Carolina Herrera spring 2011, Imaxtree

Wrapped-up or let down, curly ringlets or kinky crimped, natural or technicolor, spring presented a wide range of ‘dos for every type of hair and mood. One of the few constants it seems was the appearance of the clip (not the 80′s mega claw kind) that can be used to make your style elegant, playful, or just plain out of your face. Here are a few ways New York’s designers used the classic tool to inspire your own daily routine: Carolina Herrera adorned her geisha dolls with barrettes made out of hair, matching each model’s own color. Keeping the zen mood, the organic accessories were arranged in tight, abstract patterns on ponytails and buns.
 
Carolina Herrera spring 2011, Imaxtree
 

Carolina Herrera spring 2011, Imaxtree

Cynthia Rowley also swept back her models’ tresses, but with a much more urban feel.  The slick styles were twisted into two oversized, retro-colored metallic clips.
 



Cynthia Rowley spring 2011, Imaxtree

Rodarte’s soft old world look of pin-straight hair lifted into a side-part by delicate golden ornaments transformed the girls into Western ladies who were surprisingly fashion forward.


Rodarte spring 2011, Imaxtree

Worn up or down, Marc Jacobs’s show’s hair went big. The frizzy, decadent locks were left wonderfully untamed, except for the occasional equally wild and bold flower pin stuck behind the ear to give the face a whole new shape.

 
Marc Jacobs spring 2011, Imaxtree