Chasing Glamour, Feeling the Pain: A CBK Headband Trial
A fashion writer spends 45 minutes wearing a plastic CBK headband from C.O. Bigelow, chronicling the growing craze sparked by Love Story and Carolyn Bessette Kennedy. The piece blends humor and discomfort as prongs bite the scalp and a headache sets in, using the experience to critique how fashion quickly copies iconic styles—and how that pursuit often comes at a personal cost to comfort and self-discovery.