ARTISTIC BUN

Last season we saw an enormous amount of ‘undone’ buns walking down the catwalk. Those buns where the strands could fall out quite a bit, an elastic band was definitely visible, and it actually looked like the models had just twisted their hair into a bun before making their appearance. I was quite happy with that look, because it solved quite a few bad-hair-days and also saved some time in the morning.
Unfortunately. I’m going to disappoint you. Or make you happy. The undone ballerina bun has left us and makes way for a little work of art. Also a bun, mind you, but it’s certainly not the case that you see a hairpin or elastic band. On the contrary, there are hardly any strands hanging loose. Quite an art, because all the buns are very artistically twisted together. It reminded me a bit of a brioche, such a delicious bread, where all that dough is also woven together and you see no beginning or end.

At the shows of Nina Ricci, Pucci, and Fetherson, the buns are really very neat. Beautifully low at the nape, the hair nicely polished (hairspray shouldn’t have that sticky effect) and indeed, no pin in sight. At Dolce & Gabbana and Bottega Veneta, the slightly less neat lady can go. The buns are still super chic, but here and there a strand is indeed hanging loose. However, all the hair strands are still artistically twisted together. For the enthusiast, I refer you to the show of, for example, Marras. They have gone all out with multiple buns on the head.

How do you do it? Work with different strands of hair that you twist together like a kind of braid. This way you don’t have to be afraid that it will collapse immediately. Normally, twisted hair locks never stay in place, but if you braid it, they will. It doesn’t have to look like a braid, but the technique is quite handy. And. Practice makes perfect. I have a tutorial here that might help you a bit. Believe me, I’ve tried it too and at first, you definitely see some loose strands and bobby pins, but after a while, you know how to work everything away in a, yes, artistic way. Ha, that was the intention after all.