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How To Keep a Tiara On?
I assume a comb or clip of some kind should be attached, but what is the most unobtrusive way to keep a tiara on a model's head?  The tiara doesn't exist yet, but lets say it's this one Nov 02 12 10:05 am Link Gaffer tape. Nov 02 12 10:17 am Link Drew Smith Photography wrote: Ok, gaffer tape, it is! I'm off to the shoot! Thanks for the quick response. You're a life saver! Nov 02 12 10:27 am Link LOL. Good egg. Have a good shoot. Nov 02 12 10:31 am Link Wew.... Nov 02 12 10:35 am Link Drew Smith Photography wrote: Yes, this is the way I've seen it done. Nov 02 12 10:53 am Link Um....ow. I work for a ballet company and I affix tiaras with small combs that I sew onto the tiara for easy removal later. They are about an inch or two long, a couple of inches wide. I get them from Frend's. Then, depending on the weight and size of the tiara, I use bobby pins for additional support since they have to stay on while the wearer dances. Nov 02 12 11:41 am Link Makeup by Dani B wrote: Awesome. I can swing on over. Nov 02 12 11:45 am Link If the model's hair is backcombed it can be sewn in using a weave needle (cheap from Sally's etc). Nov 02 12 05:07 pm Link Your model will LOVE that you're putting tape in her hair! /sarcasm Combs, bobby pins, and hair pins are the way to go. Nov 02 12 05:28 pm Link Aeni wrote: What about hot glue? Nov 02 12 08:59 pm Link Makeup by Dani B wrote: NothingIsRealButTheGirl wrote: So I DID swing over and they had combs too wide and too curved but I bought them anyway. Figured I could cut one. Nov 02 12 09:01 pm Link So you didn't go with the gaffer tape? I thought your hot glue solution was a winner. What did you end up using from the grocery store - I'm most intrigued? Nov 03 12 02:13 am Link NothingIsRealButTheGirl wrote: Two words - Staple. Gun. Nov 03 12 02:16 am Link Take several small locks of hair and wrap it around the unseen base of the tiara (where the hair will cover anyway) Along with a couple of bobby pins. Tried it, worked like a charm. Nov 03 12 04:40 am Link _Rei_ wrote: Personally, I would use a nail gun Nov 03 12 04:51 am Link Most of the tiaras I've seen have longer "tails" where there's nothing that's really decorative. These slip under the model's hair on the sides, toward the back of her head. That and a few hairpins do the trick. Nov 03 12 05:30 am Link I am a big fan of horsehair braid. (The plastic kind you sometimes use for stiffening the hems of skirts.) Sewing either a strip or a loop of horsehair to the tiara gives you a great anchor position for pins. Most theatrical headpieces or hats that I have to pin on use horsehair. It comes in black and white, but can be tinted to match hair color. http://www.voguefabricsstore.com/Horsehair-Braid/ Nov 03 12 08:59 pm Link |
