Saturday, March 21, 2009

Star Wars - Ep. 5 Leia Bespin/Cloud City


I've actually worn this one to school and other places a few few times. It's not instantly recognizeable and is pretty simple and easy to do. (I did it on myself while playing Lego Star Wars [during the cut scenes.]


This style consists, simply, of a ponytail divided in three parts; two parts braided and looped, and the last twisted into a bun. That said, the instructions are pretty straight-forward.


Instructions:
Put your hair up in a high ponytail and divide into three equal parts. Braid the two side sections and tie off.

Here's the only debatable part: which to do first; the bun, or pinning the braids into loops? I argue that it's easier to do the bun first and tuck the braids underneath, but other places say to pin the braids first, then do the bun. I'll let you decide, but either way; the next steps are (in whichever order):

- Twist (or fold, as in the movie) the middle section into a bun and pin,
- Pin the ends of the braids up near the base of the ponytail.

That's it!


More detailed instructions and analysis at Imaginary Styles

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