Whilst the Sass & Bide spectacle whet the sartorial appetite of the fashion flock, it was the hair that really knocked our Balenciaga sock boots off.

Devised by Renya Xydis, the meticulous handiwork and sheer craftsmanship was testament to her artistry. With swift fingers, she twisted and tied model manes into what would become artful adaption of a Mohawk.

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“It’s a tied Mohawk. We’re not cornrowing, we’re tying the hair.”

Renya’s directive was a twisted take on the cornrow, “We want to bring back braiding and cornrowing in a different way, in a vamped up, Sass & Bide way, which is cool.” Bossed-up braiding, its execution was impeccable with slicked polish and precision.
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Abundantly apparent, was the trend of hair accessories, born anew with a punk spirit.
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“The earrings are going in, which is beautiful.”

Shiny silver hoops were threaded linearly from the nape of the neck to the hair-tied ponytail, and also down the side with an almost zig-zagged contour. Despite the lack of product, hair appeared to have a glazed, wet finish, achieved primarily with the iron. “We’re prepping the hair with water and some hairspray – there’s not much product in it. In the end, we’re putting the  Cloud Nine irons and clamping it down,” noted Xydis.

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 The takeaway trend? Hardware for your hair. “Everyone’s using it a lot, it’s very cool to have hardware in the hair right now,” decreed the Xydis. She’s not wrong (she rarely is), just look to Chanel, Prada and the like – runways which have all informed us on the renaissance of hair accessories.

We love a little metal head, bring on the bangers, we say.