The It Accessory: The Barrette

The headband’s been the favoured accessory of every Queen Bee, from ’90s Cher (Clueless) to the noughties’ Blair Waldorf (Gossip Girl), to today’s real life squad leader Taylor Swift.

But the clip – usually better associated with brides and their mothers – now takes the throne as the piece de resistance for completing the prep-school-slash-girly-glam look. Be it a simple slide (Louis Vuitton) to more decorative variations (Bottega Veneta’s floral sculpted metal clasp), what matters most is how it’s worn: with a side-swept ’do. – MSY.

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