For me, this is a core collection, and I want to keep it very classic. So comfortable and beautifully made! I went to a boutique, I literally looked at the labels and found local designers, faxed my resumes in and started working for a really small clothing designer which was the best thing I ever did, because you are a jack of all trades when you work for a really small company. The gold beads on this band make it a standout. Our mission at STYLECASTER is to bring style to the people, and we only feature products we think youll love as much as we do. 
Case sensitive. Shopbop, please continue to carry these in more colors and patterns! I got it with the pearl chain and it looks great together. I feel like Im wearing a crown! I realized that there was room in the market, because J. And April was even like 30% more than that. I'm all about maximal and colorful and large scale. I get tons of compliments when I wear it! I love the stones and the velvet color is amazing! It was very flexible, and I had a team under me. Then a bunch of influencers started to wear them. Tell me about the headband style which has just exploded for you. The color is beautiful. I love pink! Purchased this for myself as a quarantine pick me up, and then went back and ordered it in black and navy as well. They wash well and I especially like that there's a pocket for a filter. Sorry, we are currently unable to report this review. StyleCaster is a part of Penske Media Corporation. We can get out as much as we need to. I've always been drawn to creating things. So in love with this headband and wore for the first time today.
LELE SADOUGHI X LOVESHACKFANCY MORNING SUNSHINE KNOTTED HEADBAND. I started at Rebecca Taylor as a design assistant, and at the time, I was one of five people in design; it was a much smaller company than it is now. -Hannah. I met with someone in HR; they called me back in, and I met with Jenna Lyons, and I remember going in her office, and she's like, 'We want to do jewelry.'
But I finally feel like I'm getting to a point where I can go back to designing in the daytime and not in my pajamas at midnight. I was always profitable from the beginning and growing then at a healthy pace, hiring when I needed to and not taking in any investments. This is my first Lele headband and I couldnt love it MORE! This dove grey one actually has some green undertones. BRB; putting on my tennis whites. Courtesy of Lele Sadoughi; Adobe. For a fashion piece at this price-point, I expected better quality. It was also a good time in my life where I was just engaged, I was getting married,thinking about starting a family and knowing that I wanted to have a bit more autonomy and do my own thing so that I could be a bit more flexible with my schedule. FREE express international delivery + EASY returns, Shopbop. It's about thinking about jewelry in a different way that can be about a maximal look that can be anywhere in your life. I started from a blank slate. I think it just goes to show you that when you have a product that people want, it gets out there.
Just to put it in perspective, December is usually people's best month; my January was better than December. LELE SADOUGHI X CREWCUTS SLIM NAVY PEARL HEADBAND. I was happy to have found this one. One of Lele Sadoughi's signature headbands. Not only can you wear this for Valentines Day but anytime of the year! Five months in, a friend of mine from high school was at J. It digs in a little behind my ears. What is your ultimate goal for the brand? For me, it was really important to have an entry-level price point, so they start at $45.
Whoever says that! Would definitely recommend. I love this fun neck scarf! The buttons on the headband make it super easy to connect. Love the slim fit- and I have a large head with long, thick hair and they are still perfect. 
Very cute and seasonal looking! The clasp somehow fell off one end, so I lost the ability to connect the pearl chain to glasses or a mask.
I love it! Great charm bracelet for daily wear! If we sell five times as much as we did a month ago, we can handle it. Oops! Regardless, my lack of skill on the tennis court wont stop me from picking up a few items from Lele Sadoughis Country Club-inspired collection! It goes with almost all my clothes and it can be worn with casual or formal attire. These were surprisingly not that great. I am so happy I took the plunge on these earrings I didn't know I needed. With temperatures reaching 114 degrees in Los Angeles it was wonderful to have my Lele headband to keep hair back and still look stylish! It's such a pretty detail and I always get compliments on these masks when I'm out. Theres even one thats embellished with tiny gold tennis rackets(!). This headband moment is wilder than any of the other moments I've seen that I just talked about like, tenfold. They debuted a year ago last May. Lele Sadoughi combines abstract shapes and feminine detailing for a modern feel. Beautiful color and in combination with gold they look very nice. 2022 SheMedia, LLC. Keep reading to shop our favorite pieces from the collection before they sell out. It's beautiful and really dresses up a simple outfit of jeans with a tee. Two, theyre gorgeous. Lele Sadoughi. Fits well and I really appreciate the black inside lining on two of the masks! Will definitely be purchasing another! Design: Cierra Miller/STYLECASTER. It's giving exposure to a company like myself, where I don't have a brick and mortar. *PRE-ORDER* ASPEN MIXED CRYSTAL PLAID KNOTTED HEADBAND. Those things gave me a roadmap for thinking about how you start a collection and how you make sure that everybody can be included and find something for them in it. All Rights Reserved. Shop Tuckernuck x Cameran Eubanks Wimberly, Hand knotted over 1" width comfort fit headband, Care: Keep dry and away from fragrance and dyes. I can wear these ALL-DAY and they do not hurt my head/give me a headache. Sunglasses are coming Memorial Day weekend-ish and not only sunglasses, but I'm doing really fun, colorful sunglass chains. Absolutely loved the look and feel of it in addition to how it added to the spirit of the season. I am currently 27 weeks pregnant (and feel like a house), and they have become a staple to elevate a simple outfit. I think Instagram's just been a really big part of our exposure, which has been great. A crisp linen option is great to keep your hair back, whether youre playing a doubles tennis match with your friends or relaxing beachside with a book. I would definitely recommend this. When I think about how long I've been doing jewelry over a decade, at least and thinking about when it was all about the mixing of the necklaces, or the stacked bracelets, or a crazy earring moment. The timing was actually really crazy, because when you just start you're not crazy-busy all the time and I was actually distracted because I had a newborn. One of the best things I did was work for big corporations before I started on my own. Lele Sadoughis Country Club-inspired collection. It was to the point where I'd be up to midnight literally just making sure that the orders got fulfilled and printed and packed, folding boxes, whatever we needed to do. Oh, my God, it is the wildest thing. What was the experience like of creating something out of nothing for J.Crew? I'm thinking about buying another pair! My first headband set. Please re-enter your text based on the character limit. Couldnt be happier with it! Finally, I can have all the style of a preppy pro without needing to possess any talent whatsoever. There needs to be something in the middle, where people want something that has quality and weight and good design, and they want to be able to buy new stuff every season. One, there are two headbands. Love your products, *PRE-ORDER* LEOPARD FACE MASK AND HEADBAND BUNDLE. Absolutely amazing! Its so good, you wont even mind if youre wearing it around your wrist in pictures. Sign up for our daily newsletter. Throughout her journey, Sadoughi has been at the forefront of many of the biggest trends in accessorizing from the past decade, from chunky, neon-colored necklaces to the aforementioned headbands something she attributes to listening to her gut. I was all about doing these layers of enameled bangles, so that became a big thing for a while.
Even if you are dead-set on being a designer, you should have experience working in merchandising, marketing, operations, PR, fulfillment and get your hands dirty. She did some searching, combing through everywhere from Amazon to Anthropologie, but didn't see the kind of fun, statement-making headbands she wanted at the right price point. It's hard to exactly quantify what it's been and what this really huge growth is, but I've done a lot of subscription boxes. It was something that Jenna pushed along, because she wanted to do jewelry and I met directly with her; even when she became president and there was someone else that was head of women's, I still reported directly to her. That's what I love. A touch of class with a little bit of sass! The quality is insane! What I've done different is my sunglasses have a little loop at the end, so you can connect your chains to them. That was when my focus changed from apparel to the mindset that I have today, which is more about all the adornments that go on your body versus the draping of the apparel.
Comfortable and so cute!! I was managing the pattern makers, so I had to make sure that all the duplicates were made and all the first pieces were made, schedule the fittings and make sure that we had enough yardage to make each piece. Its classic and beautiful and i can wear it all day without it hurting my head. We've had two really big changes: We've moved, because I've hired more people, and I have someone helping me in design and production and sales and operations. 2022 Breaking Media, Inc. All rights reserved. They're extremely light which I guess isn't a bad thing! When you put it on, you don't feel or notice the pearls. You learn a lot by just soaking in all the information from the people around you. A fresh take with the scrunched terry look. That thing that had its own life. I've been wearing my Lele "crowns" during Zoom calls. Lele Sadoughi has been designing her namesake jewelry line for over five years, but it wasn't until her now-signature headband style a thick band with a knot at the top, often embellished with pearls or beads became ubiquitous on Instagram in the last year that her brand really blew up. I love my new sunglasses! New From Tuckernuck: The Ocean Ave Collection. These are rigid, so don't expect the flowers to dangle around.
It was a really good learning curve, because it's all about time, getting it right, getting the right fabric and getting it all done for the market shows. I was the only one in design that did, because it was such a passion project, and I think I was able to take more risks because it really gave personality to an outfit. These sunglasses fit my face perfectly, and are very stylish, at a great price. Another category that I'm working on, for holiday, I'm going to do jeweled belts and jeweled socks. This was even prettier in person!
Now, she's ready to take over the world.
I just got my largest web order the other day, and I think it was 45 headbands. I adore my Lele headbands. I started my collection, and then I was approached by Tory Burch because they wanted me to be design director of jewelry for them. I never thought I would need a visor in my collection, but this is the brands very first, so here we are. This headband matches anything and everything! We can put more money into ads for exposure, because we don't have a threshold. , TURQUOISE RAINBOW CANDY JEWELED KNOTTED HEADBAND. Enter the letters exactly as you'd like them to appear from left to right: Enter the letters exactly as you'd like them to appear form left to right. Crew was all about mixing really fun color ways I don't know if you remember the bubble necklace. We would see it when they would post it. I am obsessed with Lele Sadoughi headbands. Perfect for casual beach wear and definitely fun for drinks and dinner! I was spitting out a new collection every month. They didn't quite fit, and featured cutesy details, but Sadoughi liked how they looked. This is the headband I wear more often. In the Country Club-inspired collection, brands beloved headbands get a fresh update with bright stripes, white linen and shades of tangerine. I'm writing a business plan right now to think about retail. I didn't realize that the only time I would have time to design is midnight, and I'd be doing everything else during the day, because that's what happens when you have your own business. Jenna was like, 'Here's $500.
Tory was awesome; she said, "That's fine, you can have your line." Not only do her headbands go viral season after season, but theyre the ideal balance of trendy and timeless. Perfect for weekend picnics and farmers market runs, we are pairing this with everything from day dresses to a tee and jeans. How are you guys handling that amount of growth in that amount of time, and how are you planning on sustaining that momentum? It feels like you're wearing a crown- in the best way. This exceeded my expectations! Perfect fabric that happens to match so many of my clothes. People don't go out and buy 10 earrings, but when they find a headband that they like, they buy it in every color. She's adding one more title to her already-lengthy resume: children's book author. They are better then the actual photo! Wore it for the first time last weekend while we were in Charleston and got so many compliments. Inspiration struck when she found the pearl-embellished fabrics she was using to make bags, and an Instagram hit was born. I worked on it for a week or so, and pulled a bunch of inspiration images, some vintage jewelry the world that I thought it could be and how it could relate to the clothing. Then I started to do trims there. I get compliments every time i wear this. I started with what I called slider bracelets. It was before Instagram, so you weren't so obsessed with growing anything so quickly.
Too pretty not to deal with that though!
So classy and comfortable. Regardless, Im pretty sure I need this ivory and gold headband, which is the equivalent of Serena Williams and Blair Waldorf meshed into one perfect hair accessory. Come back with a mood board of what J. It was really important to me to never go above the $500 mark;right now, I have some studs that are $38, but I range up to $350. When I first started, I was pregnant, and I worked there until a week before I had my son. Let us know. So naturally I had to get it as soon as I saw it! She's got a signature jewelry line and a unique style of piercing. Crew, and she's like, 'You should just do an exploratory interview.' The color is soo unique. Obsessed!!! But now I don't have that pressure. Highly recommend Lele headbands- they're so comfortable that you forget that you're even wearing it. My February was 50% more of January, and my March was double that of January. I'd love to start somewhere in downtown, in lower New York City, and grow from there to give people the outlet to see things. I wanted to do something more formal with fashion, so I went to Central Saint Martins in London and I took courses there in drawing, sketching, pattern making and other kind of fashion design-related courses. A baby shower gift for mom and daughter before the baby boy arrives, Lele headbands in BLUE. Cold weather, feel free to leave foreverIm in summer mode already. I love mixing and matching with different colors. You can learn on someone else's dime. They add a little something extra to any outfit.
Pretty disappointing for something I used sparingly on a week-long vacation and stored properly. I will be buying more .. So what has this power of social media meant for your business? Its so substantial feeling. I finally was able to throw in some pearls and crystals and mixing it up in a fresh way.
I worked there an average of three days a week. This headband and I are like a game, set match made in heaven. People, they're smart, and they understand quality, and they know that when you go to Zara or H&M, you're going to buy a ten dollar bracelet, it's cute, and it's great for the season, but is it really going to last more than a few wears? Im not a studs person, but I think I may need to add this pearl acetate pair to my jewelry collection. I love this headband! I have recieved tons of compliments and of course it is also so very comfortable to wear it all day! Highly recommend. I don't care so much about leather. I think that jewelry doesn't just have to be for your ears: It can be around your waist, it can be on your shoes, it can be on your table. *PRE-ORDER* GOLD SHIRLEY WIDE RIBBON HEADBAND. Love the new Birthstone Collection! The whole aesthetic and the vibe of J. We are not gifting anybody, and I've certainly never even had a budget to pay any influencer, ever. I was very happy to receive this set for several reasons. I'm debuting a fresh water pearl group, which is something that I love. This is such a delightful addition to my Lele Sadoughi collection. I have 3 other Lele Sadoughi headbands, and I can say they are the best knotted headbands out there. I wore it on New Years Eve and it made my whole outfit come to life. Photo: Courtesy of Lele Sadoughi. Love the pretty pop of color!
I definitely had a leg up because people knew my designs from J. 
I learned to merchandise: I've got to do a little necklace for that person who doesn't want the statement necklace, and you also have the little earrings and the big earrings so people have a choice. We've had a tremendous growth this year; my company's probably grown minimum four-fold this year. Love this headband very much. It was all about matching, and J. Will definitely be purchasing more . Her path has been slightly different from your average influencer's. haha.. This seasons new drop of jewelry and hair accessories is priced between $28 to $165 and is available to shop on the Lele Sadoughi site right now. "You have to live your aesthetic," she says simply. 
Asian & Pacific Islander Designers & Owned Brands, I love the look of this headband. "People like to share stuff on Instagram and when they take a lot of pictures of themselves, it's really framing their face," Sadoughi offers as explanation. Olivia Rodrigo Just Wore The Hottest Revenge 'Fit & 6 Fashion Trends To Try Before Summer Is Over. The stones could have been a bit smaller.. but no complaints for the price. Same day FREE shipping for orders placed before 1 PM EST. Ask anyone who knows me personally and they will tell you that Im not the most athletic person in the world. This is one of the most used HB from my lele collection!