OH I WISH I WAS A PUNK ROCKER
Think back to when you were age seven and wore a headband everyday to school. They were "all the rage" back then. Now come back to the present day, why not wear one again?
Channel your inner child and don a garland headband (elastic or metal/plastic band) this summer. They are sure to give your outfit some freshness and prettiness.
Festivals are the place to wear flowers in your hair like a punk rocker. What works best with a garland at a festival is knee high wellies, a pastel crop top and a good pair of shorts.
I began writing this post earlier this week, desperately wanting a flower crown. Turns out that last night I won "Most Fashionable" at my youth group Encounter, and yes (!!!) the prize was a gorgeous white and pale peach flower crown!!
Here's a lil cute sequence of selfies with my super pretty friend Millie, featuring my flower crown prize:
A little flower crown history...
It is thought that the crowns originated in Ancient Greece, and were worn by the Ancient Greek to special occasions. Wearing one meant that you were "honouring the Gods" and as it was a similar time to Julius Caesar, the laurel leaf wreath became fashionable.
Yet, by the European Medieval period the crown was highly unpopular as pagan religions were adorning statues of their Gods with them, as well as using them in religious ceremonies. Most were condemned for blasphemy.
Flower crowns are also an element of traditional Ukrainian folk dress. Wreaths composed of periwinkle and myrtle were worn to wedding ceremonies, placed on the top of the couple's heads after the vow exchange. It is these kinds of crowns we see at festivals and weddings today.
A flower crown made out of orange blossom flower was worn during an Ancient Chinese wedding. The flower symbolises fertility and were thought to bring children to a marriage as "orange trees blossom and bear fruit at the same time".
Queen Victoria, the woman who brought the white wedding gown into fashion, also helped along the appearance of flower crowns into Europe. She borrowed the Chinese idea and wore an orange blossom wreath in her hair when she married Prince Albert in 1840. From then, orange blossom was constantly associated with weddings and the phrase "to gather orange blossoms" adopted the meaning: "to seek a wife".
Closer to the present day, the 1960's American flower crowns were for the hippies, symbols of peace and love, the primary ideals of the hippie movement. Although "hippie style was a subculture of the time", we began to see the trend coming back into weddings due to the rebirth of the crown.
Today, flower crowns are the 'go to' festival or at least summer accessory. They come in all shapes and sizes, with all different types of flowers but today they are artificial. Still worn at weddings, the crowns are perfect: dainty one for the bride, dress colour matched ones for bridesmaids and oversized colourful ones for young flower girls.
I began writing this post earlier this week, desperately wanting a flower crown. Turns out that last night I won "Most Fashionable" at my youth group Encounter, and yes (!!!) the prize was a gorgeous white and pale peach flower crown!!
Here's a lil cute sequence of selfies with my super pretty friend Millie, featuring my flower crown prize:
A little flower crown history...
It is thought that the crowns originated in Ancient Greece, and were worn by the Ancient Greek to special occasions. Wearing one meant that you were "honouring the Gods" and as it was a similar time to Julius Caesar, the laurel leaf wreath became fashionable.
Yet, by the European Medieval period the crown was highly unpopular as pagan religions were adorning statues of their Gods with them, as well as using them in religious ceremonies. Most were condemned for blasphemy.
Flower crowns are also an element of traditional Ukrainian folk dress. Wreaths composed of periwinkle and myrtle were worn to wedding ceremonies, placed on the top of the couple's heads after the vow exchange. It is these kinds of crowns we see at festivals and weddings today.
A flower crown made out of orange blossom flower was worn during an Ancient Chinese wedding. The flower symbolises fertility and were thought to bring children to a marriage as "orange trees blossom and bear fruit at the same time".
Queen Victoria, the woman who brought the white wedding gown into fashion, also helped along the appearance of flower crowns into Europe. She borrowed the Chinese idea and wore an orange blossom wreath in her hair when she married Prince Albert in 1840. From then, orange blossom was constantly associated with weddings and the phrase "to gather orange blossoms" adopted the meaning: "to seek a wife".
Closer to the present day, the 1960's American flower crowns were for the hippies, symbols of peace and love, the primary ideals of the hippie movement. Although "hippie style was a subculture of the time", we began to see the trend coming back into weddings due to the rebirth of the crown.
Today, flower crowns are the 'go to' festival or at least summer accessory. They come in all shapes and sizes, with all different types of flowers but today they are artificial. Still worn at weddings, the crowns are perfect: dainty one for the bride, dress colour matched ones for bridesmaids and oversized colourful ones for young flower girls.
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