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In an effort to beat the heat, Imaan Hammam has traded in her trademark coils for tightly woven rows of plaits on the crown of her head. Hammam took to her Instagram Stories to share a photograph of her new style, which fell just below her shoulders, framing her makeup-free complexion. The snap was accompanied by a subsequent video of herself perched on the floor crosslegged, while a hairstylist brushed out her curls. The plaits came shortly after the Netherlands-based model uploaded a throwback picture of herself from 2015 sporting swingy, waist-grazing braids, asking her 572,000 Instagram followers “Thinking of braiding my hair again for the holidays what y’all think???”
Indeed, cornrows are both refined and carefree, and once woven into place, don’t require a second thought— making them the ideal vacation hairstyle for jumping into pools and running free. A simple way to keep each sweat-inducing strand away from your face and neck, tightly woven plaits are a stylish, humidity-resistant solution to the increasing summer temps, especially when you’re going for a jog around the block like Hammam did shortly after her hair appointment. The age-old hairstyle has been having a major moment on the runways too. We’ve seen cornrows time and time again each season, including at Chanel, Valentino, and Saint Laurent, to name a few.
This is just the latest interpretation of Hammam‘s signature curls, as the 21-year-old never fails to display an unparalleled line-up of head-turning coiffures. Whether sporting sleek and ironed lengths, long, hip-grazing braids, and scraped-back topknots, the Vogue Arabia cover girl is a certified hair chameleon. Below, we look at nine times Hammam gave us #hairgoals.
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