In this forever changing fashion fangled world where there are no demarcations of fashion seasons nor dogmatic trends, one would think that fashion victims are slowly going the way of the dodo and becoming extinct.
But the turban is still a fashion fragile item to be handled with care otherwise you could be a fashion victim.
Want to take a quick quiz like the ones you used to do in magazines when you were a teenager?
Want to take a quick quiz like the ones you used to do in magazines when you were a teenager?
Well you are in luck as I made a very rough one for you to take.
Ready?
Ready?
Are you a wearing a turban for religious reasons?
Are you wearing one for cultural reasons?
Are you Sophia Loren playing a part in a movie?
Did you just get out of the shower?
Are you an Ottoman sultan?
Are you the girl in the famous Vermeer painting?
Are you a ballerina in a Diaghilev Ballets Russes production?
Are you a celebrity going incognito like Grace Kelly was when she wanted to play civilian?
Are you trying to fade into the background because
you vant to be alone.
Are/were you the editor of Vogue?
Are/were you on the cover of Vogue?
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Are you part of a cult and/or a fashion intern told that ponytails are barred within a 100 meters of Kaiser Karl?
Is the turban you are wearing a vintage piece from one of the first collections of Yves Saint Laurent?
Are you the incredibly beautiful,
poised,
head turning
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| The Spanish princess confused that an older woman who weighs more than her can be so stunning. Via |
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| She makes Carla Bruni like KMid during her St Andrews days. Via |
If you answered no to at least three of these questions then commiserations...
because that means you are a fashion victim.
But you know that those quizzes in those magazines meant as much as this one did so don't you worry your pretty turbaned head over it.
PS I am making an exception for the Vintage Contessa :)
You're just having fun!
But you know that those quizzes in those magazines meant as much as this one did so don't you worry your pretty turbaned head over it.
PS I am making an exception for the Vintage Contessa :)
You're just having fun!
Oh what fun images you've collected here. I'm guilty on only one front--getting out of the shower and my turban is a must! I do agree that only a rare few can pull off this look. My vibe is more a wide headscarf when I'm feeling very Amalfi Coast like. Dreaming of summer vacation I suppose.
ReplyDeleteHave a great week!
xx
Headscarf and a turban are rather different! I think if you wear a turban so consciously to make a statement then the message never comes across as intended! Xx
DeleteCan you imagine if we all could pull off the turban. No more bad hair days! I shall stick with my ball cap for the time. Next, please do the wide leg crop pant...show me some one, any one, that looks remotely dignified in a pair of those.
ReplyDeleteAgree with BB how about the wide leg cropped pant a la Bernenstain Bears! They wear them best.
DeleteWill start googling and searching Pinterest BB! I'm sure there are people who wish I'd wear a hat but I have lost all pride ;p
DeleteDani - bernstrin bear thing is so spot on!
DeleteHilarious! Although I do rather identify with the Girl with the Pearl Earring.
ReplyDeleteYou could do pass as her too!
DeleteI so want to adopt the turban and incorporate it into my daily look but I really want to be about 90 before I do this. Then I'm going for it. I think Grace made turbans look so cool and boy did she have the face for them! xx
ReplyDeleteThink that's the secret. You need a good face. Or else, if you're like me, keep them for apres shower and never appear in public in one. Would happily take the diamond (?) brooch from the man's white turban though.
DeletePs Wondering what comes next in the fashion victim stakes.
Pammie
Yes she had the face for anything! Although you need a certain internal feeling like of course I'm wearing a turban otherwise it doesn't work. Tut snd would save on hair cuts though Jill x
DeleteYep Pammir give me a diamond turban I'll wear it!
DeleteI wear turbans socially but never to work and I love headscarves too.
ReplyDeletePrimarily because they look awesome.
Sue me.
FF, this scrappy Tugboat Solicitor certainly has that move the moment you find yourself adrift in international waters.
DeletePerhaps on you FF but not 99% of the ones I see in town! I have missed a pic of you in it? Must go back your archives.
DeleteFF has been rockin a 'do-rag for months!
DeleteHead scarf isn't a turban
DeleteHave not succumbed to the turban and funnily enough even when mum had no hair due to Cancer treatment she wouldn't have a bar of them. Preferred a hat.
ReplyDeleteI am fond of a turban towel though. xx
I do know they say hats are better BC my friend wanted a turban but the nurses said to let your head breathe more. I have a specific turban towel and it does feel nice xx
DeleteIt's true how stunning is Sheikah Mozah! Laughing at your picture captions here. She really does dominate every photo.
ReplyDeleteI've never worn a turban but I'm sure if I did I'd look like Tweetie Bird. XO
"I taught I taw a 'fraidy cat..."
DeleteI love them on women...or the women with the self possession to dare.
DeleteOn men, it is helpful in silently announcing you are in the presence of a Douchebag.
Yes I like the ones who really mean it but for those who do to impress fall flat!
DeleteDani I see you more as a really wide brim or coiffed head piece x
I love turbans. I would embrace them wholeheartedly if given the chance. Well I had the chance, but that's another story.
ReplyDeleteIn my opinion, turbans are beyond rules. If one has to question whether he or she is fabulous enough to wear a turban for looks, one has neither the right attitude or sense of self grandeur. Which I don't mean as an insult.
Oh that is right and there are a chosen few men who could make it work...a Yul Brynnner, Adam Ant, or Lenny Kravitz and then a Mickey Rourke who convincingly fits into the douchebag slot.
DeleteNaomi was quite right to distinguish the far more stylish and sophisticated Turban from do-rag/headscarf which enjoyed a d-bag wanna-b-edgy...and-hide-receding-hairline vogue late last century with Hulk Hogan leading the pathetic charge.
Yes turbans to fashion is asking the price in a jewelry store - means it's too much for you.
DeleteGsl funny enough those you mention have well shaped skulls
Delete...and dare we forget Nureyev!
DeleteI should have included him in the main post!!!
DeleteNureyev ........Yes!
DeleteHERE I AM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteI LOVED THIS ode to the TURBAN!!!!!!!
YES, I have been playing with REMNANTS of material and my HEAD!YOU see my hair has started to FALL OUT at 55 years of age!!! SO,I am practicing for the FUTURE.
Cannot say I could touch elbows with these ladies and their JEWELS but I have a good laugh trying!
I just bought a Vintage one and it's TOO SMALL............21 inches will it FIT YOU?I would LOVE TO SEND TO YOU as a GIFT for this POST!YOU have made my WEEK SO MUCH BETTER...............
THANK YOU BELLA!
XO
I can see your humour and fun in what you do and that comes across Contessa xx
DeleteSheikah Mozah certainly rocks the turban. Nope, never tried one myself and never will. I simply don't have the confidence even on a bad hair day (which is more and more frequent in my dotage). Perhaps The Drumpf would benefit from one of these.
ReplyDeleteThe image of him in a turban!!!!
DeleteConsidering how my once-luxurious locks have become blah with age, I think I'm going to follow the Contessa's lead and try a turban. Why not? Hats blow off. A turban or a really great headscarf could be fun.
ReplyDeleteLol I just got out of the shower and on other occasions I'm having a bad hair day, especially when I'm donning the Afro!! Happy weekend xx
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