Kate Middleton's Oversized Velvet Alice Band, 2018
At a celebration marking the centenary of Amristice at Westminster Abbey in 2018, Kate switched out a jewel-encrusted tiara for a chunky velvet Alice band — marking her as one of the key initiators of the headband trend that would hit the fashion industry in 2019. How she styled it — with one of her low, looped-up chignons with the face-framing pieces crisscrossed across the back of her head, something she does quite often — isn't just an aesthetic choice. The hairstyle actually helps keep the accessory in place, holding the ends of the band close to her head without the need of pins.