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Thursday, February 18, 2010 at

Side braids

Ever since Alexander Wang put them in his Spring 2010 runway show, side braids seem to be everywhere these days. Aren't they gorgeous? It would be such an easy look for summer brunches and bike rides.
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109 comments:

  1. These are adorable! I've been doing side braids lately - they are so easy when I'm having a bad hair day!

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  2. I have never been able to braid my own hair...I'm hopelessly uncoordinated! I guess I'll be sticking with the classic ponytail.

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  3. Ohhh I have really long hair. I should give this a try!!!

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  4. One of my favorite looks...so sweet and innocent, with a side of sexy!

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  5. i love these and have been doing them a lot- a lifesaver when your hair's a bit dirty...hehe
    sadly, my hair isn't as long as these girls so it's not as glam on me :)

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  6. It is just a question of growing my hair long enough and thick enough really fast! Easy peasy.
    I love this look!

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  7. Aren't they lovely? I've been wearing my hair like that since the show last Fall! It quite effortlessly chic. Is it sad that I'm enjoying my hair getting longer because it makes my braid look better?

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  8. Supercute - i just wish my hair was this long!

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  9. I love braids! At my sisters wedding we all had some! I think my favorite is the mermaid tail or something like that. Simply gorgeous.

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  10. Love it! So effortlessly chic.... you need to have very long hair though... :)

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  11. So sweet and yet sexy at the same time.

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  12. Even my straight braids are a little lop-sided.
    We beachy belles have to braid to stand the heat.
    Glad to know I'll be in fashion.

    Love Cup of Jo!

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  13. They are so lovely!

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  14. yes, sweet and sexy at the same time, for sure. there's definitely a bedhead vibe to them! :)

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  15. I love this look, it's so soft and feminine. Unfortunately my hair is barely long enough to get into a pony tail, so I'll have to wait a while to try it out. There's always extensions haha.

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  16. can't wait to have my hair long...braids inspire me to keep growing!

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  17. Chrissy12:23 PM

    The protagonist in my spanish soap had the side braid on for millions of scene. It looked lovely on her, but me not so much ha

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  18. I saw an article about them in this month's Vogue. I can't wait until my hair gets to the right length so that I can do it! I'm almost there...

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  19. I love side braids. I'm waiting for my hair to grow back out from my last chop, but I wear these regularly...

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  20. i happen to be wearing my hair this way right now! (although i don't look nearly as becoming as these models:)

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  21. These are so pretty and in style now. I've been seeing this look a lot recently and love it :)

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  22. good thing I wear side braids a lot.......also the 'how genetics work' photo is great...and it's fun seeing your belly grow.

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  23. love love love braids - i dedicated one of my blogs to braids - check it out :o) http://tiptoebutterfly.blogspot.com/2010/01/braid-fevah.html

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  24. Anonymous12:37 PM

    Yuck. Does no one think they look like the girls on the compound in Big Love?

    (Is this a mean comment? I didn't intend it to be...just offering an opinion.)

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  25. haha, anonymous, i can see your point, but i still really love them! :)

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  26. this is why i'm waiting for my hair to grow out

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  27. Indeed! They make me wish my hair was long enough to braid ...

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  28. GORGEOUS!

    I want that hair!!

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  29. I have always wanted to grow my hair out long enough to pull off one of these long, thick braids, but usually when summer rolls around I end up cutting off all my hair so that my neck can breathe. Maybe someday I will have the patience to grow out my hair.

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  30. I'm wearing a side braid right now!
    love them!

    www.coquettishfacade.blogspot.com

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  31. i'm totally loving the braids. it's such an easy way to give your hair some sass.

    http://workyourcloset.blogspot.com

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  32. This totally makes me want to grow out my hair, just so I can do this!

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  33. ok, now i'm getting excited that my hair is getting long.

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  34. I have been wearing my hair like this all winter. So very easy! Love it!

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  35. Love these! Will definitely be trying them come summer!

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  36. ugh, I used to wear my hair like this everyday! but then, last march I chopped it all off (16 inches! gasp!). I can't wait for it to be long again!!

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  38. I wear my hair in side braids all the time, but I have to say, I don't think my hair looks as nice as those pictures. Well, it looks NICE, but not nice and sexy like those girls!

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  39. Love love love the side braid. I feel like my hair ends up like this at the end of each work day!!
    :)

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  40. Those are gorgeous! :-)

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  41. These are gorgeous! It makes me sad that I'm chopping some hair off this weekend... eek!

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  42. I'm such a side braider! In fact, I have a side braid today! love them!

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  43. Love them. I sported one on Christmas day!!

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  44. Great idea for my daughter. She loves them!

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  45. Insanely gorgeous. Now I just need to grow my hair two more feet!

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  46. if i only had that much hair...sigh...

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  47. I wish I hadn't just gotten layers, now random pieces keep falling out! Love this look!

    teatoastblog.blogspot.com

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  48. lovely! maybe i'll try this today. this whole ponytail thing is getting old (my poor hubs).

    that reminds me of a funny 'thank you note' bit on jimmy fallon: "thank you ponytails for making girls' heads look like horses butts."

    so funny and kind of an a-ha moment, as, hello, that's where "ponytail" comes from, but in 31 years, i never really thought of it that way.

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  49. My hair refuses to grow fast enough. Though today, I've had two people tell me my hair is looking long--I must be on my way!

    Side braids, here I come!

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  50. LOVE the side braid!

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  51. love the braids! i wish my hair was just a teensy bit longer. how do those gorgeous girls they pull off messy and chic at the same time?

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  52. I used to wear them all the time when I was younger. Love them.

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  53. love this look, I will definetly be sporting it for the AZ summer

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  54. ha ha I'm obsessed with side braids. In fact, I never cut my hair very short because then I couldn't do side braids.

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  56. *wishes her hair to grow faster, stronger, longer*


    I miss my long hair so so much now. damned those spontaneous hair cuts!

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  57. Love the sidebraid, I've actually tries to pull it off at my office! haha

    wholesomefashion.blogspot.com/

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  58. this is so funny! i was watching dr. quinn, medicine woman last night (shh, don't tell) and was admiring michaela's side braid! haha.

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  59. Funny, I loved the sidebraid a few years ago and with my curly hair it worked well--a nice thick loose braid---but, I a few weeks ago I had it straightened with a Brazilian Kertatin treatment and now it's so straight and smooth that the braid simply will not hold and looks really messy as opposed to "staged" messy. It figures that for once in my whole life I'd get in on a hair trend only to miss out on one even more current and a lot less expensive! ;)

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  60. i totally sported one the other day! love em!

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  61. unfortunately my hair is not long enough, but I love the look.

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  62. I'm growing my hair out...wonder if it is already long enough do a side braid? They are lovely!

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  63. I did a post on hair trends, side braids (or plaits) are hot right now!
    They look fantastic.
    The messier the better

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  64. karen, that's hilarious! :)

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  65. I've seen the side braid in Lucky and also Christina Hendricks of NY magazine, it's a very feminine look! If only I had long hair! :(

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  66. my sister just sent me a photo of a side braid like these. she thought it would be fun look for my bridesmaids. love it, makes me happy for summer.

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  67. I do love the look of the side braids on these models. And I do have very long hair that allows me to wear styles like these.

    But I am also very neurotic, and when I put the side braid in, I start to feel like my head is heavily weighted to one side. It drives me CRAZY! I inevitably have to take it out and put it in a perfectly centered ponytail instead...

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  68. mmm, agreed. If only I had long hair!

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  69. I love them! My boyfriend told me I looked like I was from the eighties but I loved it.Clearly he doesn't know fashion. :)

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  70. I love the look, but SADLY my braids are slightly anorexic compared to these girls'.

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  71. I so agree, I love braids, then endure all sorts of fashions and there are so many ways to braid our hair!

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  72. I so wish I didn't have my hair short anymore!

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  74. I kind of resent the new love for side braids, simply because I have been wearing the style for years now. But I guess if it looks good, everyone should have been doing it all along!

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  75. hot hot hot. love the braids.

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  76. these remind me of rapunzel-love the fairytale braids :)

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  77. Love side braids! I used to love wearing them as a kid...so glad they're back. I will have to grow my hair a bit longer now! Nice trend spotting!

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  78. It makes me want to grow my hair out! Although my hair would need to be a lot thicker to look like that. Still, such a cute and simple style!

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  79. yes i really like them! I just wore one in my last photoshoot for my blog and will definitely be sporting it come spring

    http://www.heatherinacandyshop.com

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  80. The side braid and I are best friends. I have crazy, wavy long mermaid hair so they work wonders...especially if I haven't wash my hair in a few days!

    love love love your blog. I read it almost everyday :)

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  81. I had such long hair for years and then cut it short. I've been regretting that decission ever since I saw these models! I love the long side braid look!

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  82. o my gosh,
    i was posting the same thing!
    http://halfbarefoot.blogspot.com/2010/02/thursday-obsession_17.html
    i agreeeee!!

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  83. my life is braids pretty much everyday and the side braid is my favorite to sport. i work with 2nd graders 6 hours a day, so braids are the way to go =)

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  84. really nice but you need really long and thick hair, otherwise it looks like pigtails

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  85. awesome. i think i'll be growing my hair out now..!

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  86. This is the only hairstyle I can do with my long hair to get it out of my face and not give me a headache!!!! I love the variations though, sooo pretty!

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  87. I love this look. My friend Joey actually has an instructional video on an easy way to make a messy side braid. take a look!

    http://www.thefabulousrublog.com/2010/01/get-messy-side-braid-look-with-joey.html

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  88. They look lovely! it's a shame my hair isn't long in enough yet, but i'm saving :)

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  89. I'm loving the side braid, I just wish I could pull it off!

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  90. my favorite! I just need my layers to grow out a bit so they don't stick out all over the place leaving my braid looking like a floppy hairy fish ....er....something?!
    But, you inspired me.
    I'm gonna try it today for work and see how it turns out this time. :)

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  91. I've worn braids to two parties in the last month and everyone compliments them. Love braids.

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  92. if only my hair was long enough! ♥

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  93. I just need my hair to be a little longer and I can do this! I love braids!

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  94. I love this look. It has sort of a hippie, 60's,ultra laid back feel and it just works!

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  95. Camille2:30 AM

    This post reminds me of one by Garance Doré...

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  96. hell yeah!! i love it too!!

    xx

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  98. love it! Check out my DIY on braids coming soon! beicapeli.blogspot.com

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  99. I love me a side braid. I have been rocking them lately, as my hair is just now long enough.

    But I must say, all credit must be given to Jane Seymour as Dr. Quinn Medicine Woman for the overall popularity of the side braid!

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  108. Well those girls look so cute. Are they twins or is it just one same girl? Beautiful look, love their haircut.

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  109. Anonymous4:48 PM

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