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This Set of ’90s Supermodel Updos Will Get You Through the Rest of Summer

This Set of ’90s Supermodel Updos Will Get You Through the Rest of Summer

From a slapdash knot to a power ponytail, here are 15 supermodel-worthy styles that are deceptively easy to pull off.

The school of '90s supermodel imparted many lessons: How to strike a come-hither pose; how to strut (and twirl!) down the catwalk; and how to throw your hair up and make it look impossibly chic. From the runway to the street to a fabulous after-party, the decade’s greats piled their hair high-and never overthought it.

Sporting both a deconstructed twist and low-slung bun framed by cheekbone-grazing strands with aplomb, Kate Moss made the case for minimalist updos of all shapes and sizes. Always one to get playful with her curly texture, Shalom Harlow slicked her dark lengths back into a mid-level knot of buoyant ringlets, while Carla Bruni's ribbon-tied bun and Claudia Schiffer's voluminous style were each balanced out by cascading curtains of wispy fringe. Echoing the decade's sleek silhouettes, Tyra Banks and Naomi Campbell wound their manes into taut high ponytails that emphasized their chiseled features; the former securing hers with scrunchie, and the latter wrapping a section around the elastic to imperceptive effect.

From a slapdash knot to a power ponytail, here are 15 '90s supermodel looks that are deceptively easy to pull off.



The Wispy Bun


Kate Moss for Donna Karan, 1993



The Power Ponytail


Tyra Banks, 1990



The Sideswept Low Knot


Christy Turlington, 1993



The Curly Top Knot


Shalom Harlow, 1997



The Scrunchie-Tied Ponytail


Naomi Campbell, 1996



The Fringed Updo


Carla Bruni for Versace, 1995



The Cascade of Curls


Veronica Webb, 1993



The Voluminous Ponytail


Claudia Schiffer, 1992



The Deconstructed Knot


Kate Moss for Versace, 1997



The Half-Sleek, Half-Messy Updo


Elle Macpherson, 1996



The Sideswept Bangs Pony


Tyra Banks, 1996



The Piled High Updo


Inés Sastre, 1995



The Wispy Chignon


Christy Turlington, 1993



The Face-Framing Spirals


Naomi Campbell, 1991



The Asymmetrical Fringed Bun


Helena Christensen, 1993

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