Bow for Hair Clip: How to Wear It This Festive Season

Why the bow keeps coming back

A bow changes a whole outfit in a few seconds, and in festive season that is exactly what people want. It looks deliberate in a photo. It also suits a child who will not sit still for twenty minutes while someone does a full braid.

A small accent also leaves the hair underneath alone, which is why it works so well for everyday wear. Fine hair and thick hair need different handling, and we come back to that below.

Bow looks for the festive season

These are looks, not rules. Pick what suits the outfit and the child.

Diwali puja and the family photo

One bow at the crown, hair pulled back and loose at the sides, in a colour taken from the outfit. A deep tone stands out better against dark hair in a photo. Two bows on one head leave the eye nowhere to rest.

Wearing a white bow this season? Our white bow hair clip trend notes cover where it works and when it looks too much.

A party or a function

A bow at the end of a plait is the easiest party look. It sits low, it does not compete with the outfit, and it holds up better through a long evening than a bow perched on top of a bun.

The next school day

Keep it simple. A small bow on a snap clip is the everyday version. A large bow on fine hair is the one most likely to slide by lunchtime.

What makes a bow look like yours

Adi's pick for Diwali is a bow with a name on it. It is more unusual than the plain bow everyone else in the room is wearing. We don't sell named bow clips yet, so treat that as the look rather than a product in our range.

Adi's second point is about repetition. Parents can make the bow a signature. There are a lot of events in the festive season, and a different bow for each one becomes a conversation starter.

Keeping a bow on through a full day

Adi's styling trick is to tie the bow onto a clip, so the clip grips the head and the bow sits on top of it. He also places it where the hair has the most volume, because that is where a clip fits tightly. A bow resting on the bare top of fine hair will move. A clip underneath keeps it where you put it.

Where a bow fits with what we sell

The nearest thing we sell to a festive hair accessory is the printed snap clip. Snap clips are light and flat, which makes them easy to wear under a bow, and the designs are on the Rainbow Hair Clips, Candy Stripe Hair Clips, Poodle Hair Clips and Candy Swirl Hair Clips pages. Each is listed at Rs 199, in pack sizes of 2, 4 or 6.

We also make iron-on patches. The bow patch, Funky Iron on Patches - Bow, is sold out at the moment. If you want a patch for a jacket or a school bag in the meantime, the Rainbow patch is Rs 129 and in stock.

For more on the hair side, read our types of hair clips guide, the Korean hair clips styles guide, and the claw clip hairstyles issue for thick hair. For a step-by-step on the patches, see our iron-on patches guide.

Adi's take: A bow with a name would be exotic and unique, not the one everyone has.

If bows are your thing, our guide to the zig zag hair band trend shows how the same kind of accent piece fits into a current look.