Rags 2 Riches: Nicole Richie Inspired Head Turban

Rags to Riches. The well-known story of a person that rises from obscurity and poverty to fame and fortune. Take for example the story of Cinderella or the story of Aladdin. Both stuck in poverty, hoping and dreaming for something more or to be something more. However, in the end they always are sure to remember who they once were. 

We know that in some aspect of this myth all of us are hoping to be something more or have something more, so we decided to make it easier on everyone. Basically the bottom line is to look famous and wealthy you don't have to be famous and wealthy. You can literally take rags (or an old t-shirt in this case) and make it look like something you spent your entire paycheck on. 

In this case we took the famous and fashionable style icon, Nicole Richie as our inspiration. Nicole Richie is known for her brand House of Harlow, where she designs and sells everything from clothes to sunglasses to jewelry and much more. One thing she is almost always seen wearing is a 'bohemian chic' head turban. They are very popular right now and extremely useful for keeping the hair out of your face. So we made our 'rags' version. Follow the steps below!

Materials you will need: Old t-shirt (I used scraps from a t-shirt dress gone wrong), scissors, ruler

Step 1: Cut off the bottom band of the shirt and measure up 8 inches from that. 

Step 2: Once you have measured up 8 inches, cut the shirt all the way across at that point.

This is what the material you have left to work with will look like. Discard the rest of the material.

Step 3: Fold the remaining material in half lengthwise. 

Step 4: Cut the folded fabric lengthwise along the folded edge. 

You should now have two continuous bands of fabric as shown above. 

Step 5: Place one of the bands horizontally and place the other band on top of that vertically. 

Step 6: Fold the horizontal band in half over top of the vertical piece. If the vertical piece folds a little that is okay. 

Step 7: Fold the bottom half of the vertical piece in half upward, similarly to Step 6.

Step 8: Pull the two pieces out to the sides and you should have 4 separate sections. Then make it into a butterfly shape by separating them.

Step 9: On the left side, take the bottom piece and insert it into the top piece to make one band. Do the same for the right side. 

This is what it should look like once the bands are inside each other on both sides. 

Step 10: Pull the right band on top of the left band. 

Step 11: Place those bands also inside each other, now you should only have one band left. 

This is what the headband should look like with both bands inside one another. 

Here is what the final product should look like! This look is even more complete with Nicole Richie's own line of sunglasses, House of Harlow.