How To Wear A Bandana / Headscarf (Outfit Inspiration)


gorgeous green

This is my favourite shade of green. When youโ€™re wearing such a bold colour, pair it with a neutral shade (in this case, grey and silver jewelry) so it can truly stand out!

WHERE TO WEAR

  • Spring strolls

  • Coffee dates

  • Dancing

Details:

  • Turtleneck: Jennyfer

  • Cardigan: NAF NAF

  • Bandana: Planet Retro Vintage (from Galway, Ireland)


laffy taffy

A bandana helps ground a more audacious outfit, by giving an idyllic quality. Make sure one of your bandanaโ€™s colours is either a tie-in, or a planned contrast.

WHERE TO WEAR

  • Concert

  • Ice cream date

  • Shopping

Details:

  • Shirt: Forever 21

  • Trousers: Thrifted (from OM DIVA in Dublin, Ireland)

  • Shoes: Lโ€™Intervalle

  • Purse: Primark

  • Bandana: Planet Retro Vintage (from Galway, Ireland)


NON-REDUNDANT at redondo beach

Channel vintage Italian glamour in an all-black ensemble, slinky mules, and a silky cheetah-print bandana. La dolce vita, indeed!

WHERE TO WEAR

  • Yacht-based yearning

  • Shopping

  • Swindling Sugar Daddies (or mommies)

Details:

  • Shirt: Mistress Rocks (from House of CB)

  • Pants: Betsy Johnson

  • Shoes: Burberry

  • Bandana: Anthropologie

  • Sunglasses: Celine


Lithuanian loveliness

Keep warm in chilly climates with a wool bandana. Let the bandanaโ€™s prints stand out, by choosing of the colours to bring out in a solid-print top.

WHERE TO WEAR

  • Museum hopping

  • Cinema

  • Date

  • Shopping

Details:

  • Top: Thrifted (from Copenhagen, Denmark)

  • Denim: Guess

  • Shoes: Dr Martens โ€˜Jadonโ€™

  • Bandana: Planet Retro Vintage (from Galway, Ireland)


coffee cutie

If Wa

WHERE TO WEAR

  • Autumnal stroll

  • Pottery date

  • Shopping

Details:

  • Sweater Vest: House of Sunny

  • Turtleneck: Monki

  • Bandana: TK Maxx

  • Sunglasses: Michael Kors


royal riga

Honestly, what else would one wear in the dead of winter in Latvia?

WHERE TO WEAR

  • Latvian sight-seeing

  • Amateur sculptor

  • Impromptu dance battle survivor

Details:

  • Cardigan: Aran Sweater Company

  • Undershirt: Artizia

  • Trousers: Thrifted

  • Shoes: Dr Martens โ€˜Jadonโ€™

  • Bandana: Planet Retro Vintage (from Galway, Ireland)

  • Socks: Handmade in Latvia (from a street artisan in Riga)

  • Jacket: Thrifted (Tag: Infinity Man)


cheery cherry blossom

A man on Instagram DMโ€™d me that I was โ€œso hotโ€ in this, but then unsent the comment, and re-sent a message that he had to unfollow me to โ€œrespect his girlfriendโ€ and that the way I dressed โ€œdisappointed himโ€ as he โ€œthought I was well educatedโ€.

How did that make me feelโ€ฆ?

INSPIRED TO SHOW MORE UNDERBOOB!

(even thought theyโ€™re very tiny)

WHERE TO WEAR

  • Cherry blossom babe

  • Breaking hearts

  • Contemplating the ephemerality of life, but make it fashion ๐Ÿ’…

Details:

  • Sunglasses: Moschino

  • Necklace: House of Harlow 1960

  • Shirt: I am GIA

  • Skirt: Marciano

  • Bandana: Anthropologie


strawberries & cream

My makeup is so fierce here. Iโ€™m actually just so pleased with the colour payoff in that lip combo. Whew!

WHERE TO WEAR

  • Wimbledon wannabe

  • Queer brunch

  • Sipping a matcha, meticulously

Details:

  • Bralette: Kemmi

  • Bodysuit: American Apparel

  • Shopping Bag: House of CB (I bought a disgusting amount of dresses)

  • Trousers: Thrifted (from Brick Lane Market in London, England)

  • Bandana: Planet Retro Vintage (from Galway, Ireland)

  • Shoes: Lโ€™Intervalle


weenie woman

This is a very casual dog-walking (and dog-wrangling) outfit.

WHERE TO WEAR

  • Drinking a non-alcoholic bevy

  • Dog walk

  • Chatting shit

Details:

  • Dogs: Dachshunds

  • Dress: Andy & Lucy (Boutique in Paris, France)

  • Bandana: Planet Retro Vintage (from Galway, Ireland)


jumpsuit jubilee

Let the bandana stand out in a simple and sleek monochromatic ensemble.

(I ate a ridiculous amount of dessert in this, and yet the stretch on that jumpsuit? Still comfyyy!)

WHERE TO WEAR

  • Travelling

  • Ice cream eating

  • Strutting

Details:

  • Jumpsuit: Aritzia

  • Sunglasses: Quay

  • Socks: Ed Hardy

  • Shoes: Buffalo London

  • Bandana: Planet Retro Vintage (from Galway, Ireland)


i wooldnโ€™t be cold in this

A woollen sweater + woollen bandana? I mean, itโ€™s fashion math, and the answer checks out.

WHERE TO WEAR

  • Travelling

  • Dinner

  • Blood test

Details:

  • Sweater: Aran Sweater Market

  • Denim: Guess

  • Bandana: Planet Retro Vintage (from Galway, Ireland)


beachy babe

Why not match the sky with your bandana? The best accessory at the beach.

WHERE TO WEAR

  • Being a bad beach on the bitch (sorry)

Details:

  • Shirt: Aritzia

  • Trousers: One-of-a-King (from Holt, UK)

  • Shoes: Dr Martens

  • Jacket: Borrowed

  • Purse: Kappa

  • Bandana: TK Maxx


wildcards


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