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Updos Take Over Paris Haute Couture Week With Lived-In, Reimagined Shapes

Stylists signal a shift toward deliberate imperfection across customized shapes.

Overview

  • Coverage from Paris Haute Couture Week shows updos setting the beauty tone, with front-row looks underscoring the season’s focus on versatility.
  • At Schiaparelli’s Spring/Summer 2026 show on Jan. 26, Jodie Turner-Smith wore a voluminous, intentionally messy high bun that embraced texture.
  • Rihanna appeared at Dior couture with face-framing tendrils and a slightly spiky chignon that contrasted the show’s sleek styling.
  • Teyana Taylor demonstrated the look’s adaptability for short hair at Schiaparelli, wearing flipped pixie-length pigtails dubbed “pixie tails.”
  • Jacquemus’s Jan. 25 runway at the Picasso Museum revived big, backcombed side ponytails with an ’80s slant, aligning with stylists’ guidance to favor intention and head-sculpting over polish.