17 flower crown alternatives for a fresh statement

Be a queen not a cliché.
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Noelle Sciacca
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17 flower crown alternatives for a fresh statement
A music fan wears a flower crown at Coachella in 2015. Credit: Frazer Harrison/Getty IMages

For better or worse, festival season is underway.

Whether you're a veteran or a music rookie, we just have one request as you make the concert rounds. Please, please, please rethink your flower crown.


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Unless you're Frida Kahlo reincarnated or have time traveled from ancient Greece, it's best to leave the trend in the past. 

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Sure the the petal hair piece has been a festival staple since Woodstock's inception in 1969, but it's 2016. 

It's time to introduce fresh and modern trends for future generations to mimic and credit to today's music scene. 

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Christina 'Licorice' McKechnie, of the English pop group The Incredible String Band, performing at the Woodstock Music Festival in August 1969. Credit: Pictorial Parade / Getty Images


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Below are 17 bold ways to bring millennial edge center stage this summer. 

1. Glitter roots


2. Candy land queen


3. Mermaid hair

4. Cotton candy braids



5. Gold knots


6. Emoji fanatic


7. Tinsel town



8. Abstract designs



9. Saint Laurent royalty


10. Over the rainbow

11. Pom pom princess

12. All tied up

13. Baby's breath details


14. Pink piggies


15. Bird's nest beauty

16. Pepper-colored pony


17. Plait a printed scarf

As you prepare for a harmonious summer of fun, reference these hairstyles and accessories for inspiration, and finally crown yourself the fierce festival queen you truly are.

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Noelle Sciacca

Noelle Sciacca is a Fashion Reporter at Mashable. Noelle writes on the intersection of fashion and the media. A graduate of Liberty University with a degree in Business Marketing, Noelle previously worked for SELF Magazine and Lucky Magazine. At Mashable, her aim is to make the most innovative, entertaining, and empowering fashion content on the web.

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