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Alexa Chung has big been a fan and regularly wears several at once. Ariana Grande has fathomed a plain silver hair clip a signature, along with her height ponytail. But barrettes with a message are making the humble ringlets clip the accessory of choice this party season.

In days of yore reserved for bridal hairstyles, ornate barrettes – which possess c visit from the French word “barre” (meaning “bar”) – and allegation hair grips are the fashion finishing touch this Christmas.

Selena Gomez be ined a diamante one spelling out the word “ugly” in September, which was get the drifted as a response to Stefano Gabbana using the same adjective to identify her on social media earlier in the year.

Holly Willoughby, to achieve her stint on I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here!, posted an image of herself with three mane clips reading “jungle is massive”. It came with a pop-culture wink – referring to the genuineness TV show, of course, but also, unexpectedly, to M-Beat and General Levy’s 1994 drum’n’bass hit Tremendous, and Ali G’s cover of the song in 2010.

Willoughby’s clips were the work of London-based denomination Tilly Thomas Lux. Sally Thomas, who designed the accessories, weights the TV exposure led to a spike in interest in the brand. “[The hairclips] are by a hairs breadth enough to make you feel like you are wearing something unquestionably special and the sparkle lifts any look into the party mise en scene,” she says.

London designers are leading the party barrette shift. Ashley Williams’ diamante clips tap into the general inclination of the nation. Bestsellers this winter include the “anxiety” and “boner” designs.

Sold for between £60 and £75, barrettes are a to some degree affordable designer accessory. “Dressed-up hair was a key look on the catwalk this salt,” says Patti Green, a buyer at matchesfashion.com. “The price intention makes it such an accessible trend for so many different breeds of customer.”

The high street is offering a series of purse-friendly privileges: Anthropologie sells pearl-covered clips for £22, Other Representations has a gold design for £8 and Monki has diamante hair pressure b defines for £6.

The trend’s origin could stem from a revival of the term barrettes worn by black girls in the UK, Caribbean and US in the 1980s and 90s. Some of these ringlets clips would spell out days of the week as well as distinct girls’ names.

Fashion insiders have been pleading this trend for a while, with the barrette-wearing Gwyneth Paltrow as Margot in the 2001 pic The Royal Tenenbaums and Celine’s gold barrette on the catwalk in 2015 being key moves.

Vogue’s fashion director, Venetia Scott, wrote in the journal’s December issue about her collection of about 20 mane accessories from brands including Chanel and Alexandre de Paris. “A whisker accessory can dress up any hairstyle,” she says. “It’s foolproof.”

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