Aigrette is a decoration for hats and evening hairstyles.

Recently, I came across a photo of this cute jewelry on the Net and thought, why it does not come back in fashion? And since I love making jewelry for hair, I began to look for information, so here are some historical facts.

The fashion for aigrettes peaked in the 1830-s. Jewellers used precious metals and feathers of egrets which had to be got exactly in mating season. Aigrettes were so popular that the British government had to interfere to save the egrets from extinction. Flowers and moving precious pendants were used for decoration, too.

But judging by the display of high fashion in Paris, aigrettes may become popular again.

German fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld remembered these jewelries in his collection "Chanel spring – summer 2015". Shapes of a cross, comet and shooting star used to be very popular.

I hope you found it interesting, thank you for your attention! :)