Janeke accessories, connecting beauty since 1830

A ponytail, tied up snugly.

A chignon, gathered loosely.

Don't you think a woman's hair is truly an elegant part of her?

An updo that shows the nape of the neck gives off a lively impression,

while letting it fall long and straight creates a much more graceful one.

I can't think of any other part of a person that changes impressions so dramatically with just a small change.

Today we'd like to introduce hair accessories from janeke, a brand born in Italy.

The joy of having your hair beautifully done up as a child

is surely something every woman has experienced,

and even as adults, beautiful hair accessories continue to capture our hearts.

Let's unravel the charm of janeke, a brand that suits adults especially well.

In both East and West, beautiful hair has long been regarded as a symbol of a beautiful person.

In murals and paintings that remain from ancient Greece and Egypt,

people are depicted wearing decorated hair ornaments resembling headbands,

and in Japan too, as seen in the imagery of the Hyakunin Isshu, "beautiful long hair" has long been considered the ideal for women.

Styles varied by country, but young women often showed their youthfulness by wearing their hair loose or in simple styles,

and in many regions there remained a culture in which putting up one's hair marked the transition to adulthood.

The idea that long, black, lustrous hair is a sign of health and a symbol of beauty

seems to be a notion unchanged across time and place.

In modern times, women's hairstyles have diversified considerably,

and very short cuts or wavy styles have become common,

but the desire to style and enjoy long hair

is probably something every woman has felt at least once.

Beyond hair ties and pins, there are headbands, scrunchies, clips,

and so many other hair accessories to choose from.

In 1830, Giorgio Janeke, the brand's founder,

imported comb-making techniques from Germany and built a manufacturing factory in Milan, Italy—this was the start of the brand.

The barrettes, ribbons, clips, and headbands made by janeke

have, true to Italy's flair for stylish dressing, a simple, refined form,

yet are also glossy and beautiful—qualities that have delighted women's sense of style and kept the brand beloved for many years. 

This is because janeke has continued to evolve to meet the fashion world's demand for beauty,

responding to trends while placing emphasis on high design and high quality.

What's more, the traditional techniques unique to a long-established maker with such a lengthy history

fuse with its original designs,

resulting in products with a warmth and sensibility that mass production could never achieve. 

janeke's concept is 'your partner for beauty'.

Italy, janeke's home country,

is a fashion capital underpinned by a long history of craftsmanship.

Suits carefully tailored piece by piece at a sartoria (tailor's workshop),

leather goods and shoes crafted by artisans known as artigiani—

it's easy to picture the kind of style that is uniquely Italian.

janeke's hair accessories, too,

are made one piece at a time by hand,

a testament to that same Italian craftsmanship.

The material used in janeke's accessories is

a plant-derived material called "acetate resin."

Since this material is also commonly used for high-quality eyeglass frames,

quite a few people may have unknowingly held it in their hands before.

This acetate resin is a plant fiber made from cotton and high-purity pulp,

and since it's made from natural materials, it's gentle on the skin and causes fewer allergic reactions.

When worn directly against the skin, it has a certain organic warmth unlike plastic.

Being a natural material, it's easy to bend and twist using heat,

and compared to petroleum-based resins, it has higher transparency and a surface that's easy to polish, giving it a distinctive luster.

Compared to petroleum-based resins, the beauty of the finish is on an entirely different level.

Because the cross-section of the fiber material in acetate resin scatters light irregularly,

it shines with a rich, deep texture when light hits it.

Another appealing point is that each piece has a subtly different character.

[Care Instructions]
Wearing a hair accessory all day, from getting ready in the morning until you return home,

will inevitably leave it with some dust and grime.

Just as with earrings and necklaces, your treasured hair accessories

should be wiped clean regularly.

You can use a microfiber cloth shared with your other accessories,

or a glasses-cleaning cloth you already have on hand also works well.

[Preventing Damage from Styling Products]

When doing your hair in the morning, a finishing hairspray is essential

for keeping your style firmly in place.

After you've styled your hair and put on your hair accessory,

it's tempting to apply hairspray once your style is set,

but this inevitably gets the styling product on the hair accessory as well.

Depending on the styling product, it may not only dull the shine and texture of the accessory parts,

but can also cause the color to fade, so after using any styling product,

be sure to put on your hair accessory as the very last step.

To do this, it's best to first use unobtrusive

hairpins or a thin elastic to more or less finish the hairstyle itself,

and only at the end add the hair accessory as a decorative touch—that's the right order.

This not only prevents deterioration caused by styling products,

but is also important for keeping the accessory parts strong.

For example, if you try to make a ponytail using just a single decorative elastic,

you inevitably end up having to wind it tightly around the hair many times to hold it in place,

but if you first shape the style with a separate hair elastic

and then simply wrap the decorative elastic around it lightly, you can prevent the elastic from wearing out.

Whether it's a ponytail or a half-up style,

a hair ornament is something that

the wearer herself often can't even see.

And yet, when hair is neatly gathered and just a single hair ornament catches the light and glimmers,

that back view somehow looks all the more beautiful.

Janeke is a hair accessory we'd especially recommend to grown women for exactly that reason.

▼See the full lineup of janeke items here