Wednesday 23 January 2013

How To Tie A Fashion Turban In Seven Ways

By Claudine MacDonald


When it comes to how to tie a fashion turban, there are several ways which are largely dictated by the occasion, individual style as well as personality. A bad day hair may require such kind of headgear before visiting the salon due to busy schedules. Turbans are fashionable, creative, ethnic and ideal for both social and political occasions.

The most common and easiest of all is the forehead wrap, which is full of glamor and a sense of responsibility. Making this entails forming a ponytail by clustering the hair towards the nape and holding it with the scarf. This piece of cloth is diagonally half-folded and tied with the straight edge on the middle of the forehead all the way to pass under or over the ponytail.

The headband, which is very popular among musicians, sportsmen and women, is a simple gathering of the entire hair into a single ponytail. Using the scarf, tie the forehead from the hairline, pass the cloth round the head and tuck it in from the top of the head. At the end, it should form a bow like shape. The scarf strictly passes under the ponytail and the end knot can be under it.

The sweatband wrap is done using a large square scarf diagonally folded into a triangle. The wrapping starts from the nape of the neck towards the forehead covering the ears resulting into the gathering of the hair on top of the head forming a Mohawk. This Afro looking hairstyle goes well when left free with a knot designed at the forehead.

An African style headgear based on the tie and dye scarf has its origin in west Nigeria. A folded scarf of approximately six inches is folded and wrapped around the head with one side, with the right being one and half times longer than the left. Once tied, it should leave both sides forming a bow-like shape with long ends dropping to the shoulder.

Custom-made headgear comes hemmed in a triangular shape and can be diagonally folded with two edges ending on the forehead. The end knot comes with a spiral design. Most people prefer either pinning it or tucking it in thus adding character to their dress code.

The traditional turban crown requires a hemmed triangular piece of cloth with a diagonal folding. It is tied from the middle forehead whilst hanging one side low and twisting the other to give it a nice twist. The final knot lies at the base of the neck or above either ear with the hems tucked on the upper side to form a crown.

Religious as it has always been, the Sikh or urban head wear completely covers pleated hair before applying the headgear. The diagonally folded piece covers the fore head but the loose ends are tucked in either of the sides or on top of the head leaving no visible knots. Most headgear sellers usually demonstrate how to tie a fashion turban after you buy one from them.




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