Accessories Long Standing Traditions

India Woman in Anklet Ghungroo

Accessorized Feet

Indian Woman wear ghungroo anklets with bells that symbolizes good healthy, elegance, and prosperity. New brides wear these accessories as an indication of pride and cultural tradition during her wedding ceremony.

Various Styles of  African Waist Beads

Accessorized Waists

African mothers gift their daughters with waist beads when she becomes of age as a ceremonial rite of passage into womanhood. In Western Society, it is common for women to wear waist beads as a fashion accessory.

The Ever Changing Headband

Accessorized Heads

Headbands is stated in history to have originated in Ancient Greece around 475BC then as wreaths made from intertwined plants. These wreaths (headbands) were worn as a sign of a woman’s honor or athletic victory.