Braided Ribbon Updo with No Hair Pins ⊰ Historical Hairstyle ⊱ for Long Hair ⊰ Hungarian Folklore ⊱

A History and Folklore infused tutorial, of a braided wreath hairstyle for long hair, held up by only some ribbon!

This kind of hairstyle was worn in many villages throughout Hungary in the 19th up until the mid-20th century, when some of the photos I present were taken. It keeps all of your hair up and out of the way when work needs to be done. Because of this, many girls wore this (and other similar styles) on an everyday basis.

If you've tried this hairstyle in your own everyday life (or as part of a historical/traditional costume) let me know how it turned out!

❧ Anna 
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✥ Music is from Fabatka

[lovesspin]

Because of you, I'm growing my hair out again. If I live long enough (I'm 74) I hope to do this hairstyle one day! It really looks lovely on you!

[kyriea]

USA Commenter here! I worked at a Renaissance Festival this past summer as a fictional Hungarian Countess's Daughter, and your videos were SO HELPFUL in getting the hair right! <33 Granted, I cheated and used fake hair to make the braids, as my own hair doesn't even reach my collarbones, but the techniques you present worked beautifully! Thank you Thank you THANK YOU!

[ursulem]

Im Lithuanian and we actually do have hairstyles like that . My mother used to wear it when she was younger my family still has pictures of her with it
Edit: Where did you learn all of the hairstyles?

[e.t.b.]

I love this hairstyle so much! And please do more hairstyles! I have thick kneelength hair and need to find good ways to corral it on top of my head. If I don't, it gets stuck in everything and people next to me on the couch sit on it.
And as for traditional hairstyles, I am part Armenian, and most Armenian hairstyles are just long, decorated braids, or buns at the nape of the neck. The traditional headwear often includes a hat and veil for women, so wearing hair in a wreath doesn't really work underneath that. I, however, don't wear a hat very often, and I find wreaths to be more secure and less prone to getting dipped in soup/stuck on door and cupboard handles/sat on than long braids, so I wear them much more often.

[erinjones]

I have very long hair (past my waist) and your videos have been a LIFESAVER in how to style it in ways that don't pull on my head or swing around while I'm working! I will have to try this ribbon hairstyle - I have been practicing your crown braid hairstyle and have slowly but surely been getting better at it! Thank you so much for making these videos - the historical focus, easy instructions and overall wonderful atmosphere makes these a treasure!

[lyonesskim]

This is absolutely the BEST way to make milk maid braids!!! I am so excited to finally have found a wonderful way to wear my hair! I've been skipping the ribbon and using bobby pins instead, and it looks fantastic! Thank you so much for posting this tutorial. I now have a super easy wreath/milk maid hairstyle for every day.

[vanessao.]

My grandmother did something kinda simular, I am from austria 🤔 maybe because Hungary is our neighbor and I personally think there are a lot of similarities there :)

[moaa]

Extremely late to the party....

But yes, we have a similar hairstyle in swedish tradition, however we use the ribbon to tie up the ponytail and then simply wrap it around the the hair (which has been slit into two just like here). Tie of the ribbon at the end of the hair, wrap it around your head and voilá

[Freedom_and_Acceptance]

I love your grey hair, it's absolutely beautiful! Especially because you look so young, it's very unique ❤️

[mayberryb]

my mother's side of the family or Equadorian natives do this hair style for little girls usually always a girl 13 and under.

[kristinataddei]

I adore you and your lovely, gray hair....now that I'm a year away from turning 60, all the ribbons and flowers make me feel like a "little kid"....but they look very appropriate and nice on you!!!...love your videos and your sense of humor....very educational and interesting....

[jeaniemcdonald]

I use this hair style often. My hair is about mid thigh in length. Only thing I do a tad differently is that at the first cross over, I make the start of a knot, that first twist, then continue to wrap around my head. I am of Italian descent, and remember my Grandmother doing this before she cut it all off.

[sherrysicle]

this is the cutest hairstyle!!
edit, i got to the last part & here’s my essay:
it’s so simple yet complicated (ok this doesn’t make sense) like you only need a ribbon but the braiding makes it look complicated. it is girly but also very like useful as you can do stuff without messing it up/your hair getting in the way. it is also very versatile. it looks very cute but is appropriate for an older person too. it’s good for both casual occasions like a picnic and more formal occasions like prom (i’ll probably wear this hairstyle to prom). there is also like many variations of this hairstyles as you mentioned, the possibilities are endless!
anyways i throughly enjoyed this video, and you are so pretty?? subscribed, definitely keep making more videos ♡

[bsienkart]

I've been looking more into my Ukrainian Heritage/traditional dress but haven't found any videos specifically for that (yet) but there seems to be overlap in Hungarian and Ukrainian styles. I very much appreciate your videos! These videos are so awesome!

[Walkingdead]

I found your channel recently. I love your sense of humour and I love that you're giving me so many different, doable long hair styles. My hair has been long and very short many times over. It is a little past my waist now and I love my long hair, you know why? It's less time consuming than short hair, especially with wavy, curly thick hair. I only brush my hair when I wash it with a wide toothed comb in the shower or I lose my locks. I usually tie it in a knot, if I don't have a hair tie or throw it into a quick bun, but it gets old. I've already tried one of your tutorials and will more! Thank you and yes I subscribed

[hotjanuary]

I love your style! I’ve cut my hair to collar bone length, so I’m now looking at inspiration videos so that I can adapt them for shorter hair. Gone are the simple days when I could make a hair stick bun in 20 seconds. Turns out, your hair needs to be a certain length for the hair stick to hold properly or the stick falls out.

[revelcosmi]

My hair is so thick that I can't tuck the ends under braids (if I were to wrap it like this). I've tried this style so many times and just can't. My hair is also so smooth that bpbby pins slip out... so I've just given up on this kind of look. I can do fancy buns tho! That's my saving grace because I can't stand my hair being in my face

[daniellafonagy]

Are you Hungarian right? I’m so happy that I found someone from my own country who makes videos like this!

[evewilson]

I can only dream to have hair like yourself, totally beautiful.❤

[_______________]

Russian folk costume in some regions has a similair hairstyle, but for married women, who covered their hair. And, since these braids were hidden under some type of headdress, instead of ribbons, simple ties or coarse threads were used.