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Headbands tend to be associated with preppy fashion, à la fictional headwear aficionado Blair Waldorf. But what if I told you there was a decades-old way to push back your hair without looking like a Catholic schoolgirl or a British monarch? Enter: the thick jersey headband.
Beloved by stars including Barbra Streisand and Brigitte Bardot, the thick jersey headband is a viable hairstyling choice for the low-maintenance. Nowadays the jersey headband is more of a pragmatic staple of workout wear, but it previously occupied a venerated space in cinema during the 1960s and ’70s. Barbra Streisand wore a white one in 1973’s The Way We Were, as did Ursula Andress in 1963’s Fun in Acapulco, and Romy Schneider in 1970’s The Things of Life.
Thick headbands were largely replaced by the ’80s, with people donning thin zig-zags and cushiony velvet headpieces. But lately the comfortable stretchy iteration seems to be on the come up once again. From Bella Hadid mixing her namesake smoothie behind the counter at Erewhon in a bright white headband, to Addison Rae heading to Pilates in a sparkly Christian Dior, the headwear can accompany anyone’s personal style.
Be it for fashion or simply to keep your hair out of your face, a jersey band is always an excellent choice. Below, see how stars of past and present have demonstrated how to wear it.
Barbra Streisand holds back her thick head of hair with an equally thick headband.
Brigitte Bardot in Private Life.
Ursula Andress wears a thick white headband in Fun in Acapulco alongside Elvis Presley.
Romy Schneider in The Things of Life, 1970
Madonna and German director Michael Verhoeven at the 1991 New York Film Critics’ Awards
Kendall Jenner’s runway debut for Marc Jacobs in 2014.
Bella Hadid coordinated her simple black headband to her embellished, all-black fit at the Isabel Marant spring 2023 show.
Model Winnie Harlow opts for a sportier look at the Cannes Film Festival, matching her white headband to her sneakers.
Addison Rae accessorizes her balletic look with a bedazzled Christian Dior headband.
A blonde Bella Hadid looks sunny while promoting her Erewhon collaboration in a yellow tee and white headband.
Even Colin Farrell is pro-headband!
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