December 10, 2004
Barrettes Come Back!
In the insular world of fashion, it's old ideas that are thought to be new, and new ideas that are always old. This post-modernist approach to what we wear has fueled some of the industry's worst ideas, with sales of trucker hats and retro Converse shoes leading the charge. This seemingly never-ending cycle of new/old trends (ie. "80's are out, 90's are in") has finally reached its limit. 
Instead of turning to the last generation of fashionistas for the next trend, we now look back in our own lives: Hair barrettes - considered a symbol of youth and exuberance - are making a comeback.
Often confused with the hair clip, barrettes are the small plastic hair accessory with both aesthetic and pragmatic uses. Trend-surfing celebrities such as Cameron Diaz, Jessica Simpson, Gwenyth Paltrow-Martin, Lucy Liu and Pamela Anderson have already been dabbling in the barrette look. And, like most "in" looks, barrettes are entirely unisex. A barrette would work well on any male looking to add a bit of oomph to his holiday hairdo or even just increase his gay-cred.
Whatever the style, barrettes are a colourful and inexpensive way to battle the greys and blacks of the long Toronto winter.
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are you kidding? hahahha. JOSH. talking about the return of the pearls, perhaps. the eternal simplicity and raw design of the bobby pin as a staple in hair fashion, maybe. feels like you discovered a wonderous barette under your pillow and marvelled at it's universal appeal and plastic sturdiness--but to call it a comeback? nice one.
but i'm still laughing, so you're forgiven.
If memory serves me correctly,there was a barrette resurgence in the later part of the 90's.
I recall going through my old bathroom drawer in my parents' house looking for the plastic pieces of fun that I was, once, forced to wear as a child.
I'm hip to the new trend.
Check out dollar stores for cheap baubles for your mop.
It's all about accesorizing.
I think some boys would look hot in barrettes.