By Ellen Warren, Tribune News Service

Dear Answer Angel Ellen : I am seeing a lot of women with long hair — straight or curly — in a ponytail. What I am curious about is that the ponytails are adorned, every inch or two, with what appears to be colored clasps, or other decorative “things.”

What are these called, are they expensive and where can I get some?

–Monica M.

Dear Monica M .: First off, I had to figure the name that has evolved for these items. They’re ponytail “cuffs” and they made quite an appearance on fashionable women in and around the recent fashion shows in New York and Europe. Consider them the hair version of those purse charms that are so popular.

Find the cuffs on the low end at Amazon ( amazon.com , $7 for 2), Etsy ( etsy.com , 3 for $14.11), Walmart (

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