Bandanas

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Ridiculous? Certainly not. Berlusconi's bandana puts him at the head of fashion

By Arifa Akbar and Peter Popham
18 August 2004


His spotted bandana may have been ridiculed in the UK as hopelessly out of place on the head of a 67-year-old world leader, but Silvio Berlusconi has tapped into a trend sweeping Europe.

While the Italian press, used to the antics of " Il Cavaliere ", laughed at Britain's response to their prime minister's outfit as he welcomed the Blairs to his Sardinian villa on Monday, UK fashion retailers said that Mr Berlusconi's style was "spot on".

Stores have reported strong sales of the headgear this summer. Richard Gray, a spokesman for Harvey Nichols in London, said John Galliano's black and white skull bandana, priced at £80, had sold out.

"We had to re-order from Paris because they have been so popular. More and more men are wearing them in the cooler bars of London. In terms of a trend, Silvio Berlusconi was spot on," he said.

Mr Berlusconi is not the only man responding to the apparent resurgence of the bandana, championed by David Beckham in 1999.

Stuart Wilson, a contestant in Channel 4's reality show Big Brother , wore a patterned blue bandana for much of his stay in the house. Mr Gray said: "He did a lot for the cause of the bandana. People like him have given men permission to start experimenting with the bandana."

In the Italian resort of Porto Rotondo, not far from Mr Berlusconi's Villa Certosa, the quayside was bustling with men in bandanas the morning after Mr Berlusconi's coup de théâtre .

A Sardinian journalist claimed the bandana was designed to conceal the scars of a recent hair transplant operation, but the sudden crop of bandanas indicated that the prime minister was well up with European trends.

James Sherwood, a fashion commentator, said: "They are popular on the beaches of Italy and the Greek islands and they are better than baseball caps. Very few men look good in hats and Berlusconi has definitely chosen the lesser of many evils, although his headscarf was a little flashy and macho," he said.

 

[AlexN]

Well, I think they're alright, but I'll be staying away from them if they truly become a big trend.

 

[Assassina Bella]

I think they tend to look rather cheap.

 

[genebujold]

Depends who what where why how when worn.

 

[macchiom]

Pictures of Berlusconi’s outfit from repubblica.it

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[mikeijames]

i think that bandanas (and really headscarves) make such an awesome statement. a couple weeks ago i was at a bar and this girl was dressed in this black dior homme leather vest, black pencil pants, with a cartier scarf (in red, white, and black) tied around her head. i thought it was a totally edgy look.

http://www.firstview.com/MENfall2001/CHRIS..._DIOR/P059.html

 

[twilight fairy]

I love bandanas but I don't want them to become a huge trend.

 

[nycgirl84]

"They are popular on the beaches of Italy and the Greek islands and they are better than baseball caps. Very few men look good in hats and Berlusconi has definitely chosen the lesser of many evils, although his headscarf was a little flashy and macho," he said

Even fewer men look good in head scarves. I can only think of David Beckham and Jude Law looking okay in this. Head scarves can look so chic on women.

 

[softgrey]

Originally posted by macchiom@Aug 18 2004, 02:16 PM
Pictures of Berlusconi’s outfit from repubblica.it

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[snapback]337329[/snapback]​

i think that looks ok...could be alot worse...

 

[Spike413]

Hmmm, I don't love them on guys, but a silk scarf worn as kind of a headband for a girl can look cool.

 

[xclusive]

i love bandanas especially on guys, i don't wear them very often but it's nice for a change

 

[As You Like It]

I like to wrap my head up in a scarf sometimes, for more color in my outfit or because my hair is annoying me.

I like big scarves, I do not like the tiny, triangular kerchiefs all the tweens and teens were wearing in 1999-2000.

I like the big square cotton bandannas worn as a headwrap by grubby biker guys. It just works.

 

[hollyslookingdry]

Whenever I think of bandanas I think of scene girls with them over their mouth, in a pocket, etc. while wearing a white belt and a black hoodie.

I'm sorry but I don't think anyone has worn a bandana in the traditional "head" manner shown above since the early 90s...and I'd rather it stay that way

 

[TheSoCalledPrep]

No shanks, baby..

 

[saturnine]

I can understand how 'dope rapper' comes to mind when thinking of bandanas, but they can look pretty cool, with loose-fitting pants and aviator sunglasses, for instance.

 

[CelineChic]

Bandanas are great if you want to look like a dirty ratty homeless person...or a slob

 

[dior_addict]

nay

 

[oceanharlot]

yeah... no. just plain scary.

 

[tealady]

I vote nay on Berlusconi's bandana...