We’re With the (Head)Band: 16 Festival Headwraps to Buy + DIY

How to Wear Zazzy Bandz: Straight Hair

The brand offers three different styles (original, relaxed, and wrapped) in a variety of patterns for every outfit, advertised as “the redesigned headband that fits like sunglasses.” Beach girlies (AKA us) are allll over this. A headband goes for anywhere from around $17 to $21 — but some TikToker’s are not completely thrilled with the cost.

One commenter said that she prefers to wait for a knockoff version on Shein, while others claim that they are waiting for the dupe version of the accessory. Dupes have been all the rage online lately— meaning shoppers are looking for cheaper versions of their favorite (and presumably more expensive) products and clothing items.

“Someone find a dupe cause this is $30,” one person wrote. Zazzy Bandz replied, “Let us know, because our design is patented!” While internet users claim that the price point is a ripoff, the brand did explain that the headbands “very rarely need to be replaced” and are “a sustainable purchase.” Looks like only time will tell if that’s true or not.

This product is apparently also worth it for the curly haired girlies, as another user wrote, “It’s great for those with curly hair cause it doesn’t dent it! Keeps the hair out of my face — wear it all the time around the house.” As a curly haired girl myself who has struggled to style it for years, I know how hard it is to find an accessory that successfully holds your hair back—so it’s safe to say I am officially intrigued. Hot girl summer is officially underway and I’m ready to swipe my credit card!!

Shop Our Favorite Zazzy Bands

Espresso Headband ($17)

This chocolate brown headband is giving espresso martini vibes, and we are so about it.

Rose Wrapped Headband ($21)

We love how this wrapped headband adds a little texture to any look. Plus, we're still suckers for millennial pink TBH.

Purple Translucent Headband ($17)

We wanna pair this headband with our favorite skort and a pair of jelly shoes all summer long!

Black Headband ($17)

A black headband that Blair Waldorf would approve of — sign us up!

Elle remembers "sobbing" during one particularly emotional Dakota Fanning movie.

“When Elle’s in anything, it makes me feel it deeper,” Dakota Fanning said at TheWrap’s Power Women Summit on December 3. “She never can fully disappear into a character totally for me as her sister. She obviously does an amazing job, but I’m always gonna see my little sister a little bit.”

And Elle is just as touched by Dakota's roles, and remembers "uncontrollably sobbing" after seeing Now Is Good, a movie where Dakota's character was dying of cancer. “Because it was my sister, I had a real traumatic reaction after that premiere and the screening,” Elle says. “Obviously the acting, but it was something felt on a deeper level.”

“I’m doing this job, I’m an actor because my sister started before me and I watched her,” Elle continues. “I wanted to do exactly what my big sister wanted to do.”

And their movies have also made an impact on everyone who watches them.

When Brit + Co caught up with Dakota Fanning at the world premiere of The Watchers, I had to ask about one of her most iconic movies: Uptown Girls. "I love it," she says of TikTok memes and edits giving the movie new life. "It's nostalgic for people who are kind of around my age, who grew up watching that movie, I think it's like a comfort movie for people. And so I love that people are still revisiting it and loving it. And maybe now that everyone's older [they're] understanding different things about it."

Dakota starred opposite Brittany Murphy, who also had roles in movies like Clueless, 8 Mile, and Girl, Interrupted. Brittany passed away in 2009 when Dakota was 15. "I loved Brittany so much and I still miss her," she says. "So anytime that she has, you know, a moment where people think about her is also nice."