Why This Summer Will Be All About Those Braids

As much as I love leaving my hair loose and blowing in the wind, when summer hits, I find it best to keep it tucked away to avoid sweaty neck syndrome. As someone who lives in a humid city, I know that letting your hair down can cause some serious frizz and may not always be the best choice. Luckily, I learned how to braid my hair this year and not just the basic way.

As a little girl, I always found braids beautiful and enjoyed making bracelets with string to mimic a look I couldn't master on my head. I found it to be therapeutic and relaxing, and I aspired to learn how to recreate the look with my hair. All this time, I never thought I could master the braid and alas, I opted for a simple blow dry. Until now.

A braid can take on a variety of forms. Whether a fishtail, a french braid, a braided headband, or even a crown, there are so many options to choose from. If you search the word "braid" on Pinterest, you'll find an abundance of looks that don't limit you to the traditional three strand braid.

With the 70s being the fashion decade of the moment, the hippie look is very a propos and nothing goes better with wide leg pants, fringe, and suede jackets, than a few braids in your hair.

Here are ten braided looks from the runway to inspire you.

Marissa Webb S/S 2015 - cosmopolitan.co.uk

Valentino S/S 2015 Couture - style.com

Giorgio Armani S/S 2015 - harpersbazaar.com

Chanel S/S 2015 Couture - vogue.co.uk

Bibhu Mohaparta S/S 2015 - harpersbazaar.com

Michael Kors S/S 2015 - thisisglamorous.com

Suno S/S 2015 - harpersbazaar.com

Mara Hoffman S/S 2015 - via wwd.com

Peter Som S/S 2015 - harpersbazaar.com

Marco de Vicenzo S/S 2015 - fashionising.com

Will you be braiding your hair this upcoming season? If so, which braid is your favourite?

Ponder it,

Bella

BIG NEWS: Kristen Stewart Cut Her Hair

Kristen Stewart chopped off all her hair and joined the ranks of Charlize Theron, Queen Bey, and J. Law. WHOOPI!

Somehow, this made the news.

There are only two possible reasons for this:

1) She is Karl Lagerfeld's choochoo (see here)
2) There wasn't much news going on yesterday.

via usmagazine.com

Kristen presented her "new look" at the Chanel Couture show, shocking onlookers. A few months ago, she died her hair a fiery shade of red and everyone was in shock. However, since strange hair colours were the trend of the moment, nobody really cared all that much.

Suddenly, she cut off all her hair because like a true celebrity, it doesn't take long for her to get bored of her look and the infinite access to hair stylists makes it as easy as brushing your teeth.

Some are calling her new waves retro. I'm not quite sure I concur, but I suppose the current retro movement has us all confused.

Perhaps I have a slight bias against K. Stew though. All things considered, I think she pulls it off. Whether she's still acting out after her breakup with Robert Pattinson or just sick of twiddling those thumbs now that the Twilight saga is over, we'll probably never know. Whichever it is, she is not ready to be forgotten.

What do you think of her new look? Is it totally edgy and avant-garde? Is it a sign that she's making her way to ICON STATUS? Was this Karl Lagerfeld's doing?

via usmagazine.com

Toodles,

Bella