As Mr. Spock Would Say… Fascinator
By TwistieOnce upon a time, a fascinator was a hooded scarf, not unlike this knitted opera hood:
(Via World Turn’d Upside Down)
Now they look more like this:
(Via MHL)
Don’t ask me when the definition changed, because I honestly don’t know.
Still, as much as the word ‘fascinator’ still immediately raises the image of a practical head covering for me, I really love some of the things being done with the more modern version.
So imagine my delight when I wandered over to Criminal Crafts the other day (pairing two of my all time favorite subjects: crime and craft) and found an article about crime-related (and some not-so-crime-related) fascinators.
You couldn’t pay me to sit down and read the 50 Shades of Grey books… but I would absolutely rock this intense fascinator any day of the week.
Have I ever mentioned I look absolutely sparkly in grey?
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July 5th, 2012 at 1:58 pm
Before the world of craft and fashion blogging opened up to me, I didn’t even know the word “fascinator” existed, or that it denoted a head covering of some sort. To me, what I made is a flower headband, but to others, because of the size of it, it crosses over to fascinator land.
Inside my head, where I’m more daring and brave, I’d probably want to wear a more FANTASTIC fascinator like your example from Criminal Crafts. But in reality, I am still tentative to be fantastic in real life — hence the unimaginative and tiny flower headband.
July 5th, 2012 at 2:18 pm
@Man Hands Lizzie: Not many people do know the older definition these days. I mostly know it because of a misspent youth spent with my head firmly ensconced in a book of costume history. As for your fascinator, I think it’s absolutely adorable and completely believable for a lot of women. Oh, and did I happen to mention that purple is one of my favorite colors? So the purple tulle really sold me on it. It’s absolutely something I would wear… and I am unashamedly fantastic.