Totally Turban

 
 

Intended as a symbol of spiritual devotion and modesty, the turban has become a design springboard for women’s fashion. A visit to Etsy.com—a website devoted to original hand-crafted items—and it’s easy to see more than 1,000 turbans, turban headbands, hand-knitted head scarves, turban twist-knot hats. There are 1960’s hot pink velvet turbans, vintage faux fur turban hats, turn twist-knot headbands forworking out, full head cover knitted turbans for chemo-treatment patients, and flirty, lacy turban hats for going out. Technically, a turban is a kind of headwear based on a cloth winding; there are many variations. A cool demonstration video shows how to tie a man’s Sikh turban. Styles vary according to the region of the world and religions. There are Kurdish, Afghan, Indian, and Greek turbans. There are also variations found in Western countries. In religion, turbans are worn by followers of Islam, Sikh, Rastafari, and Jewish faiths. Turbans have been worn for thousands of years. A style of turban called a phakeolis dates back to the soldiers of the Byzantine army.

The Doorman's Diary 9.8.12

The jazz club feels better tonight in comparison to last night. The jazz group is ready to play. They respect the music, jazz club, and audience enough to dress nice – ties and suit jackets. The club fills to a comfortable level. Jesus shows up and I charge him and his cute Mary Magdalene each a five buck cover. I felt bad afterwards, but I figure if he’s all-knowing he already knew I’d charge him and that it was done to help keep jazz alive. If it wasn’t the J-man himself, it was a dang good impersonator—tall, slender, long-brown hair, beard, and benevolent eyes. Somewhere in between the quintet’s versions of Miles Davis C.T.A. and Charlie Parker’s Scrapple from the Apple, the club had its first Sikh visitors--two couples. None of them wore turbans, but the women wore traditional head scarves. It was confirmed that they are Sikh because the guys’ names on their charge plates end with Singh. Singh, from Sanskrit for lion, is an essential component of every Sikh male’s name. Historically, this was so ordained by Guru Gobind Singh on March 30, 1699. So, here we are 313 years later and the head honcho guru’s name is embossed on Visa cards paying for jazz-loving followers’ drinks. Pretty cool.