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Milkmaid braids: 5 hair how-to video tutorials

Written by Tania Braukämper.

They come and go but never really lose their romance. A braid encircling the head – often known as a milkmaid braid or a crown braid – can ooze folkish innocence and an underlying sensual awareness that not many hairstyles in themselves can muster. We’ve been spotting them recently both on the street around the fashion week circuit, and on the haute couture runways – so as a hairstyle in 2013 you can’t go wrong.

A cute style that can be pulled off by many, there’s one minor problem with milkmaid braids: you either need really long hair, or a very well-matched hair piece. If you do have the hair length to pull it off, then look to a few different variations for inspiration. After the break: 5 video tutorials for milkmaid braids that you can try this week.

milkmaid braid tutorial

The simple and classic milkmaid braid.

An ornamented, boho braided hairstyle from Free People.

Another variation on Free People’s bohemian inspired messy crown braid.

A neat and classic take on the Heidi braid / milkmaid braid.

A crown braid that works on medium length hair.

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Some people's wardrobes are about a small selection of pieces that all fit within one aesthetic - Tania Braukamper isn't such a person. With a wardrobe that spans three different rooms, her approach to fashion is a mixture of current-season key pieces mixed with vintage finds she's sourced on innumerous shopping trips around the world's more cultured capitals. Despite a disparate approach to shopping, Tania is adamant that the key to mixing vintage with new season is to stick to key looks and colours that work for oneself. And it's a theory that she works into her writing for Fashionising.com, where she serves as the publication's Editor.