HAIR : SPECIAL
30 DAYS OF BLACK
HAIR WE HIT THE STREETS, RUNWAY AND RED CARPET TO STEAL SOME AUTUMN HAIRSTYLE INSPIRATION BY NYKIA SPRADLEY
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Funk up a fro with a deep and wide side part.
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Dior’s runway show confirmed that pigtails aren’t just for playgrounds.
Poach this choppy, slepton pixie from Vera Wang’s fall runway.
5 Commander of cool Zoë Kravitz gives effortless edge to box braids.
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RiRi turned up the volume on classic curls with rock-star red locks.
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Play up curly texture with multitonal color.
We’re loving this braided version of Janelle Monáe’s signature pompadour.
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Add a little drama to protective styles with a braid-onbraid Mohawk.
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Yaya DaCosta takes faux locs to chic new levels with an evening updo.
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For your next twist out, use chunkier pieces to create wavy bangs.
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A sleek bob like Jourdan’s is always on trend.
Broochlike barrettes accentuated long fringe on Dolce & Gabbana’s runway.
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Derek Lam balanced modern, messy ponys with a throwback hair clip.
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Sexy waves are a nod to old Hollywood glam that never goes out of style.
15 At Tracy Reese’s fall runway show, models rocked futuristic topknots. w
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Zoë Saldana’s polished waves are feminine and soft, but not too pageant queen.
Add a little interest to natural twists with a partial pinup.
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19 Selita Ebanks is giving all kinds of sexy with sideswept microbraids.
Spice up a traditional pixie with a pop of blond highlights.
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We’re swooning over these intricate crown braids spotted at Mara Hoffman!
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Try a slick high pony like this one on the Prada fall runway.
NeNe Leakes’s platinum lob is both modern and tasteful.
26 When you’re unsure of what to do with your hair, voluminous curls always win.
27 Carolina Herrera went for tightly wrapped, sleek ponys to add drama to an evening look.
28 This cascade of twists down the back at Bernard Chandran’s fall show wowed.
Angle a low bun to the side and tease the crown, for a sassy chignon.
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With shaved sides, a twisted pompadour and a braided side pony—these locs are far from boring!
We’re having major 1990’s flashbacks (in a good way) over this take on a french roll.
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Mix two shades of hair for a highlighted spin on Senegalese twists.
Hair chameleon Solange Knowles smoothed things out with this textured blowout. £
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