If you're only going to buy one hair styling product this spring, make it gel. Slicked-back styles were the most popular look seen backstage on the spring 2019 runways. Follow along as we track the coolest hair ideas and hairstyles from the spring 2019 runways in New York, Milan, London, and Paris.
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Balmain
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The only way to show off an earring this extra is to slick your hair back with pounds of gel, as seen backstage at Balmain.
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Jour Ne
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A silky ribbon was used as both a headband and elastic backstage at Jour Ne's spring show in Paris.
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Chanel
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Hairstylist Sam McKnight pulled models' hair into a rumpled half-up style and secured it with a length of black ribbon and an oversized logo pin.
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Rodarte
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For hairstylist Odile Gilbert, Rodarte's hair look was all about romance. That meant models walked the runway wearing pounds of fresh flowers knotted, tied, and woven throughout their hair. Bows and metallic starburst accessories added a little of Rodartae's subversive and feminine edge back to the look.
“To achieve this chic and bohemian look, be sure to give the hair texture at the roots. That’s how you get the 60’s boho feel," hairstylist Odile Gilbert, who worked with TRESemmé, said backstage at Jonathan Simkhai. Look closely and you'll see tiny baby braids with beads hidden in all that texture.
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The Blonds
Matteo Valle
The Disney villain-inspired show called for electric lavender hair tied to a top knot and spilling over to one side.
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Tory Burch
Gregory Scaffidi
“The Tory girl is confident. She’s a little uptown and a little downtown. I’m using Redken Full Frame 07 All-Over Volumizing Mousse to give this look a natural edge with a little softness," hairstylist Guido Palau said backstage. "I’ve left the girls’ natural texture throughout their lengths unless their hair is very straight, where I’ll add a loose bend. I also left out the baby hairs around the hairline to obtain a slightly boyish, effortless look with a touch of strength in a very Tory way. This is the perfect example of using one product to achieve a fashion-focused look.”
Hairstylist Duffy created grungy, '90s-inspired, hat-head waves on the models backstage at R13.
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Badgley Mischka
Matteo Valle
The hair at Badgley Mischka was slicked-back only to behind the ears, serving as the perfect frame for statement earrings.
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Nicole Miller
Matteo Scarpellini
Airy, bouncy, cloud-like curls backstage at Nicole Miller.
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Lanyu
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More colorful extensions, this time braided through a low ponytail backstage at Lanyu.
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Escada
Matteo Scarpellini
Voluminous '80s-inspired curls and volume was the hair look backstage at Escada.
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Cushnie
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Oversized hoop earrings called for a sleek and shiny braid at Cushnie's spring 2019 show.
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Collina Strada
Matteo Scarpellini
Hairstylist Kien Hoang for Oribe used tie-dyed extensions that mimic the seven chakras backstage at Collina Strada.
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Brandon Maxwell
Gregory Scaffidi
Everything is bigger in Texas. So it only makes sense that Brandon Maxwell's Texas-inspired show would see models stomp the runway with sky-high volume. "The inspiration behind the look was Texas and all-American—think tailgates, coolers and Brooke Shields. Hair was styled to be beautiful, fresh, healthy, and away from the face," hairstylist James Pecis said backstage.
Like The Blonds show but without the crazy purple extensions, the hair look at Area also saw models rocking a super-high bun with the length of their hair falling to one side.
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Adeam
Matteo Valle
Why do a boring low chignon when you can fold and wrap hair in a cool vertical bow?
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Tom Ford
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Model Kaia Gerber walks the runway at Tom Ford wearing a silky, '70s-inspired headscarf tied around a not-too-messy bun crafted by hairstylist Orlando Pita.
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Simone Rocha
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You can make a dramatic hair accessory and glittery eye makeup look a little more romantic by pulling-out a few face-framing fuzzy pieces.
Jenna Rosenstein is the Beauty Director at Harper's BAZAAR across both print and digital. While attending NYU, she held internships at Women’s Wear Daily, Bloomingdale’s, Harper’s BAZAAR, and Allure, the latter of which she parlayed into her first job as the Beauty Assistant. She left Allure three years later as the Senior Beauty Editor. She spent a few months at Refinery29 overseeing branded content in the same title, before finally landing back at BAZAAR to manage all beauty content. When she's not testing every lipstick known to mankind, getting zapped by new lasers, or interviewing experts and celebrities, you can find Rosenstein at home in New Jersey with her son, husband, and black cat named Maddie.