{"id":25776,"date":"2022-07-29T00:14:55","date_gmt":"2022-07-28T14:14:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/?post_type=articles&p=218419"},"modified":"2022-07-29T00:14:55","modified_gmt":"2022-07-28T14:14:55","slug":"gigi-hadid-pony-braid","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/me\/articles\/gigi-hadid-pony-braid\/","title":{"rendered":"Gigi Hadid Gives Her Stamp Of Approval To The ‘Pony Braid’, TikTok’s Favourite Hairstyle"},"content":{"rendered":"
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LONDON, ENGLAND – JULY 20: Gigi Hadid attends the British Vogue X Self-Portrait Summer Party at Chiltern Firehouse on July 20, 2022 in London, England. (Photo by David M. Benett\/Dave Benett\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

NEW YORK, USA: As summer in the Northern Hemisphere swelters on, celebrities and the public alike are feeling the heat \u2013 and styling their hair accordingly. Gigi Hadid<\/a> is the latest celebrity to enlist TikTok’s current hot weather hairstyle du jour<\/em>, which has been dubbed by creators as the ‘pony braid’ \u2013 and as someone currently living through the NYC heatwave, I wholeheartedly concur.<\/p>\n

The style is simultaneously on trend and seriously handy for minimising sweaty hair disasters. Like the pony braid’s much-hyped cousin \u2013 the slicked-back bun<\/a>, \u00e0 la Mrs Hailey Bieber \u2013 it involves pulling all the hair back into a high ponytail and securing it away from the face and neck to allow for much needed ventilation. As this writer can attest, it’s all the girlies in the US are wearing this summer.<\/p>\n

The twist is… well, a bit of a twist. Instead of wrapping the hair into a firm top knot, the sleek hair trend has received a bit of an fun update. Rather than tie up the hair completely, it involves weaving the lengths of the ponytail into a tight plait \u2013 as seen on both Hadid and her friend Leah McCarthy in Saint Tropez<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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The appeal of the pony braid is in both its simplicity and its practicality. While it provides a mercifully easy way to fight humidity-induced frizz, it’s also a quick hair solution that adds an element of playfulness to a sophisticated (and many would argue, slightly oversaturated) hairstyle trend.<\/p>\n

Kendall Jenner<\/a> is also a fan, having recently worn a Y2K-style iteration to promote her 818 tequila brand. But instead of focusing on just one thick plait, Jenner opted to add even more edge to the look by sectioning her sleek ponytail into several smaller micro-braids, for a different take on the popular look.<\/p>\n

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