Women :Head-dress, Head-gear Traditions
The world of fashion and beauty keeps learning from old and classic trends and the recent example is floral head wreath which is literally turning “heads” nowadays! The fresh flower halo has been a popular accessory all over the world for centuries. It is typically worn in festive occasions and on holy days and has a long history and association with ancient pageants and ceremonies. Outside of occasional use, the wreath can also be used as a crown. The wreath most often has an annular geometric construction.
The flower crowns have been a symbol of love, fertility and celebration throughout history and around the world, they're so easy to personalize. Go as over-the-top or as simple as you want to – from oversize flowers to a few simple green sprigs and mini spray roses. Have your flower girls wear mini-crowns, create unique ones for each bridesmaid, or ask your hairstylist about incorporating one into your own hairstyle. Flower crowns were common in ancient Greece; it was especially popular to wear them at special occasions to honor the gods. Concept wise speaking, a wreath for attire purposes, is a type of headdress made of leaves, grasses, flowers or branches.
The head-dress are and were used to protect head, dignity, modesty and for decoration purpose.With reference to Indian Culture : A crown has been an integral part of image of any goddess. Later, in the era of Kingdoms, different types of crowns, "pagari" and turbans became the symbols of power and status.
Dupatta or Pallu is worn in many regional styles across South Asia. Originally, it was worn as a symbol of modesty. While that symbolism still continues, many today wear it as just a decorative accessory. A dupatta is traditionally worn across both shoulders and around head.
However, the dupatta can be worn like a cape around the entire torso. There is no single way of wearing the dupatta, and as time evolves and fashion modernizes, the style of the dupatta has also evolved. The material for the dupatta varies according to the suit.There are various modes of wearing dupatta. When not draped over the head in the traditional style, it is usually worn with the middle portion of the dupatta resting on the chest like a garland with the ends thrown over each shoulder.
When entering a temple, gurdwara , mosque, church, it is the habit in the Indian subcontinent for women to cover their head with a dupatta.
With reference to cultures in other parts of the world: A
hat is a head covering which is worn for various reasons, including protection against the elements, ceremonial reasons, religious reasons, safety, or as a fashion accessory.
Hats often have a brim all the way around the rim, and may be either placed on the head, or secured with hat-pins (which are pushed through the hat and the hair). Depending on the type of hat, they may be properly worn by men, by women or by both sexes.
Bonnet is a term for a wide variety of styles of headgear for both sexes, but most often female, which has been in use from the Middle Ages to the present. It is impossible to generalize as to the styles for which the word has been used, any more than for the alternatives of hat or cap, but there is for both sexes a tendency to use the word for styles in soft material and lacking a brim. In the 21st century, only a few kinds of headgear are still referred to as bonnets, most commonly those worn by babies and Scottish soldiers. French hood was actually a multi layered and complicated traditional head dress.
Russian Kokoshnik - Historically a kokoshnik is a headdress worn by married women, though maidens wore a headdress very similar to a kokoshnik, but open in the back.While in the past kokoshnik styles varied greatly, currently a kokoshnik is generally associated with a tall, nimbus or crest shaped headdress which is tied at the back of the head with long thick ribbons in a large bow. The crest can be embroidered with pearls and goldwork or simple applique, usually using plant and flower motifs. The forehead area is frequently decorated with pearl netting.
Kokoshnik style has been adapted in jewellery and Kokoshnik Tiara in Queen Elizabeth II's jewels is the most popular example of it.
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