Chic Trend: Fascinators- Vintage Hair Accessory with a Modern Twist

Fascinators are fancy headpieces that are becoming popular in the United States. It has been said to have first been created in the 17th century, originated in Milan and were worn by high class/society women.These vintage accessories have recently been seen on many celebrities and is the perfect alternative to a hat. Very few can pull off the very dressy headpiece because its so fancy and elegant. They are usually seen on brides on their weeding day but now can be worn for any occassion! If not accessorized correctly you can look like someone who just has feathers on their head and a net over their face. They are usually made out of feathers, netting, beads, flowers but some of them have a more casual look. So there you go fashionistas...vintage, chic, and fancy. Check out which celebs wore them recently below:

Miss Kelly wore the original vintage fascinator look during the New York Fashion Week for the Tracy Reese Spring 2010 collection.

For a recent photoshoot in August, Mya wanted the look of a fascinator but wanted to keep her hair up so she just kept the netting aspect of the fascinator just above her eyes. (Reesee/ZiggaZaggaProductions)

Ri Ri combined the look of a fascinator and a hat for a more casual look and also made sure her fascinator inspired accessory was seen by covering half her face with the netting. She wore the look during the primiere of the Jay Leno Show while performing Run This Town with Jay-Z and Kanye West.