HAIR to the Throne

From glorious updos to sexy waves to spirals, trends in hair run the regal gamut! Today CC presents looks from the runways, celebs, and your fave fashion periodicals. Enjoy, darlings! Alexander McQueen’s royally perfect spiky bun and headpiece for Fall 2008 (right, via style.com) and a New York Times fashion spread featuring pin-straight locks in a clever counterpoint to an elegantly swirling white tulle McQueen dress.
Backstage at the Spring 2009 shows – the artists at work, and the models pre-catwalk. Photos courtesy nytimes.com:
Carolina Herrera

Oscar de la Renta, right
Ohne Titel
Tim Hamilton
Patrik Ervel, right
Diane von Furstenberg
Anna Sui, right
The Straightaway
This photo courtesy Fellow Fashionista Miss Urbanita
Designer locks at Okiko Ogawa. Runway pictures via style.com except where otherwise noted.
Donna Karan

At Maison Martin Margiela, scary beautiful? Photo via nytimes.com.
Full & Voluptuous at Gucci, right
Celeb hair flashback: Gwyneth Paltrow as a brunette, 1999, via instyle.com.
Updos
Carolina Herrera does the twist
At Zac Posen, the half-up bouffant defies gravity
Louis Vuitton's low pony pouf
Malandrino, via nytimes.com
Fendi . . . Anyone seen my Aqua-Net??
Ashley Olsen, via nytimes.com
James Galanos dresses from the 1960s and some major red beehives, via U.S. Vogue

A gorgeous photograph taken at a recent shoot by Fellow Fashionista Carla
Krimptastic!
At Dior (2)
... and Lacroix
Heidi Klum wears the krimped look to glorious effect. Photo courtesy Fellow Fashionista Hunter’s Glory.
Plaits, Please
Tush Magazine displays a lovely Greek goddess look on a recent cover. Braidacious!

Left: Backstage at Lacoste.

At right: Anne Hathaway photographed by Mario Sorrenti for W.
In recent advertisements, curly (TIGI, right) is as chic as straight (left). Doesn’t the Tony & Guy list pic remind you of a certain Gossip Girl?
This last look (via elleuk.com) is dedicated to Fellow Fashionista and curly-haired chanteuse Clara of Come What Mai, who just got engaged – congrats, darling!

In your comments today, feel free to espouse your thoughts on the best WEDDING hair!

xoxox,
CC