TURBAN

A turban is a headpiece formed by wrapping a long strip of fabric around the head, or a ready-made piece imitating such a wrap. The turban has ancient and deep roots in the cultures of the Middle East, South Asia and Africa, where it has a religious, status and practical meaning (protection from the sun). In Western fashion the turban appeared in waves as an exotic, luxurious accessory — especially in the 1910s–1920s (the aigrette turban was Paul Poiret's trademark) and in mid-20th-century glamour. It adds drama, refinement and an ethnic-vintage charm to a look. A turban is a headpiece of fabric wrapped around the head, in which deep Eastern cultural roots combine with a Western reading as an exotic, luxurious accessory of the Art Deco and glamour eras that adds drama, refinement and an ethnic-vintage charm to a look.