"WEARING a turban demands confidence. You have to believe, truly believe, in your look. You have to commit — it’s a turban, after all. And if you use hats to hide uncooperative hair or to keep a low profile, the turban is not a smart choice.
The turban has never really vanished, but it has been lying low. Recently, though, this dormant trend has quietly, but assertively, surfaced at fashion shows and on city streets..."
"Once linked to grannies in housecoats, the turban has a new association for young women. They have embraced the sophistication linked with Hollywood glamour of the 1920s and ’30s, when women like Garbo, Gloria Swanson and Joan Crawford wore them. “From way back, turbans signified a woman who was very educated and worldly,” said Caroline Rennolds Milbank, the fashion historian.
Because turbans have historically been associated with Arab dress, it is tempting to
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