this, combined with bitter new england whiplash winds has led me to develop an affinity for cold apparel including the staple zip-up hoodie and more outerwearish hat. it started with a davy crockett hat followed by fleece hats with tassels (which were all the rage cf. old navy, circa 1999), beanies, a knit argyle-pattern hat with ear flaps, and most recently the ushanka (wikipedia: a Russian fur cap with ear flaps that can be tied up to the crown of the cap, or tied at the chin to protect the ears, jaw and lower chin from the cold). seeing as none of these options seem pragmatic for subtropical winters, i'm very excited to try my hand at making the turban happen again.
prada attempted in '07 with their spring RTW collection, which is around the time i purchased my f21 headwrap and when my then-roommate would adamantly advise against wearing it around. we both knew that it was probably going to be misconstrued around our culturally hypersensitive and overly erisitic campus. plus it wasn't like anyone was going to be able to appreciate it.
but oh it has returned, and hopefully with a vengeance this time! shown above are images from yigal azrouel's resort 2010 collection; it's more summery (thus, "resort"y) than not, but i don't see why a workplace or bohemian ensemble couldn't transcend these looks. apparently f21 carried a cold-weather turban a few months ago:
aside from being mad fug, it reminds me of a whoopi goldberg wig with cornrows pinned up. i love wg but this thing is just hideous.
speaking of celeb inspiration, here's a dated photo (prada from '07) of ashley olsen with the turban headband, which seems to yield more search results than turban alone. in any case, can't wait to see where this trend goes - if it goes anywhere, and what will become of it in our neck of the woods!
image creds: style.com, f21, couturecandy
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