Jingle. Boots. And more ridiculous fashion cravings.

[cupcake_goth]

Remember how I said I was craving all the bangles?




Oh, and a skirt from Kambriel and custom-dyed witchy boots.





Anyway, the current fashion cravings that started at ... the end of January? Something like that. Anyhoodle, waaaaay back in the day, Victorian Trading Company sold a giant velvet bow hair clip with a silk snood/hairnet attached. No, giant. You don't understand:



I. Want. It. Ridiculous? Check. An elaborately overwrought example of "historical" romantic fashion that never actually existed? Check. UTTERLY, UTTERLY RIDICULOUS, NO REALLY? Check.

No, there aren't any on eBay. I am going to be reduced to making my own damn velvet bow(s) and gathered silk chiffon circle snood, and attaching them both to a barrette. Dammit.

Comments

[staxxy]

things I have learned from making my own hair clips:

-Use the size hairclip that is right for *your* hair.
-make sure the bow is sewn together so it DOES. NOT. MOVE.
-if you are attaching a snood, make sure it is securely sewn to the bottom of your bow, and consider either having it close with elastic or a drawstring because trying to push your hair through a small enclosure is tedious (I have not actually made this mistake but I have been given hairclips that did).
-use the glue gun to attach your bow to the clip, AND heavy thread to sew/bind it to the clip as well. Just glue has trouble holding a heavy bow, as does just thread so use BOTH.
-make sure the fabric you use is cleaned, so it will not bleed onto paler clothing.

I think I got my hair clips at either DSI or Michaels.

[fufaraw]

I always liked these

http://www.horsetackinternational.com/images/bow-240886-black.JPG

in colors, with your hair showing through--pink or red or purple, etc, with a black bow.

[musyc]

That skirt is gorgeous!

[sistawendy]

I almost hate to admit it, but I like the bow-and-snood. ("Bood"? It can't be "snow".) It's the classic '80s accessory, only mutated just right.