#supi

Slave headdresses are often elaborate, heavy contraptions made of stiff fabrics, metal, or hard leather. They cover, if not the entire lek, than enough to severely inhibit controlled movement.

Free rylan Day-side (the Cave-dwellers are a whole ‘nother deal) most often wear headdresses that do not even touch the lekku, or only the very base near the skull. A popular style is similar to a head-band, a simple leather crest made of soft, flexible leather or a slightly stiff material made of a tree-bark native to the Twilight Territory.

Supi wears one in this style made of richer materials, indicative of both her social status as a senators aide and her decorative status as the same.

Numa also wears a common style, more like a kerchief than anything else, designed to sit comfortably and lightly around the lekku. Hera Syndulla wears a more form-fitting version of this. It is a style used most often by the middle classes on Ryloth.

Jedi Master Aayla Secura’s choice of headdress is typical of Twi’lek dancers, though made of simple brown leather strips rather than colored ribbons. My personal opinion is that she chose this style as a statement, as she was known to possess a deep-seated anger over the mistreatment of her fellow female Twi’leks and her own experiences with discrimination and objectification. (I have a great deal of love for Aayla Secura. She will be getting at least one post all her own.)

(Lyn Me’s headdress is an example of  the usual material choice for Master Secura’s style.)