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BEAUTY COUNTER July 16, 2015

Dolce & Gabbana’s Best Hair Accessories Through the Seasons

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Fall ’09: Hands On

Here's a genius idea when you've mislaid one leather glove: Repurpose the other as a headband.

Spring ’09: Luxe Leftovers

The hodgepodge of materials used to make the head wraps suggested they were fashioned from scraps of fabric pulled from the cutting room floor.

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Fall ’10: Beats and Bathing Beauties

The first iteration of the headphones-as-hair-accessory looked quite functional—while the sculptural swim caps accented with gilded blooms did not.

Spring ’10: Blingy Barrettes

A haphazard placement of otherwise understated (by D&G's standards, anyway) gilded clips took an undone updo from simple to sublime.

Spring ’12: Best Buds

What we have here is the best example of flora overload: burlap used to fashion giant blooms.

Spring ’13: All Wrapped Up

When you want a five-second style with major flair, make this scarf-wrapped chignon your go-to.

Fall ’13: Bow Down

It's definitely not an everyday look, but the design duo made the argument that lavish crowns should not be reserved for royalty alone.

Spring ’14: Mixed Messages

Between the delicate flowers, crystallized headbands, and clusters of coins, it was impossible to play favorites—which is likely why hairstylists reached for all three behind the scenes.

Spring ’15: Ciao, Sicily

When it's theatrics you want, opt for a full-face veil or a cluster of carnations covering your ears.

Fall ’15: Family Jewels

"The idea is that you've put '50s brooches and pearls in your hair from your mother's trinket box," explained hair pro Guido Palau, of the bejeweled chignons backstage at the show. For flashier famiglie, the designers also offered up studded, bejeweled, and fur-covered headphones that one could pass down to the next digitally savvy generation.

Alta Moda ’16: Haute Heads

A botany of desire bloomed on models' heads for couture. Palau prepped strands with Redken Guts 10 for grip, divided hair down the middle, then wound the length into "Sicilian knots," or romantic buns fit for the house's extravagant presentation in Portofino, Italy.

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There are several things you can count on seeing on a Dolce & Gabbana runway: bustiers; lace; florals; and a visibly Italian, often specifically Sicilian, influence. Oh, and hair accessories. The models’ heads are very rarely left unadorned. This tradition of ornamental toppers has continued for nearly a decade. Noticeably, it seemed to kick off in Spring ’06 with a couple of catwalkers sporting scarlet-colored feather skullcaps, which we argue are more hairpiece than hat. And most recently at the alta moda show, couture looks were capped with what appeared to be lush little gardens or a gilded oversize tiara. It inspired us to look through Dolce & Gabbana’s past collections and pick out our favorite hairpieces through the seasons, from turbans fashioned out of gloves to signorina funereal veils to over-the-top, opulent headphones.

—Katie Dickens

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