Tribal Pompoms
It is no secret that I adore pompoms almost as much as I love stripes. (Hmm, striped pompoms … there’s an interesting proposal.) I am not sure whence comes this delight in pompoms – they are cute and full of movement, and are usually colourful, yes, but I am also drawn to their connotations with tribal style.
Thai hilltribe girlsSoutheast Asian people groups incorporate pompoms into colourful headdresses; they are also seen in Chinese wedding and opera hats. Latvian Irita Too is creating some extraordinary tribal-inspired headgear for label UTHA – you can shop her Etsy store. Probably appealing to music-festival revellers, but much more fun to wear stalking the city streets to shock those staid suits striding by one’s side.
UTHA pompom ear warmer, availble on Etsy
Chinese opera hatFor my last birthday, my sister Blossom gave me some money (mysteriously, she finds it difficult to choose presents for me), some of which I used to purchase the pompom necklace (top) from Quick Brown Fox. Initially, I thought it was a headband when I reached for it – and it would be easy to convert – but it is a fun piece to wear around the neck. And happily, later on I did find a vintage 40s pompom headband too.