Bandanas are back!

The fashion giant Boohoo recently released its 2022 trends report. 

This report forecasts the coming go- to fashion essentials using several important predictors, including predictions from fashion buying experts and hot social media trends. 

Using sales data, search trends, and views on TikTok, Boohoo discovered the garments and accessories making the biggest come-backs. They found that styles and trends from the ‘90s are seeing the biggest resurgence.

So what did they find, exactly?

Cargo pants, wide-legged jeans, and bandanas were at the top of the come-back list. In fact, bandanas saw an increase in year-on-year online searches of a whopping 46%.

Why the Bandana Is Coming Back So Strong

But why this impressive resurgence of an accessory that was highly popular in the 1990s as a hair accessory, but then faded away? 

A lot of its new-found popularity can be attributed to TikTok. A go-to ’90s hair accessory is making a major comeback, thanks to the coolest teens on the internet. 

No, the trend isn’t colorful barrette hair clips or giant puffed headbands, but bandanas. 

Bandanas are gaining popularity on TikTok, and a particular way of wearing the hair accessory has recently infiltrated teen culture. Sporting bandanas in a tri-fold style is making a comeback after disappearing in the early 2000s. 

And here’s why . . .

Teen TikTok stars are taking your grandma’s style, wearing tri-fold bandanas nonstop in their viral videos. 

Teens like Charli D’Amelio, Avani Gregg, and Addison Rae – all who belong to the somewhat infamous Hype Hound – have worn the style in their videos. 

And with a combined 52.3 million TikTok followers between the three stars, the look undoubtedly caught the attention of teens looking for the next big hair trend.

But this look and trend is also being rekindled because bandana wearers realize that it’s eminently practical.

 If you’re on second day, third day or . . . fourth day hair, covering the top of your head can save you a wash. It is an adorable look and even allows you to get more days out of your hairstyle . . . 

We are all trying to find a way to make a style last more than a day or two, and adding a bandana is a perfect way to do it.

How to Rock Your Bandana Look

Now let’s look at some ways to really rock your bandana style.

The Cowboy Look

Here’s how to achieve the cowboy neckerchief look . . .

1. Having place your bandana – paisley is a good choice for this look – on a flat surface, fold a bottom corner slightly above the middle and then fold the top corner on the same side to slightly below the middle.

2. Next, fold the remaining edge to the center and then do the same with the top edge.

3. Fold once more horizontally to form a long strip.

4. Place center of this strip at the front of your neck and tie the ends at the back of your neck.

The Grace Kelly Babushka Look

This is a great style for those with longer hair, like this . . .

1. Pull your hair back into a low ponytail or bun.

2. After placing your bandana on a flat surface, fold it in half to form a triangle.

3. Then fold the base of this triangle up around one to two inches toward the point of the triangle.

4. Then you simply place the bandana on your head with the point of the triangle pointing down

toward the back of your neck.

5. Then, with the base of the triangle across your forehead, tie the ends of the bandana under your chin.

The ‘90s Wrap

This is the one you’ll see on TikTok, and here’s how to do it . . .

1. Again, place your bandana on a flat surface. Fold it in half diagonally, aligning a top corner with a bottom corner and thus forming a triangle.

2. Place the folded bandana on your head with the point of the triangle pointing toward your neck.

The straight edge, the base of the triangle, should run across the crown of your head slightly forward of the exact middle.

3. Then tie the two corners at the back of your head and under your hair.

The Any-Way-You-Want Look

And because the humble bandana is so versatile, you can wear it any way you’d like – the possibilities are nearly endless. 

Just a couple of possibilities are to wear your bandana around your wrist in cuff style or to use it as a colorful handbag accent by tying or wrapping it around the handles.

Where to Get Your Quality Bandanas

If you want to get in on this hot new (but also old) bandana trend, you’ll need some bandanas. 

So why not go to the bandana source that offers both quality bandanas and great prices coupled with superior customer service – Bandana.com?

Here at Bandana.com, we offer a wide selection of all kinds of bandanas, including flag bandanas and pet bandanas. You can get more information about us here.

Bonus

There is, believe it or not, a lot to know about bandanas, including a long and storied history and some highly unique uses. Now, you can find out all about the bandana’s long, colored, and utterly American history. 

And you can discover some cool new uses for your bandanas, as well as having some fun along the way.

It’s all in our new book, The American Bandana Story, available on Amazon (as well as Apple and B&N) – and ready for you to download today.