Wednesday, January 23, 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 head wrap requires large square scarf to be folded diagonally so as to form a large triangle. Tie the scarf nape of the neck and form a stylish knot on the forehead covering the ears and the side hair. This ensures that the hair gathers on top of the head like an Afro bundle.

The tie and dye scarf style has its origin in West Africa and requires a scarf that is approximately six inches. When tying it the wrap on the right hand side is made longer than the one on the left by about one and half times. The longer side drops to the shoulders in women, and ideally covers the burst cleavage.

Custom made headgear uses triangular scarf folded diagonally so that the edges cover the forehead and or the nape and then terminated either at the nape of the neck or the forehead where the loose end is tied under the knot. This covers the whole hair and is ideal for church attendance or religious gatherings. The triangle scarf is secured into place with a pin thus saving time.

The crown turban has a traditional look which is done by folding the scarf diagonally; this is easy with rectangle scarves. To get a good finish, place the edges in the middle forehead and hang one side low bringing both to the back of the neck while twisting. Once completed, pull the knots tight at base of the neck to form a thick finish resulting into a crown covering the upper forehead and nape.

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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