The scrunchie is an item of delight in Japan. Though we may look upon it with distaste and banish our primary school scrunchies to the outer reaches of our wardrobes, the scrunchie lives on.
It was first patented by Rommy H Revson in the US in 1994. Whether Mr Revson first invented the scrunchie is of doubt to me because I think we all know - we were rocking the scrunchie way before 1994.
Mr Revson's US patent describes the scrunchie as a "decorative ponytail holder" and the abstract written for the patent describes the scrunchie in a rather lofty manner:
It was first patented by Rommy H Revson in the US in 1994. Whether Mr Revson first invented the scrunchie is of doubt to me because I think we all know - we were rocking the scrunchie way before 1994.
Mr Revson's US patent describes the scrunchie as a "decorative ponytail holder" and the abstract written for the patent describes the scrunchie in a rather lofty manner:
"A decorative pony tail holder for securely holding the hair of a user includes a band of elastic material with fabric surrounding the band and forming a plurality of radial projections extending circumferentially around a portion of the band. The pony tail holder may thus be secured to the hair by twisting the elastic band into a generally figure-eight configuration and folding it over itself to provide a tight band securing the hair with the radial projections extending circumferentially around the held hair of the user."
In Japan, scrunchies are a work of art...
...they are also designer objects worthy of sitting next to the most delicious Marc Jacobs heels.
Yesterday was Social Workers' Day in New Zealand. I propose to pass another thematic day - Wear Your Scrunchie day.
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