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China is obsessed with a hair accessory that looks like tiny plants are sprouting from people's heads

Megan Willett-Wei

2015-10-07T14:37:18Z

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Why wear a flower behind your ear when you can wear one coming out of your head?

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The latest fashion statement in China is plastic hair clips that make it look as though a plant is growing out of your head. Yes, seriously.

The antenna-esque hairpins come in all sorts of shapes, from vegetables to trees.

Keep scrolling to see what this bizarre trend looks like.

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The clips come in all different styles — flowers, fruits, vegetables, and even trees.

china hair clip pins flowers plants

The original version was a little bean sprout that looked like a tiny antenna coming out of the wearer's head.

china hair clip pins flowers plants

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It looks pretty weird.

china hair clip pins flowers plants

It quickly became fashionable to combine a few clips so that you have an entire garden growing out of the top of your head.

china hair clip pins flowers plants

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Tech Insider's Executive Producer Kamelia Angelova was in China during late August and early September when the trend took hold.

china hair clip pins flowers plants

"I first saw them in Beijing at a couple of places, but by the time I left they were everywhere," she said.

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The clips cost roughly 2-4 Yen, or around $.50, according to Angelova.

china hair clip pins flowers plants

And they're perfect for selfies.

china hair clip pins flowers plants

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Some say the trend is inspired by Japanese emoticons.

china hair clip pins flowers plants

Source: Tieba.Baidu

Some Chinese journalists have attributed the style to "ancient Chinese teachings about harmony with nature," according to The Times.

china hair clip pins flowers plants

Source: The New York Times

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And while most media reports have said the clips seem to be targeted towards teens and young adults, they're truly a great accessory for all ages.

china hair clip pins flowers plants

And they're not just for the ladies. Men are also buying their own sprouts.

china hair clip pins flowers plants

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So are babies. (Well, thanks to their parents.)

china hair clip pins flowers plants

Sellers line the streets for people to purchase clips. During China's National Day, competition to sell clips was fierce.

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“Some people think it’s cute, some think it’s just plain infantile,” a sales assistant in China told The Times.

china hair clip pins flowers plants

Source: The New York Times

Perhaps it's only a matter of time before we see this trend make its way to the US.

china hair clip pins flowers plants

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The teens will love it.

china hair clip pins flowers plants

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