Vintage Inspired Lace Headband by Angel Lust, $140
Kristen is the designer behind Angel Lust, an accessories collection comprised of satin/lace bow headbands, barrettes, brooches, and bracelets. In the near future, she will be expanding to a clothing line as well.
This native New York designer is at the start of a very promising career and has already had her work featured on the uber popular television show Gossip Girl. Two characters, Jenny Humphrey and Hazel have sported the headbands in April episodes, with more to come in the new season to be shot in June 2008. If you’ve been living under a rock and have never heard of Gossip Girl, it’s a hit teen drama based on the popular novel series of the same name. It revolves around the lives of socialite young adults growing up on NY’s Upper East Side while dealing with sex, drugs, jealousy, and other teenage issues. Fashion is a huge part of this show and is therefore sometimes touted as Sex and the City for the younger generation.
Back to Kristen (the designer of the headbands, not the narrator of the show), she was also chosen among over 500 designers to showcase her headband collection in Henri Bendel, which includes French lace collaged pieces with Italian beads and Swarovski crystals and the now famous bow headbands worn on Gossip Girl. Her headband collection is sold in hip, young boutiques in NY as well as online.
We received the Vintage Inspired Lace Headband in Teal. This handcrafted satin ribbon with beaded studs and handcut French lace retails for $140.
With the headbands being handmade, each is slightly different from the next so it is truly an original piece.
The color of the satin in teal is just gorgeous and the black lace against it is striking. The studs in black, clear, and blue scattered about dress up the band a notch and the combination of all the aforementioned create a very feminine, vintage-looking piece that works well for casual as well as dressier styles.
Personally, I love it with a summer dress such as this sequin-trimmed bubble dress or this black tube dress. It gives both a fabulous punch of color and just a touch of dainty gracefulness and sophistication.
On the workmanship, it is handmade so you will see hand stitching in the back of the band. The lacework is delicate so if you use the band heavily, some of the edges might come off slightly which you can easily fix by re-gluing.
Other than that, if you’re a Gossip Girl fanatic and have been wishing to be led to where these headbands can be purchased from, you can thank your lucky stars because you’ve just been shown the way.
Follow the fashion all you want, but remember, always stay away from the bad stuff. Mellow your head out, stick a headband on it.
Reviewed by: Chic Techie
