inspired chignon

I love a bun in whatever glorious form it may take (see evidence here and here). I was enchanted by a picture in February's InStyle from the Spring Marc by Marc Jacobs show. It was a loose chignon with a turban and it looked doable, so I (sort of) followed their instructions to recreate it and was pleased to add another bun to my hair arsenal.

Step 1: Smooth your hair into a very low ponytail (about 3 or 4 inches above an elastic that matches your hair color). I think this style looks best when your hair is recently washed and straight.

Step 2: Swoop the loose ponytail up and to one side of your head.

Step 3: Take the elastic to the other side of your head, as if you were wrapping a bun. 

Step 4: Keep wrapping the bun until the elastic is covered but keep the tail poking out to one side.

Step 5: Pin! If you have them, use hair pins instead of bobby pins to secure this very loose chignon. I used 9 pins the first time and 6 the second time I wore it. The beauty of this style is, it should look a bit undone and there isn't a perfect way to pin it.

Step 6: Here's the completed chignon. Make sure it stays in place as you move your head.

Step 7: Add some headgear. I wrapped a colorful Louis Vuitton scarf along my hairline, which is similar to the look of the turban used in the Marc by Marc Jacobs shows.

I also tried it with a gold, bowed headband because this style definitely requires some flair. Whatever you already have will work.

This chignon should be loose and a bit messy with the tail sticking out to one side. The do is a mix of classy and effortless and can be easily customized with different headgear.