A Head of the Times: The Death of the Lolita Headdress

Once the staple of a lolita wardrobe – now rarely seen on the craniums of any discerning lolitas – though they are still out there.

A headdress is usually a rectangular or rectangle with rounded off edges trimmed with lace and usually affixed to the head by ribbons or a headband.

Relic of a Bygone Era?

Western Lolita’s, for the most part choose Hair-bows (and Bonnets, Hats and Mini Hats both Tricorn and Toppers) over Headdresses. There can be many types of bows, something as modest as a ribbon tied around your head into a small bow can look fantastic with a casual sweet or classic style co-ordinate. For more extravagant styles one can opt for the “Head eater” bow, a bow so large it looks like a large, frilly bird has perched on your head with intent on devouring it.

I believe the term: Huge like Xbox applies

Angelic Pretty bow, surprisingly modest one from them.

Brand icons Baby, the Stars Shine Bright, Angelic Pretty’s websites currently only stock 4 different designs of Headdress, Metamorphose sell around 9 different designs. The rest of their hair/head accessories line is mostly Head-bows, bow hair ties/clips, crowns, tiaras and hats.

Hair-bow and OP: Alice and the Pirates. I haven’t worn let alone owned a headdress in years.

One of the possible reasons for this item’s demise is the “Maxi-Pad” effect. A headdress, especially one not overly adorned has a tendency to look rather like a woman’s sanitary pad or “maxi pad”.  They are such awkward things I find, a bow is just that - a bow - whether it be huge or modest but once someone puts it in your head that your headdress looks an awful lot like a sanitary pad it’s hard to see it as anything else.

So it would be safe to say:

Bows: In
Headdress: Out