Holiday Hair: The Best Celebrity Looks  The ubiquitous side-
braid first turned heads on Alexander Wang's runway in 2009, and
was Guido's brainchild. Since then, however, he's grown tired of
the off-center plait. "Like every successful hairstyle, it's
morphed into something that it didn't start out as," he says.
"It began as this easy, sexy hairstyle—the braid was almost
falling out—but now it tends to be tighter and polished. Braids
should be more spontaneous; I like them to be romantically
hippie-ish."  To breathe life back into a side-braid, Abergel
suggests going Guido's original rough-texture route ("When
you're done with the braid, break it up with your fingers to
make it seem less done"). He's also a proponent of weaving
multiple braids into the side-swept style, as Blake Lively did:
"You can choose varying widths and textures, and maybe throw in
a fishtail braid."  By Emily Hebert December 15, 2011 This Is A
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