The Best Braids from the Spring 2015 Runways Klaudia Tirico
If there was one thing we learned from New York Fashion Week, it’s that braids reign supreme no matter what season it is. Whether it’s a simple peek-a-boo plait amidst textured waves, or an intricately woven herringbone braid cascading down your back, weaving your hair instantly puts you in cool-girl territory. Now that New York Fashion Week is over, we’re taking a look back at the coolest and wackiest braids from the spring 2015 runways. Which one are you going to try first?
Alice + Olvia’s Stacey Bendet took us on a trip to the Palace of Versailles for her spring 2015 show, complete with extra large braided chignons woven with colorful fabric.
“The play on textures and the variations of braids and chignons embrace Nancy Cunard’s far-reaching influences, ranging from Africa to 1020s Paris. Tribal braids are coupled with a lady-like chignon and a braided crown to create a modern iconoclastic look.” -L’oreal Professionnel Artist Amit Abraham.
“The Venetian inspired lace and varied textures of the fabrics in the Tadashi Shoji Spring/Summer 2015 collection compelled me to create a simple yet strong silhouette. In the way Tadashi chose to take the classic lace in a new direction, I created a modern lace of my own, reflected in the horizontal chignon braid.” –Rodney Cutler
“Similar to the rustic yet picturesque staging of the presentation, the hair brought to life a natural, Mongolian tribal feel with a fishtail that journeyed on to a polished pony.” -Rodney Cutler for Cutler/Redken Salon.
The Tome spring 2015 collection was inspired by Indian artists and the diversity of old and new India, hence the single, low fishtail braid with a middle part, a popular Indian wedding hairstyle.
Catwalk by Tigi Global Creative Director Nick Irwin created a gorgeous lived-in, desert braid that worked perfectly with Mara Hoffman’s easy, breezy California desert vibe. Irwin’s key to the perfect undone braid was a lot of Catwalk by Tigi Transforming Dry Shampoo and a kneading technique to loosen the plait.
There were two braided looks – created by Jeannie Syfu for Tresemmé – at Marissa Webb spring show. The first was a crazy-cool pompadour featuring not one, but three braids: a Dutch braid at each side and a French braid down the middle. All three connected into a bun with the end left out for a pony effect. The second was an even cooler five-strand plait. It’s hard to pick a favorite.
Wella’s Global Creative Director Eugene Souleiman gave every model at Jeremy Scott a braided style based on surf culture. Our favorite? The sweet loose pigtails with plenty of volume at the crown.
At Tanya Taylor, hairstylist Allen Wood for Bumble and bumble turned models into “playful dream dolls” with “spontaneous loose braids with a draped shape.”
Everything we loved about 90s hip hop hair was displayed at DKNY. Eugene Souleiman for Wella incorporated the gelled wave, zig zag parting and pigtail braids into the look for an “old school feel.”
L’oreal Professionnel Artist Pepper Pastor took Rachel Zoe’s 1960s jet-set style inspiration and create a “soft, pulled-back style with a braid made as the center of the look.” “The playful hidden braid keeps the look current an on-trend,” she added.
It was all about “classic all-American style through the vibrant lens of pop art” at Peter Som.
Wella’s Eugene Souleiman created a look that screamed menswear style from the front and a chic all-American woman in the back, hence the feminine braid cascading down the back.
“Gangsta genies” was the theme of The Blonds' epic spring show (check out the insane nails!), hence the massive braided wigs created by Catwalk by Tigi Global Creative Director Nick Irwin.
