As somebody who only recently determined to open her thoughts to turning into a hat individual, I am all the time seeking to celebrities for steerage on tips on how to put on my hair with totally different hat types. Katie Holmes, Taylor Swift, Megan Thee Stallion, Billie Eilish and Natalie Portman have actually been main the way in which not too long ago in terms of beanies, baseball caps, and bucket hats. But when I ever discover myself below the unlikely circumstances that decision for sporting a fascinator, I will be relying closely on Kate Middleton for coiffure inspiration. Not solely has she found out a number of methods to put on her hair with these small, forward-tilting headpieces, however she will get genuinely artistic with the seems. Take her Christmas type for instance.

The Princess of Wales was seen with the royal household as they attended the Christmas morning service at Sandringham Church on Monday, December 25. She was sporting a monochromatic blue ensemble whereas greeting crowds, standing taller than lots of them because of a fascinator with an angular bow and feather-tipped sticks, all in a wealthy navy hue.

However it’s what is going on on below that fascinator that, appropriately, fascinates me. I’ve seen Middleton put on her hair down, up, and, because it appears to be right here, half-down and half-up with a fascinator, however the particulars are particularly beautiful for this event. As a substitute of the half-up portion of the hair being pulled by means of like a small ponytail or secured with a barrette, it is held in place on the base of the headpiece with a braid — very very similar to a low crown braid solely throughout the again of her head.