I've got long, wavy hair that I'm trying to figure out what to do with. I already had my manbun phase nearly a decade ago, and settling for a plain, unadorned ponytail is more than a bit gauche. I've been thinking of putting a nice silk ribbon in there, but I'm worried that instead of looking like a modern man who doesn't feel threatened by wearing traditionally feminine accessories, that I'll instead just look like some sort of colonial re-enactor. I'm trying to find examples of manly men with hair ribbons and I'm coming up with absolutely nothing. Does anyone have suggestions for what I should be going for?
I don't have any inspiration for you, but if you do go with ribbons, you're going to want to use a hair elastic, then run the ribbon through one loop of the elastic so it's anchored, then tie it around your hair. Ribbon alone will likely just slip down your ponytail.
Also, you might want to poke around on Etsy. There are lots of interesting hair doodads on there. I'm particularly into hair forks right now, but that'll just give you the bun look that you're tired of. But you might find something else cool.
unfortunately, masking has made most of my hair concerns irrelevant for a while, but thanks for the heads up.
You got a problem with colonial re-enactors?
Seriously though finding a style that you like is hard, and experimentation is important. Just try it. Get a few bows and try them out. You might find that the style you thought you wouldn't like actually feels great. If you find a style you like, wear it out in public and don't worry about other people.
Concrete suggestions: scrunchies can be subtle or bold and are somewhat like ribbons. Barrettes are cool too.
Go look at the entire male cast of Interview with the Vampire then do that.
