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Ponytails, plaits and rope braids – favourite ’dos from our younger days get a chic revamp.

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Ponytails, plaits and rope braids – favourite ’dos from our younger days get a chic revamp

Text Charmaine Lee photos showbit.com & getty images
Text Charmaine Lee photos showbit.com & getty images
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Grown-up ribbons

Who says only little girls can wear them? Upgrade your low ponytail by tying a length of ribbon over the elastic band.

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Polished ponies

Inspired by the coiff ed manes of dressage horses, hairstylist Paul Hanlon sent the Marni girls down the runway with their double ponies in a twist.

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Twisted braids

The minimalist rope braid at the Public School Spring/Summer 2016 show was the perfect lowmaintenance style. The trick to keeping this look together: After dividing your ponytail into two sections, twist the two separate sections clockwise. Then, twist them together anticlockwise.

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