Why Valentino’s Easy Runway Waves and Finely Woven Braids Are Destined for a Bohemian Wedding — vogue.com

It’s a well-established fact that for a certain kind of bride-to-be, the words “wedding hair”: incite high anxiety. So when models appeared on the Valentino runway today with delicate, center-parted waves—secured half-back by a pair of finely woven plaits and framed by a few wispy baby hairs at the crown—our inner bohemian took note. “It’s soft, romantic, easy,” said hairstylist Guido Palau of the look, which was effortlessly pretty and superlatively feminine in precisely the kind of way one hopes to be on her wedding day. He was taking a small section from underneath the hair on each side of the head, spraying it with Redken’s Braid Aid (out next month) for hold, then weaving the two pieces before joining them together with a few pins. Perfect for pairing with one of the Italian fashion house’s exquisite floor-length gowns for a spin down the aisle—and destined to look that much better dancing the night away later at the palazzo.

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