Simplicity but a deeper meaning can be found in chosen piece of a hair accessory know as ribbon. Well, at first glance, if you have a longer or a long hairs, then you need something to control them, in a situation when you require they will not get in your way. So a rubber band, pin, headband, ribbon, string, clasp or whatever that can sub for them are an obvious chose. Include knotting the mane itself if the conditions are right.
But you will not expect a snake to rise its head from someone mane, lean to side, tasting the air with its split tongue. It come out to look around and stare at who the heck get close.
On other hand a bird or cat, resting on top of your head and lazy watching the situation, will hardly help with hairs not getting in a way.
Maybe some protagonist level hair style popularized in some media, that look like a sculpture or other type of art, from all that amount of hair gel or electrolysis, that will newer change form, will do the job. Whoever, just the time it take to make, will force anyone to look for a better solution. We don't count the hair dryer, exploding directly onto out face. On some occasion the Afro is more like a nuisance. Plus curling iron for making a drill like hairstyle posses a different type of obstacles.
Also rely on that your hairs are alive, like the hair snakes on head of mythical medusa, can misfire if they fall asleep, or get triggered by something. Similar if hairs are not a hairs but something else, like a body part. And we don't even count the wig shenanigans.
Cap or hat, is always a good choice, especially the big fluffy top head pillow know as beret, that can hide all you long hairs. So when someone or a hawk come to drag/snatch it out; the hair rein will be released, spreading the strings everywhere, making a ridiculous scene. Just how long is your hair grow phase?, if your mane is longer that the height value of your body?
That lead us to choice of convenience, like a meter long ribbon. [1.3 steps or a 5.6 bananas] A strip piece of fabric wide enough to be still operable with fingers, to make a stylish knot, creating a flower like ribbon thing.
The black color can be a middle play/road of what is considered a safe choice... Or its betting that; Black is classic and always a good choose for cloths. Maybe color dint matter, or maybe it matter most, as a reference to all the hair styles and options a person wants to try, but decide to not for various reasons. It carry a dream, defiance or a story. And as any hair accessory, it silently wish to be noticed and seen, like a dream or a memory.