do to dress it up. That's why headbands are the way of the future.
The boho scarf look is NOT what you're going for. Everyone say it with me now, "Silk printing is BAD." You also want to avoid the little girl look, so if your mom would have used it to hold your bangs out of your eyes when you were five, it's a no. Also, no cute little bows for the most part. Unless you can get it in a solid color and a boring fabric, just avoid it.
What is in? Jeweled, shaped, anything that has a touch of glamor without being overdone.
Some of the things I see a lot of?
Love the geometrically shaped jewels! When most of your clothing is one-color boring, this is beautifully eyecatching. But it's not so eyecatching that it would steal the attention from your equally gorgeous resume. I'd tell you where to find it, but I think it's homemade. Which is annoying, but for crafty people, it's AWESOME.
The metallic is probably the most versatile of all three, imo. You can wear it in a professional setting to add a little bit of interesting to everything else your wearing, if you wanted to wear it out at night, you could still go wild with your makeup and it wouldn't clash, and as you can tell from the photo, it looks great with a t-shirt and jeans. No complaints here! (Urban Outfitters, $18)
The last one is really popular for day-to-day wear, even though it's not something I would personally wear. It's a little too big for me, but it works on a LOT of people. Cute and made of chiffon, it definitely adds a little bit of whimsy to whatever you're wearing. (J.Crew 26.50)
In other words, headbands are more than just a headpiece that your mom makes you wear to avoid chewing on your hair now! Yay childhood do-overs!!
I didn't know you liked headbands so much. Don't we sometimes make fun of Columbia College students and their absurd headgear? But I do like your selections
ReplyDeleteHeadbands are not absurd!! Unnecessary headscarves and berets are absurd.
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