Headbands

A headband is a clothing accessorory worn in the hair or around the forehead, usually to hold hair away from the face or eyes. Headbands generally consist of a loop of elastic material or a horseshoe-shaped piece of flexible plastic or metal. They come in assorted shapes and sizes and are used for both practical and fashion purposes.At first headbands were used by the ancient Greeks in there hair wreaths. The Greeks and Romans wore these pieces to very special occasions or an important event. While wreaths are certainly a likely beginning of today's headbands, some believe that current day hair bands have slowly taken shape from scarves that were worn around the head or were modified from the band of hats that tied under the chin. There are many kinds of headbands such as, leathered, plastic, metal, fabric, toothed and novelty.