The concept of shaving off all of your hair right into a cool buzz cut (a la Willow Smith or Saweetie) would possibly pique your curiosity…however the execution is daunting. The braided baldie pattern, alternatively, permits you to obtain an identical ultra-cropped look—with no drastic chop.
With this look, your scalp is the canvas and your hair turns into a murals. The trending protecting model takes common cornrows up a notch (or three): Your braids swirl into intricate designs like stars, zig-zags, and flowers.
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Los Angeles-based braider Monteria Chisholm (identified for her intricate freestyle braids) is the artist who got here up with the identify “braided baldie” after a consumer requested her to boost her cornrows. Chisholm thought, “What if we do designs however hold all [the hair] off the neck?” So, to attain that, Chisholm tucked the ends of every braid in utilizing a crochet-like methodology for a seamless end that mimics the look of a super-short haircut. A video of the style rapidly went viral—proper now, it’s as much as over 182K likes and over 3 million views—and the brand new “pattern” was born.
On this period of TikTok and Instagram, we’ve seen a seasonal sample: One standout protective style captivates the Black group on common braiding pages. The look slowly makes its manner onto just a few individuals strolling down the road, and earlier than you realize it, the model is seemingly crowning heads in all places. (Bear in mind boho braids and freestyle braids last year?) Chisholm says the braided baldie is the “style of this summer.”
