Her golden locks were styled into a dramatic interplay of braids and twists, pinned low on one side to make room for her fascinator.
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Laura Scafati,
Vanity Fair,
20 June 2026
Lightweight natural braids for hot weather For those who want their curls and coils up and out of the way this summer, consider natural mini braids or twists without extensions (also known as boneless braids).
The wife of friend Isaac Leonard Ellwood suggested that two wires twisted together would hold the nail in place better — and the inexpensive yet effective design stuck.
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Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
27 June 2026
There’s a spirit of exorcism in this approach, an implicit belief that certain loud sounds are more like elemental beings to be summoned than the logical result of wires and inputs.
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