THE ROVING EYE.HAVING a bad hair day? One hip way around it or women, especially teens, is to wear a kerchief, a cotton headpiece head·piece n. 1. A protective covering for the head. 2. A set of headphones; a headset. 3. See headstall. 4. An ornamental design, especially at the top of a page. 5. that resembles one of those big bandannas the cowboys cowboys, in American history. 1 Tory marauders, adherents to the British cause in the American Revolution, who fought in the contested area of Westchester co., N.Y. wore on the dusty range. "They're good sellers," says Sherry Hayes, manager of Contempo Casuals in Westwood. "They are good on a bad hair day, but they are also a hair accessory that you can wear with different outfits." Kerchiefs, which are made of cotton or polyester polyester, synthetic fiber, produced by the polymerization of the product formed when an alcohol and organic acid react. The outstanding characteristic of polyesters is their ability to resist wrinkling and to spring back into shape when creased. blends, sell for between $7 and $12. Unlike the original cowboy cowboy Horseman skilled at handling cattle in the U.S. West. From c. 1820, cowboys were employed in small numbers on Texas ranches, where they had learned the skills of the vaquero (Spanish: “cowboy”). bandannas, the kerchief consists of a triangle of cloth with long strings on two corners that can be tied under the hair to help the wearer keep it on her head. They have been a hot item, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. retailers, for about the past six months. They come in multiple colors, and sometimes are sold with matching sarongs -- making them ideal for hot-weather cities like L.A. "They are cute cute adj. cut·er, cut·est 1. Delightfully pretty or dainty. 2. Obviously contrived to charm; precious: "[He] and trendy," said one 17-year-old girl, "especially if you don't have time to blow-dry your hair. You just put them over your head, tie the strings and are ready to go out." Earlier this year, kerchiefs seemed the hottest thing among the teen girl set since the spaghetti-strap T-shirt, though like most teen fashions, its life span promises to be brief. Some retailers report sales are already slumping, though judging from the crowds of young girls wearing them at local malls and attractions, kerchiefs probably still have another several months of life remaining. |
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