Subject: My mom used to call those heidi braids
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Posted on: 2014-03-19 22:09:00 UTC
Well, pretty much every hairstyle that has a braid that goes across the head like a headband like that she used to call a heidi braid. I don't know if that's official or something she picked up from a magazine, though.
I'm trying to describe a hairstyle for a character in my crossover, and I want to know if there is a name for it. Here is a picture of a person wearing the hairstyle that's close to what I'm looking for: http://beauty.about.com/od/casualyetcoolpromhair/ss/Prom-Hairstyles-Featuring-Braids_5.htm
I say "close" because I'm envisioning the braids as being more prominent.
Does this hairstyle have a name?
Well, pretty much every hairstyle that has a braid that goes across the head like a headband like that she used to call a heidi braid. I don't know if that's official or something she picked up from a magazine, though.
that is not what I am looking for. Note that the Heidi braid goes over the forehead (see the link in hS's post). I was specifically looking for the rope braids that start above the temples and go around the back of the head, like in Pretzel's response. But thanks anyway.
At least in the 1993 version. I think the middle-left image of the Shirley Temple '37 version, is, too.
hS
That second link--the rope braid--is what I was looking for. One question, though: Do the braids have to end in a bun in the back? Because what I'm envisioning are rope braids on either side of her head and joining at the back. The rest of her hair stays free, flowing under the ropes. Is that possible?
I personally call it a braid crown/tiara, but is this what you're looking for?
That's exactly what I was thinking of in the back. I was looking for something like the earlier picture in the front, with those details in the back. Thanks for your help. And now I should have enough to finish the description.
I wanted the link to end at "in the front".
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