Sophomore music performance major Sarah Matthews shows off a few of her feathered creations. Matthews sells the headbands out of botiques at her hometown of Wichita. (CU Independent/Aly Daughtry)
Feathers, ribbon, rhinestones and other bedazzlements make their way onto Sarah Mathew’s creations.
Mathews, a 20-year-old music performance sophomore, has been creating feathered headbands for almost a year.
“My first attempts looked like crap,” Mathews said.
Mathews said she has since perfected the techniques necessary to produce her elaborate headpieces. Feathered headbands have been making appearances on campus as the trend also rises around the nation.
Petra Guglielmetti, writer for Glamour.com’s beauty blog, supports the feathered headband trend.
“I’m seeing feathers everywhere from Saks to Forever 21. I think they’ll catch on, especially because they’re such a great fix for blah hair days: Just throw your hair in a low messy bun, slip on one of these, and you’re an enchanted forest fairy,” Guglielmetti said.
Many students seem to approve of the feathers that can be spotted growing out of the side of some girls’ heads.
“I like them; some people can pull it off really well but on others it looks too flashy,” said Rhonda Holton, a 19-year-old astrophysics and physics sophomore.
Others, like Johnny Matthews, a 19-year-old architecture junior, are indifferent to the trend.
“I don’t really care; it’s not like I’m going to be wearing them,” Matthews said.
Mathews said she gets inspiration for her headbands from the 40s era. She says that her headbands are better than those found at retail stores like Urban Outfitters.
To compete with retail stores, Matthews puts special details in her product. (CU Independent/Aly Daughtry)
“They’re way prettier,” Mathews said.
Mathews said she initially started creating her headbands because she didn’t want to pay the retail prices high prices. Her unique, handmade headbands play a role in her own wardrobe.
“I usually wear a different one everyday,” Mathews said.
Mathews said her headbands sell for around $20 at boutiques in her hometown of Wichita. Interested headband buyers in Boulder can contact her via e-mail at Sarah.mathews@colorado.edu.
Contact CU Independent Staff Writer Mary Rochelle at Mary.rochelle@colorado.edu.
