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?
Check out the fun!
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.