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    An Ode to Hillary Clinton's Headbands from the '90s

    Let's start breaking these dusty old things out of Mom's closet.

    By Maura Brannigan
    Published 4 October 2013 In News

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    Let's all just take a break from compulsively forecasting Hillary Clinton's 2016 presidential election decision to acknowledge the true flawlessness that was Hillary's staunch headband appreciation. The '90s are back, y'all — let's start breaking these dusty old things out of Mom's closet.

    #1: Oh how stately such hair accessories can be:

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    #2: See, they even go with figure-flattering commencement gowns:

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    #4: Looks great for manual labor, too:

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    #5: And obviously, power couples choose headbands:

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