KIM COOK
Associated Press
If ever a 22-inch square of cotton could tell stories, it would be the bandana.
This simple piece of cloth has swabbed the sweat off the brows of sailors, farmers, miners, soldiers and factory workers for generations. And you\u2019d be hard-pressed to find a Western film without a cowboy sporting some version of it.
Around midcentury, bandanas evolved from a strictly utilitarian item to a fashion statement. In recent years, rappers and other celebrities including Rihanna, Christina Aguilera and Hailey Bieber have rocked bandana fashion. Louis Vuitton, Saint Laurent, Coach and Japanese designer Hidaeki Shikama have employed the motif in collections.
And as is often the case with fashion trends, bandana prints have gravitated from the wardrobe to the rest of the home. These days, they fit comfortably in many d\u00e9cor styles, including farmhouse, vintage and cottagecore.
\u201cThe versatility of the (bandana) trend allows designers to stretch themselves with fresh takes, while preserving the integrity of this timeless classic,\u201d says Sarah Ward, senior vice president of brand marketing for Spoonflower, the digital printing marketplace for indie designers.
She\u2019s seeing artists using the motif on fabric, wallpaper, throw pillows, curtains and bedding.
Portland, Oregon-based illustrator Jeremiah Witting, for instance, has created a pattern he calls Western Paisley that\u2019s offered on Spoonflower as yardage fabric, in a rich red.
Denise Tolman of Fort Worth embraces her Texan and American Cherokee heritage in her Fabric Is My Name studio on the site, with white on denim blue and white on black bandana-print fabrics.
And Max Humphrey, a designer in Portland, Oregon, transitioned to design from the film and music industries several years ago and describes his aesthetic as \u201ccowboy high style.\u201d He goes for an easy, welcoming vibe with spaces filled with vintage collectibles and eclectic furnishings. His latest project is a book, \u201cModern Americana\u201d (Gibbs Smith, 2021), with a whole chapter on bandanas.
\u201cI\u2019m always collecting something \u2014 panoramic military photos, milk-glass chickens, Hudson\u2019s Bay blankets, paint-by-number art, and most recently bandanas,\u201d he says. \u201cI like that there are so many styles and colors. As a collector, it\u2019s obvious that older, rarer ones are more special and pop up less if you\u2019re out thrifting. Bandanas are having a fashion moment, but that\u2019s been true of most decades across pop culture, from bikers in the \u201970s to Tupac in the \u201990s. Interior design tends to take cues from high fashion, which borrows from street style.\u201d
Humphrey has turned pieces from his bandana collection into pillows, tablecloths and napkins. And he recently found another use for them.
\u201cI was working with a client who said it would be cool to have a bandana print for a room we wanted to wallpaper.\u201d
Humphrey \u201ccollaborated with a graphic designer to take bits and pieces from my own vintage bandanas\u201d and found a printer to manufacture it. He now offers the paper on his website.
\u201cBandanas can be incorporated into any interior decor style,\u201d he says. \u201cThey fit right in with my Americana rooms, but they can go boho, hippy, preppy, country or rustic.\u201d
The Bandana Blanket Company has ash wood round and rectangular coffee tables with bandana print tops, in a range of colors. There are area rugs, throw blankets, dining chair slipcovers and shower curtains, too.
Zazzle has melamine plates, ceramic mugs, wall clocks, and ceiling and table lamps featuring the bandana paisley motif, in vibrant hues of red, blue, purple, turquoise, green or gold.
Kiriko Made, a Portland company that uses Japanese textiles, makes bandanas with evocative prints drawn from traditional Japanese patterns like arrows, pine needles, cherry blossoms, wind and waves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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