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The dancers wore ceremonial headdresses.
most of the acrobats riding the horses and elephants wore some sort of fancy headdress
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Inside the iconic Cuban bar turned Scottish hotspot, the Tartan Army hollered as dancers dressed in green and yellow feather headdresses danced on top of the Ball & Chain bar.
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Delia Rose Sauer,
Miami Herald,
22 June 2026
Her male counterparts were also well represented, with pharaohs donning headdresses of various eras, their outfits playing on the contrast between polished, hammered, engraved and even beaded golds.
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Lily Templeton,
Footwear News,
9 June 2026
Kelly had sent models down the runway wearing anything from a watermelon bra top and matching headdress to a mini dress featuring golliwog embellishments in order to reclaim some of the most offensive stereotypes that were often birthed in the American south.
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Bianca Betancourt,
CNN Money,
2 June 2026
When there is a goal, people will cheer and wave flags or even their headdress.
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Jay Harris,
New York Times,
2 June 2026
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Delia Rose Sauer,
Miami Herald,
22 June 2026
Her male counterparts were also well represented, with pharaohs donning headdresses of various eras, their outfits playing on the contrast between polished, hammered, engraved and even beaded golds.
—
Lily Templeton,
Footwear News,
9 June 2026
Kelly had sent models down the runway wearing anything from a watermelon bra top and matching headdress to a mini dress featuring golliwog embellishments in order to reclaim some of the most offensive stereotypes that were often birthed in the American south.
—
Bianca Betancourt,
CNN Money,
2 June 2026
When there is a goal, people will cheer and wave flags or even their headdress.
—
Jay Harris,
New York Times,
2 June 2026
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“Headdress.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/headdress. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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headdress
noun
head·dress
ˈhed-ˌdres 
: a covering or ornament for the head
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