Free minds, not hair. | 101 comments (101 topical, editorial, 0 hidden)

Re: Free minds, not hair. (4.00 / 2)

Out in the Finnish countryside, you'll still see older women in headscarves. It's practical.

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by Sven Triloqvist on Mon Jan 15th, 2007 at 01:12:29 PM EST
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It really can be very practical. In addition to wearng them when my hair is a mess (see below), I'll also sometimes tie one around my head if I'm in a car with the windows open and my hair's all blowing in my face....

by the stormy present (stormypresent aaaaaaat gmail etc) on Mon Jan 15th, 2007 at 01:15:44 PM EST
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I had a friend who lost her hair and developed a real art of how she knoted the scarves. I was wondering if it is wearing the scarve inside - but no-one ever complained to her about continuesly wearing a scarve. So were is the limit?

by Fran on Mon Jan 15th, 2007 at 01:19:02 PM EST
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Oh, good question. When my cousin was treated for breast cancer, she also lost her hair, and she always wore a scarf. Wonder if the schools would make an exception for her...

by the stormy present (stormypresent aaaaaaat gmail etc) on Mon Jan 15th, 2007 at 01:23:12 PM EST
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I am just imagining a 50's movie with Kay Kendall in a sports car ;-) Oh yes - 'Genevieve'

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kay_Kendall

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by Sven Triloqvist on Mon Jan 15th, 2007 at 01:21:02 PM EST
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I'm probably not that glamorous...

by the stormy present (stormypresent aaaaaaat gmail etc) on Mon Jan 15th, 2007 at 01:26:02 PM EST
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I'm not sure that Kay Kendall thought of herself as glamorous either. She was very worried about her nose profile. ;-)

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by Sven Triloqvist on Mon Jan 15th, 2007 at 01:29:41 PM EST
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Oh yes, lovely Kay Kendall! And not to forget Audrey Hepurn - was it in "Breakfast at Tiffany's"?

by Fran on Mon Jan 15th, 2007 at 01:42:43 PM EST
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Why the 50's? They wear headscarves in one of the posters of Thelma and Louise.

"It's the statue, man, The Statue."

by Carrie (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Mon Jan 15th, 2007 at 02:25:39 PM EST
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Open sports cars and headscarves go together

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by Sven Triloqvist on Mon Jan 15th, 2007 at 02:53:57 PM EST
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Not for Bridget Jones.

by In Wales (inwales aaat eurotrib.com) on Tue Jan 16th, 2007 at 04:42:10 AM EST
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Re: Free minds, not hair. (4.00 / 2)

And I should add that quite a lot of Finnish countryside girls (say 8 - 10) wear scarves to school.

It's the revenge of the Babushka's!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Babushka

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by Sven Triloqvist on Mon Jan 15th, 2007 at 01:32:52 PM EST
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Not only in Finland, all over rural Europe, but of course the custom is dying out with the old ladies that wear it.

"It's the statue, man, The Statue."

by Carrie (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Mon Jan 15th, 2007 at 02:31:24 PM EST
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As do our local
Plymouth Brethren. Well, the female brethren, anyway.

by Sassafras on Tue Jan 16th, 2007 at 04:35:10 PM EST
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