Fashion accessory

Abstract

A fashion accessory includes a band having first and second ends, and top and bottom surfaces. The bottom surface of the band has a plurality of fastener elements, and the top surface of the band has a fastener element on the first end and a fastener element on the second end. Each fastener element on the bottom surface is capable of engaging to one of the fastener elements on the top surface.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A fashion accessory, comprising:
 a band having first and second ends, and top and bottom surfaces; the bottom surface of the band having a plurality of fastener elements; and the top surface of the band having a fastener element on the first end and a fastener element on the second end;   wherein each fastener element on the bottom surface is capable of engaging to one of the fastener elements on the top surface.   
     
     
         2 . The fashion accessory of  claim 1 , wherein the fastener elements on the bottom surface of the band are spaced such that:
 one of the fastener elements on the bottom surface of the band is capable of being selectively engaged to the fastener element on the top surface of the band on the first end to form a loop with a portion of the band; and   another of the fastener elements on the bottom surface of the band is capable of being selectively engaged to the fastener element on the top surface of the band on the second end to form one or more additional loops with the remaining portion of the band.   
     
     
         3 . The fashion accessory of  claim 2 , wherein two neighboring fastener elements on the bottom surface of the band have an average distance of from about 7.62 mm to about 25.4 mm. 
     
     
         4 . The fashion accessory of  claim 2 , wherein the loops are large enough to encircle a boot, a cloth, or a body part of a person. 
     
     
         5 . The fashion accessory of  claim 1 , wherein the band is a flexible band. 
     
     
         6 . The fashion accessory of  claim 1 , wherein the band is made from leather, a polymer, natural fibers, or a combination thereof. 
     
     
         7 . The fashion accessory of  claim 1 , wherein the fastener elements on the bottom surface are snap fastener elements, and the fastener elements on the top surface are snap fastener elements that are complementary to the snap fastener elements on the bottom surface. 
     
     
         8 . The fashion accessory of  claim 7 , wherein the snap fastener elements on the bottom surface are female snap fastener elements, and the snap fastener elements on the top surface are male snap fastener elements. 
     
     
         9 . The fashion accessory of  claim 7 , wherein each of the snap fastener elements are magnetic snap fastener elements. 
     
     
         10 . The fashion accessory of  claim 9 , wherein the magnetic snap fastener elements on the top surface have a greater strength than the magnetic snap fastener elements on the bottom surface. 
     
     
         11 . A fashion accessory, comprising:
 first and second bands, each band having first and second ends, and top and bottom surfaces; the bottom surface of each band having a plurality of fastener elements; the top surface of each band having a fastener element on each of the first and second ends;   wherein one of the fastener elements on the bottom surface of the first band is engaged to the fastener element on the top surface of the first end of the second band to form a longer band.   
     
     
         12 . The fashion accessory of  claim 11 , wherein another fastener element on the bottom surface of the first band is engaged to the fastener element on the top surface of the second end of the second band such that the longer band forms a loop. 
     
     
         13 . The fashion accessory of  claim 11 , wherein the loop is large enough to encircle a person's waist. 
     
     
         14 . The fashion accessory of  claim 11 , wherein the first or second band is a flexible band. 
     
     
         15 . The fashion accessory of  claim 11 , wherein the first or second band is made from leather, a polymer, natural fibers, or a combination thereof. 
     
     
         16 . The fashion accessory of  claim 11 , wherein the fastener elements on the bottom surface of each band are snap fastener elements, and the fastener elements on the top surface of each band are snap fastener elements that are complementary to the snap fastener elements on the bottom surface. 
     
     
         17 . The fashion accessory of  claim 16 , wherein the snap fastener elements on the bottom surface of each band are female snap fastener elements, and the snap fastener elements on the top surface of each band are male snap fastener elements. 
     
     
         18 . The fashion accessory of  claim 16 , wherein each of the snap fastener elements on the first and second bands is a magnetic snap fastener element. 
     
     
         19 . A method for adorning an object with a fashion accessory, comprising:
 providing a fashion accessory, the fashion accessory comprising:
 a band having first and second ends, and top and bottom surfaces; the bottom surface of the band having a plurality of fastener elements; and the top surface of the band having a fastener element on the first end and a fastener element on the second end; 
 wherein each fastener element on the bottom surface is capable of engaging to one of the fastener elements on the top surface; 
   wrapping a portion of the band around the object, the portion of the band comprising the first end of the band;   engaging the fastener element on the top surface of the band on the first end to one of the fastener elements on the bottom surface of the band to secure the portion of the band around the object;   wrapping a remaining portion of the band around the object one or more times; and   engaging the fastener element on the top surface of the band on the second end to one of the fastener elements on the bottom surface of the band to secure the remaining portion of the band around the object.   
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 19 , wherein the object is a boot, a cloth, or a body part of a person.