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Why a £1 black velvet ribbon is the only hair accessory you need this spring

Backstage at Tory Burch AW17: Rex Features
Backstage at Tory Burch AW17: Rex Features

OK, so you may not have tied a ribbon in your hair since you were a little girl.

But it's time to set aside your reservations, because the hair ribbon is back and this time round it's awfully grown up.

From the wide black velvet ribbons tied around low-slung ponytails at Tory Burch and Philosophy di Lorenzo Serafini's presentations, to the skinny black velvet ribbons worn around necks and hair at Temperley London, the humble black ribbon was all over the AW17 runways.

The LBR (little black ribbon) was also seen all over the red carpet at the recent Golden Globes and Critics Choice Awards.

See below for some black hair ribbon looks that are more cool-girl than schoolgirl...

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Margot Robbie added drama to her monochrome look with a velvet ribbon loosely tied in her up-do for the Critics' Choice Awards.

Margot Robbie at the Critics Choice Awards
Margot Robbie at the Critics Choice Awards

London-based fashion stylist Martha Ward has been a longtime fan of the hair ribbon. Here she ups the ante with an embellished numner, which she deflty makes daywear by pairing it with a white shirt.

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Christina Hendricks also showed us that wearing a bow needn't be prissy as she styled hers threaded through a dishevelled bun at the Golden Globes.

Christina Hendricks at the 75th Annual Golden Globes
Christina Hendricks at the 75th Annual Golden Globes

While Sienna Miller went for an equally low-key approach, wearing hers tied loose around a simple ponytail.

Sienna Miller wears a black hair ribbon to the Golden Globes
Sienna Miller wears a black hair ribbon to the Golden Globes

Riley Keogh went for a thick black ribbon which, paired with a red lip and smokey eye, felt very '80s Madonna.

Riley Keogh at the 75th Annual Golden Globes.
Riley Keogh at the 75th Annual Golden Globes.

However you choose to wear one, the humble black ribbon is the chicest - and cheapest - way to update your look this spring.