Created by celebrity hairstylist Coree Moreno, Zendaya's softly textured fishtail braid delivered a romantic finish that complemented the sculptural elegance of her gown. A sleek, tightly styled updo ...

Box. Boho. Knotless. Most Black women understand exactly what those words refer to: braided hairstyles. The thousand-year-old ritual is practically a rite of passage, and many Black women and girls ...

Michelle Obama openly embraces braids, a symbolic hairstyle representing her personal freedom. Sasha and Malia's distinct braid styles highlight the cultural significance of braids for Black women.

Kara Jillian Brown is the senior beauty editor of InStyle. She began her career at Well+Good, where she spent five years evolving from editorial intern to news writer to beauty writer. She earned a ...

We may earn commission from links on this page, but we only recommend products we love. Promise. A set of fresh braids means something. Black women don’t get them only because they’re cute, although ...

Seasons are temporary. But, at Paris Fashion Week, we're reminded that pick-and-drop braids are forever. It’s true that smaller braids last longer, and on the front row, they survived the test of time ...

When Consumer Reports published findings from tests conducted on several synthetic braiding hair products in 2025, we detected heavy metals like lead in 90 percent and volatile organic compounds (VOCs ...

It’s not every day you drive down Mount Elliott Street in Detroit and see two horses pulling a hearse. But that was the case on a recent frigid December day as the Top Hats and Tails Carriage Company ...

Colorful ribbons in the red and green colors of the Mexican flag weaved into twin braids have emerged as a new symbol of resistance among some Latinas. Dulce Flores and Angie Portillio said they felt ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Tiana Randall is a writer whose work intersects style and sports. “Zoe Kravitz’s braids are an epidemic,” says one TikTok user in ...