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On the Fringe

The Victorians did it ~ they made decorations, like wreaths, from human hair. Some were quite ornate (see http://textilecollection.wisc.edu/featured_textile_articles/hair_wreath.html ). The idea of hair as decoration seems to be making a kind of comeback, at least with one designer, who is making accessories out of human hair (story and slideshow): http://www.ecouterre.com/nina-khazani-recycles-human-hair-into-curiously-glamourous-accessories/nina-khazani-hair-2/?extend=1

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