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		<title>Hair accessories and the Christmas tree syndrome</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Feb 2010 17:36:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Demetra Dossi</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As I said before, at this time I’m obsessed with accessories, in particular Jeffrey Campbell’s wedges, dotted or military scarves (actually spotted a neat one at Zara a few days ago!) and headbands. Yes indeed, [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.pigchic.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/sindrome.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-6221" title="sindrome" src="http://www.pigchic.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/sindrome.jpg" alt="" width="640" height="1097" /></a><a href="http://www.pigchic.com/2010/02/11/perfect-outfit/">As I said before</a>, at this time I’m obsessed with <strong>accessories</strong>, in particular <strong>Jeffrey Campbell</strong>’s wedges, dotted or military <strong>scarves</strong> (actually spotted a neat one at Zara a few days ago!) and <strong>headbands</strong>. Yes indeed, headbands as well.</p>
<h2><span style="font-weight: normal;">I’m not used to wear hair accessories for one single reason : when I was little my dad, passed on to me the</span> “<strong>Christmas tree syndrome</strong>”<span style="font-weight: normal;">.</span></h2>
<p>When at the Christmas school play, my mom forced me to wear a skirt and sheer tights, she sometimes even had me wearing a hairband or a colorful hairclip, and my dad used to tell me I looked like I was ‘decorated’ like a<strong> xmas tree</strong> all the time. Everytime he said that, I started to picture my face full of balls in different sizes and hues and, on top of my head, a huge <strong>golden star</strong>. The scene was so awful that it’s still impressed in my mind and, when out of  elementary school, I‘ve never wore anything of the likes, not even an hairclip!!!</p>
<p>This up until a few months ago, when I was shopping and lurking in the accessories lounge to check out some earrings and a colored hair clip the Xmas tree syndrome came back and haunt me and I just rushed out, horrified.</p>
<p>Three weeks ago I definitely had my <strong>epiphany moment</strong>. While trying on for the umpteenth time those sleek headbands that are so in right now in the H&amp;M accessories lounge, my<strong> sister</strong> told me I looked good in them and bought me two as a gift, one teal-ish one with golden threads and a plain black one. I was so happy as soon as I got out fo the store that I decided to wear one right away, thinking that the much hated syndrome would stop hauting me.</p>
<h2><span style="font-weight: normal;">You know what happened a few moments later? A random guy in Galleria Vittorio Emanuele stopped by, looked at me and just blurted out :</span>“<strong>Hey you look so hippie peace and love</strong>”<span style="font-weight: normal;">. I immediatly thought : “nooo.. the syndorme keeps hauting me! </span>Demetra you ARE a Chrismas Tree!”<span style="font-weight: normal;">.</span></h2>
<p>Despite all, after a few moments of mental confusion I decided not to take it off and just kept strolling down Piazza Duomo with my cute headband “<strong>hippie peace and love</strong>” style, not giving a damn about the syndrome, the trees, the balls and my stupid paranoia.</p>
<h2><span style="font-weight: normal;">The moral? Even if you do look like</span> <span style="font-weight: normal;">fir-trees or nativity scenes whoeffingcares, wear what you want, even the weirdest things, and do it with</span> <strong>fierce gaze</strong><span style="font-weight: normal;"> and your </span><strong>head up</strong>!</h2>
<p><a href="http://www.pigchic.com/2010/02/11/perfect-outfit/"><em><span style="color: #888888;">Come ho già detto</span></em></a><em><span style="color: #888888;"> in questo periodo sono fissata con gli </span></em><strong><em><span style="color: #888888;">accessori</span></em></strong><em><span style="color: #888888;">, in particolare con le zeppe di </span></em><strong><em><span style="color: #888888;">Jeffrey Campbell</span></em></strong><em><span style="color: #888888;">, le </span></em><strong><em><span style="color: #888888;">sciarpe</span></em></strong><em><span style="color: #888888;"> maculate o militari (ne ho vista una qualche giorno fa da Zara davvero carina!) e le </span></em><strong><em><span style="color: #888888;">fasce per capell</span></em></strong><em><span style="color: #888888;">i. Ebbene si, anche le fasce per capelli.</span></em></p>
<h2><span style="font-weight: normal;"><em><span style="color: #888888;">Non ho mai portato accessori per capelli per un semplice motivo: mio padre quando ero piccola mi ha attaccato la </span></em></span><em><span style="color: #888888;">“</span></em><strong><em><span style="color: #888888;">sindrome dell’albero di Natale</span></em></strong><em><span style="color: #888888;">”</span></em><span style="font-weight: normal;"><em><span style="color: #888888;">.</span></em></span></h2>
<p><em><span style="color: #888888;">Quando alla recita scolastica natalizia mia madre mi costringeva a mettere la gonna e le collant a volte mi metteva anche un cerchietto o un fermaglio colorato fra i capelli e mio padre diceva sempre che sembravo addobbata come un </span></em><strong><em><span style="color: #888888;">albero di Natale</span></em></strong><em><span style="color: #888888;">. Ogni volta che me lo diceva io immaginavo la mia faccia piena di palle di varie forme e colori e in cima alla testa una enorme </span></em><strong><em><span style="color: #888888;">stella dorata</span></em></strong><em><span style="color: #888888;">. La scena era talmente orribile che mi è rimasta impressa nella mente e dalla fine delle elementari non ho più messo nulla, neanche una molletta.</span></em></p>
<p><em><span style="color: #888888;">Fino a qualche mese fa quando andavo a fare shopping e mi fermavo qualche minuto nel reparto accessori per provare un paio di orecchini o un fermaglio colorato la sindrome dell’albero di Natale tornava a perseguitarmi e fuggivo inorridita.</span></em></p>
<p><em><span style="color: #888888;">Esattamente tre settimane fa è avvenuta la </span></em><strong><em><span style="color: #888888;">svolta</span></em></strong><em><span style="color: #888888;">. Mentre per l’ennesima volta nel reparto di accessori di H&amp;M provavo quelle fascette in stile hippie che in questo periodo vanno molto di moda, mia </span></em><strong><em><span style="color: #888888;">sorella</span></em></strong><em><span style="color: #888888;"> mi ha detto che stavo bene e me ne ha regalate ben due, una turchese con qualche filo dorato e una nera. Contentissima appena uscita dal negozio ho deciso di indossarla pensando che finalmente la tanto odiata sindrome aveva smesso di perseguitarmi.</span></em></p>
<h2><span style="font-weight: normal;"><em><span style="color: #888888;">Sapete cosa è successo qualche minuto dopo? Un signore in Galleria Vittorio Emanuele si è fermato, mi ha guardato e dopo pochi istanti ha gridato </span></em></span><em><span style="color: #888888;">“e</span></em><strong><em><span style="color: #888888;">hi fai molto hippie peace and love</span></em></strong><em><span style="color: #888888;">”,</span></em><span style="font-weight: normal;"><em><span style="color: #888888;"> immediatamente ho pensato “nooooooooooooo la sindrome continua a perseguitarmi! </span></em></span><em><span style="color: #888888;">Demetra sei un albero di Natale!”.</span></em></h2>
<p><em><span style="color: #888888;">Ma dopo qualche secondo di smarrimento ho deciso di non toglierla e ho  continuato a passeggiare per Piazza Duomo con la mia bella fascetta in stile “</span></em><strong><em><span style="color: #888888;">hippie peace and love</span></em></strong><em><span style="color: #888888;">” in testa infischiandomi  della sindrome, degli alberi, delle palle e delle mie stupide paranoie.</span></em></p>
<h2><span style="font-weight: normal;"><em><span style="color: #888888;">La morale? Anche se sembrate degli abeti o dei presepi chissenefrega, indossate quello che volete, anche le cose più strane, e fatelo con </span></em></span><strong><em><span style="color: #888888;">sguardo fiero e testa alta</span></em></strong><em><span style="color: #888888;">!</span></em></h2>
<p>Images: Fashion Copious<br />
Translation: Anna Clara Caimi</p>
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