Spring 2012 Runway Beauty Trend: Updos

Designers including Rochas, Diane von Furstenberg, and Fendi showed updates on '60s updos and bouffants with their spring collections.

By Avery Spofford

May 29, 2012

Hair at the spring collections rose to new heights, teased up and out in ladylike French twists and bouffants—but these weren't your grandmother's beauty parlor 'dos! Whether sleek and otherworldly at Rochas or deconstructed and deliberately frizzed at Diane von Furstenberg, designers put a modern twist on classic retro styles.

See a few looks you like? Get the backstage scoop on how these hairstyles were created and what products you'll need to make your own versions at home!

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Diane von Furstenberg
Hairstylist Orlando Pita created a piecey and slightly undone bouffant at Diane von Furstenberg.
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diane von furstenberg
Models' hair was twisted down from the crown, rather than up, to modernize the French twist.

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Diane von Furstenberg
T3 Orlando Pita Control Heat-Seeking Hair Spray put the final hold on this bouffant/French twist hybrid.
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Rochas
At Rochas, WELLA hairstylist Eugene Souleiman crafted structured French twists that rose to an almost extra-terriestrial conical point.

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Diane von Furstenberg
Pita used T3 Plump Heat-Seeking Liquid Hair Plumper to volumize hair as he dried.
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Rochas
Models' hair was teased and pulled into a voluminous ponytail, then tucked into a twist.

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Rochas
A smooth finish and towering height lent an otherworldly, almost alien quality to the proper French twists.
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Rochas
Souleiman used Wella Professionals Stay Essential Finishing Spray to keep the styles in place.
Wella Professionals Stay Essential Finishing Spray, $11. Amazon.com

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Fendi
Exaggerated texture and volume added a modern edge to a classic '60s bouffant.
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Fendi
Hairstylist Sam McKnight prepped hair with Frédéric Fekkai Coiff Bouffant Lifting & Texturizing Spray Gel.
Frédéric Fekkai Coiff Bouffant Lifting & Texturizing Spray Gel, $25. Fredericfekkai.com

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Fendi
To create the show's overblown Hitchcock hairdo, McKnight teased hair and then tucked it into a bouffant-meets-bob.

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