Star Wars - Episode 6 Leia Slave

Okay, I need to admit it. Aside from the obvious costume I don't care for at all, this is one of my favorite hairstyles. It's easy, looks pretty, and keeps your hair out of the way at the same time. (Actually, it also makes your hair look a lot longer than it is, if done correctly.)

Above and below pictures are the best shots I've been able to find of the hairstyle, not to mention the least-costume-showing pictures too. The whole style is basically just two braids, even though it looks like one long one. (See? There's the trick. It looks like her hair is all done in one braid, which, if true, would be extremely long. But it isn't. Actually, it looks like two hairpieces: the braided bun, and the single braid that hangs down. XD)


Okay. so like I said, the hairstyle is two braids done at the back of the head. The first braid is wrapped into a bun, and the second one hangs down from underneath. There's also some kind of hair-cover-thing on the bun, but, from the top picture, it looks more like a decoration than something holding the style up.


Items needed:
3 elastics or rubber bands
A dozen or so bobby pins (I used ten on my first try, and seven on my second)
Optional: matching scrunchie, decorative comb, or other decoration.

To make this style, I made a good, strong ponytail at the back of my head. Then I divided the ponytail in two parts, the top section being larger, and braided both sections in two separate, loose braids, and fastened off with an elastic.

Below: top braid done.

After finishing both braids, the top one gets wrapped into a large, loose bun, and pinned down. (This took me five bobby pins, then two more to fix a mistake I made. [You can't see the mistake because I did a good job pinning it down. *cheesy grin*])
The lower braid gets left to hang down the back, like so:

Now, you can leave the style like this, or do a little decoration doohickey like Leia has. Personally, I tend to opt towards just putting a scrunchie that matches my outfit over the bun, like so:


And, Voila! You're Princess Leia!
(Variation)

Original Instructions came from Imaginary Styles.