Hello all! I am still alive, I’ve just been swamped by my
Masters dissertation. I can only apologise for my absence and thank you for
those who’ve stuck by me. Enough procrastinating and apologising and on to the
point of today’s blog post! Now, I am the sort of person that doesn’t really keep
clothes for ‘best’ – I wear whatever I want, whenever I want, crazy British
weather permitting. Sometimes, therefore, I wear things that other people would
only really wear in certain situations and people give me weird looks. For
example, I’ve been wanting a really pretty boho/hippy style headdress for some
time. Not because I am going to a festival to wear it only once or twice, but
because I like anything that adorns my head, is slightly ostentatious (my
friends will vouch for this part of my personality!), and satisfies my
childhood dream of feeling like a princess.
Enter the River Island feather and beaded headdress that you
can see in these pictures! I was mooching about the jewellery section in River
Island, saw the headdress, and then instantly fell in love with it. I had to
walk out of the shop without it as, in case you missed me saying it a million
times before, I’m doing an MA and have NO money of my own. I told my boyfriend
about it and he went back and got it for me, because he’s a sweetheart. That
was a month ago and I’ve worn it twice in that time, despite not having been
anywhere special. Life’s too short to keep things for a special occasion; I
just try to get my wear out of things. If I don’t think I would wear it in a
variety of social or daily situations, I simply don’t buy it as I can’t afford
to have unworn things in my wardrobe.
As I said, I’ve worn this twice and each time I feel as if
people are looking at me as if I’m a mental patient on day release. So, what’s
your take on fashion and headdresses? Would you only wear one to a festival? Or
not at all? Or, like me, would you wear it and just let people think you’re
bonkers? Thoughts, please!
