From a slapdash knot to a power ponytail, here are 15 supermodel-worthy styles that are deceptively easy to pull off.
The school of '90s supermodel imparted many lessons: How to strike a come-hither pose; how to strut (and twirl!) down the catwalk; and how to throw your hair up and make it look impossibly chic. From the runway to the street to a fabulous after-party, the decade’s greats piled their hair high-and never overthought it.
Sporting both a deconstructed twist and low-slung bun framed by cheekbone-grazing strands with aplomb, Kate Moss made the case for minimalist updos of all shapes and sizes. Always one to get playful with her curly texture, Shalom Harlow slicked her dark lengths back into a mid-level knot of buoyant ringlets, while Carla Bruni's ribbon-tied bun and Claudia Schiffer's voluminous style were each balanced out by cascading curtains of wispy fringe. Echoing the decade's sleek silhouettes, Tyra Banks and Naomi Campbell wound their manes into taut high ponytails that emphasized their chiseled features; the former securing hers with scrunchie, and the latter wrapping a section around the elastic to imperceptive effect.
From a slapdash knot to a power ponytail, here are 15 '90s supermodel looks that are deceptively easy to pull off.
The Wispy Bun
Kate Moss for Donna Karan, 1993
The Power Ponytail
Tyra Banks, 1990
The Sideswept Low Knot
Christy Turlington, 1993
The Curly Top Knot
Shalom Harlow, 1997
The Scrunchie-Tied Ponytail
Naomi Campbell, 1996
The Fringed Updo
Carla Bruni for Versace, 1995
The Cascade of Curls
Veronica Webb, 1993
The Voluminous Ponytail
Claudia Schiffer, 1992
The Deconstructed Knot
Kate Moss for Versace, 1997
The Half-Sleek, Half-Messy Updo
Elle Macpherson, 1996
The Sideswept Bangs Pony
Tyra Banks, 1996
The Piled High Updo
Inés Sastre, 1995
The Wispy Chignon
Christy Turlington, 1993
The Face-Framing Spirals
Naomi Campbell, 1991
The Asymmetrical Fringed Bun
Helena Christensen, 1993