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The ubiquitous side-braid first turned heads on Alexander Wang's runway in 2009, and was Guido's brainchild. Since then, however, he's grown tired of the off-center plait. "Like every successful hairstyle, it's morphed into something that it didn't start out as," he says. "It began as this easy, sexy hairstyle—the braid was almost falling out—but now it tends to be tighter and polished. Braids should be more spontaneous; I like them to be romantically hippie-ish."

To breathe life back into a side-braid, Abergel suggests going Guido's original rough-texture route ("When you're done with the braid, break it up with your fingers to make it seem less done"). He's also a proponent of weaving multiple braids into the side-swept style, as Blake Lively did: "You can choose varying widths and textures, and maybe throw in a fishtail braid."

By Emily Hebert December 15, 2011
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