Rika Gunawan has a revelation: she has been working on something new for her hair accessory brand, Republic of Pigtails. While we’re fully immersed in summer and party trends, the Indonesian designer is already preparing her exciting new collection of handmade hairpieces for Fall 2016. This autumnal collection will have a peculiar accent, she said to “Valens… per voi” it will bring people back to spring even in the coolest autumn days. All her designs are inspired by “Fall fashion but still have some Spring flair” as Rika describes them.The inspiration came unexpectedly one day, last October, while she was helping her daughter dressing, she continues “she didn’t like any…
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Put a Nona in your hair (by Republic of Pigtails)
Ready for a new indie discovery? Today’s post is about a handmade hairclip from a shop called Republic of Pigtails that, as you can imagine from its name, sells hair pieces exclusively. What, just that? Not exactly, there’s more. There are loads of items, for all styles and occasions: from headbands to fascinators, from ties to hairclips, and some of them can be worn both by adults and little girls as in the case of Nona. Nona is a creation I won chez FashionKrush and it’s a lovely hairclip with multilayer-design and a nice vintage twist. It’s oval in shape and large approximately 8,50 cm, with a very sturdy alligator clip.…
