Fashion has a way of repeating itself.

Funky, flowered patterns have crept from the 60s back on the racks at department stores, along with big bangle bracelets, ripped jeans and leggings. Even off-the-shoulder sweatshirts have made some appearances.

So for Rebekah Sanderson, a freshman in First Year College, it was no surprise when she noticed the re-emergence of headbands. The early 90s fad has climbed its way back onto runways, magazines and the heads of movie stars. And like many of her other fellow students, Sanderson found herself digging up the fashion that dotted her elementary school years.

“I wore them when I was little. My mother dressed me and bought my clothes, so she gets the credit for that one,” Sanderson said. “I wore them occasionally … But now, they are a much-needed accessory.”

Headbands are also great for keeping fly-away hairs tucked back, according to Sasha Kaohi, a junior in public relations.

“And they add a little something extra to your overall outfit to make you look more put together,” she said.

But she isn’t the only one digging up her past. Natasha Bosch, a junior in political science, said she also used to wear headbands in elementary school and now, at 22, she too is taking a little lesson from her first-grade self.

“Headbands are a fashion statement,” Bosch said. “They come in so many colors and textures, so people coordinate them with what they are wearing.”

Headbands also don’t cost very much, as Bosch was the first to admit.

“They are an easy inexpensive way to play up an outfit,” Bosch said. “And many people look great in them!”

Like other fads, headbands may fade out, but Sanderson sure hopes not.

“I enjoy them. They’re so fun,” Sanderson said. “They might not always be as popular as they are now, but I don’t think they’ll ever completely go away.”