Braided Pigtails Are Back! How Your Favorite Childhood Hairstyle Is Taking Fashion by Storm

Your favorite childhood hairstyle, pigtails, are back—with a twist. The quick-and-easy double-plait look has made waves throughout fashion month: Among grown-ups, Lily Kwong took the standard relaxed middle-parted version for a street style spin, while Lexi Boling recently gave them a utilitarian go on a rowdy ski trip with partner-in-crime Jordan Barrett. True to their youthful roots, braided pigtails are also a favorite of Harper Beckham, who let her crisscrossed locks shine at her mother’s show.

But the double plait has really taken off in French-braid form. It was a statement look on the runway at Creatures of the Wind, where oiled lengths were tightly slicked back into thin braids that started at the crown. And the style is a lounge-about favorite of Parisian actress Adèle Exarchopoulos and Kim Kardashian West, who has been sporting the technique lately in both her peroxide-washed and natural brunette state, sometimes even in the form of a double-French braid woven into one braid at the nape. Meanwhile, her daughter, North West, has also made the case for the mini-me look.

Plaits don’t have to be casual, though: Karlie Kloss gave them the front row treatment at Topshop’s Fall 2016 runway show. A fresh, effortless hairstyle that can go from day to night? Seems like braided pigtails aren’t child’s play any longer.

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