#side braids

I'm feeling this braid. Why do hair always play nice when you're about to go to bed. 😭

Some early Victorian fashion:

ca. 1846 Marquise de Talhouët à 17 ans by François Meuret (on sale by Galerie Jaegy-Theoleyre); removed print in lower right 2149X2785 @150 845kj.

Princesse de Joinville by ? (location ?). From portraitminiature-afrenchcollection.blogspot.com 668X825 @72 246kj.

1840 Jeunne femme by Francis Hargreaves (on sale by Galerie Jaegy-Theoleyre).From their Web site1241X1483 @144 1.7Mp.

Princess Marie of Wurttemberg, daughter of Grand Duchess Ekaterina Pavlovna of Russia, by Holder (location ?). From tumblr.com/blog/view/glitterofthepast 808X1233 @72 443kj.

While braids tend to be a more secure hairstyle than a regular ponytail or twist, when doing sports, braids still manage to fall out.  Today’s tutorial is for a new type of braid that stays much more secure than both a regular and fishtail braid.  The style uses a braiding technique which I would describe as a cross between a normal braid and a fishtail.  Be sure to try this style out, and let me know if there are any new hairstyles you would like to see in the future!

Materials:

1) Brush

2) Large Hair Tie

3) Small Hair Tie

Procedure:

1) Begin by brushing through your hair.

2) Pull your hair into a ponytail at the location of your choice.

3) Split your hair into two sections - one being significantly larger than the other.  

4) On the outer edge of the large section, separate a piece of hair.  

5) Cross this piece over the large section and into your other hand.

6) Twist the piece under the small section created previously.

7) Drop the old small section.  The piece you have brought over has now become your new small section.

8) Repeat steps 4-7 down the hair.

9) Once you get to the bottom, tie off and finalize with hairspray.

Maria Ivanovna Kochubey, née Princess Baryatinskaya - from top to bottom:

1837 Maria Ivanovna Kochubey, née Princess Baryatinskaya by A. Sotta (Probably Bariatinsky Manor - Ivanovo Rylsky, Kursk oblast, Russia). From the lost gallery’s photostream on flickr; spots and flaws throughout image, but mainly in the background, removed with Photoshop, except for the coiffure that was not touched 1240X1553 @72 973kj.

ca. 1840 Maria Ivanovna Bariatinsky by Christina Robertson (State Pushkin Museum - Moskva, Russia). From liveinternet.ru/users/5031314/post360994839/; flaws removed with Photoshop 990X1304 @72 328kj.

1842 Princess Maria Ivanovna Kotschubei, nee Baryatinskaya by Christina Robertson (Regional Art Museum, Simferopol, Crimea). From meisterdrucke.uk/fine-art-prints/Christina-Robertson 1688X2074 @144 4.1Mp.

1840s Maria Ivanovna Baryatinskaya by ? (location ?). From Wikimedia 918X1137 @72 292kj.