Forget the scrunchie, claw clips are the latest nostalgic throwback accessory that the world of ‘farshun’ is obsessed with.
For a while the 90s hair trend was bubbling away and slowly gaining momentum for a resurgence, but then Alexander Wang – a favourite designer of the Kardashians and Beyoncé – put the accessory centre stage at his Autumn/Winter 2018 runway.
And all of a sudden, what was once a slightly daggy, and dare we say a ‘mumsy’ accessory, has now been given a trendy update.
If you track the history of the humble hair clip, you’ll know it’s always had a certain French-girl, nonchalant chicness to it.
Jennifer Aniston was a fan of the style during her run as Rachel Green on Friends throughout the 90s, and Angelina Jolie even wore one when she attended Washington’s Capitol Hill to encourage government funding of the Assistance for Orphans and other Vulnerable Children in Developing Countries Act in 2005.
