" When we were given the brief about Aisha's look in the film, we were told to visualise something in the lines of Audrey Hepburn, particularly the way she did up her hair. Besides, internationally, hair accessories are quite huge now," says Namrata Soni, 29, the hair stylist and make-up person for the movie. Likewise Kapoor's character in the movie sports cutesy black sequin bow hair bands and silver-linked hair piece while Ira Dubey's character too sports hair-bands and other hair accessories. "We picked up most of the stuff from New York and LA, from stores like Accessorize and the legendary Henri Bendel. Besides, we shopped from Colaba Causeway in Mumbai too," adds Soni.
Head gear designer Shilpa Chavan, known for her out-of-the-box creations, says that hair accessories are here to stay. "It's more to do with a particular kind of attitude than with trends. I've always been in awe of Indian gods with their huge crowns and I grew up watching Mary Poppins, so my work is a juxtaposition of these influences. I don't really block hat shapes as it's something you can buy over the counter. I like to create something unique, which is why I do head pieces," says the Goa-based Chavan, who trained under well-known British milliner Philip Treacy.
Youngsters seem to love the trend. "I like the vintage feel that head-pieces add to outfits," says 20-year-old Sachi Gupta, a Delhi University student, flaunting her ecru hair band with faux pearls.
