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"The braids that Mara Hoffman sent down the runway during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Swim are honest-to-goodness the most amazing beauty-related thing I have seen in months. They mixed multiple types of braiding with textured, colorful hair accessories for a gorgeous bohemian, warrior-princess feel. Interesting tidbit: TIGI global creative director Nick Irwin adorned the braids with Middle Eastern accessories that are usually used to decorate camels. Now obviously, you probably aren&amp;#x27;t going to walk around with six pounds of beading and pompom in your own hair, but you can use these photos as a jumping-off point for making your own braid 10x more gorgeous. Here&amp;#x27;s what Irwin suggests:1. Take a clip-in hair extension ponytail and make a mixture of different braids: fishtail braids, three-strand braids, and five-strand braids. 2. Braid this blend of smaller braids into one large braid. 3. Part your own hair and secure it into a low ponytail. 4. Split your ponytail in half and wrap it around the braided hair extension, pinning as you go.6. Finish with a long, ornate hair accessory or textured ribbon, crisscrossing it down and around your braid. My take: You could also just clip in a fishtail braid extension and wrap your own ponytail around it, or easier yet, just crisscross ribbon down your own plain-old low braid for an instant gorgeous update.What do you think of these ideas? Would you try a low-key version of the warrior princess braid seen at Mara Hoffman?P.S.: Mara Hoffman also offers iPhone cases to match her swimsuits. She is my new favorite person.Photos: Getty Images"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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