The Best Spring 2026 Hair Trends to Bookmark Now

Hairstylist Guido Palau spoke to\’a0

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Khaite’s Spring/Summer 2026 runway

. The pulled-back look is an ode to the downtown area of New York in the ’90s. \’93The hair today is all back off the face, which is simple but very dramatic to expose the face and make the face very powerful,\’94 he says.

Along with colorful hair looks, polished, slicked-back styles reigned supreme on Theophilio’s runway this season.

At Off-White, hair was smoothed away from the face, as seen on supermodel Iris Law, to allow natural, glowing makeup to really shine.

Structured chignons were spotted on Grace Ling’s Spring/Summer 2026 catwalk this season, making a subtle yet impactful beauty statement.

This isn’t a regular top knot; it’s a\’a0

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\’a0top knot. Models at Lapointe wore layered buns\’97known as the Knotted Mohawk\’97from the hairline to the nape of the neck, for a modern take on the classic look, crafted by celebrity stylist Joey George for Oribe.

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At Prabal Gurung, celebrity hairstylist Lacy Redway designed the show’s wavy \’94Heavenly Bow\’94 updo using a range of styling essentials from Tresemm\’e9. \’93This season, we wanted to create something that felt soft and romantic\’97a heavenly take on effortless beauty,\’94 Redway explains.

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Who needs a regular hat when you can mold one from extensions? Models this season at Collina Strada wore crocheted beanies and baseball hair hats created by celebrity stylist Mustafa Yanaz and team for Bumble and Bumble.

\’93For the beanies, I wanted the hair to feel light and playful, almost as if it carried static energy. I prepped with Bb.Thickening Dryspun texture spray before crocheting, which gave strands an airy lift without heaviness, that flyaway, lived-in energy you get after a playground slide,\’94 Yanaz explains. \’93The baseball caps required more precision. I used Bb.Thickening Blow-Dry Prep Spray to prep the hair and shape the brim, clipping and spraying in layers to create sharp, lasting definition.\’94

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The hair bandana is back for Spring/Summer 2026 and better than ever. Seen on the runway at House of Aama, bold prints and an easy tie quickly take styling to the next level.

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\’a0editors spotted whimsical hair clips that were as cute as a button at Sandy Liang.

Colorful bandanas were also spotted on the runway at Christian Cowan, styled with glossy bends of hair peeking out from underneath them.

Bows are still trending: We’re buzzing about the delicate pink bows expertly placed in models’ hair at LoveShackFancy. Celebrity stylist Brent Lawler crafted the playful, feminine looks on behalf of Batiste. \’93Usually we do lots of bows and ribbons, there’s fantasy everywhere, but this feels like the inspiration was interjecting a bit of Americana into the LoveShackFancy girl,\’94 he explains. \’93I wanted the hair to feel sophisticated but not feel old and dated.\’94

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\’93This season is inspired by Carnival, and the cross-pollination colonization of Afro and Indigenous peoples,\’94 Luar created Raul Lopez\’a0

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. For the brand’s Spring/Summer 2026 show, that inspiration was clear through lead stylist Sonny Molina’s placement of feathers, sequins, and more in models’ updos. \’93It’s kind of like painting: Picking the right colors, shapes, and silhouettes, and just going with it,\’94 Molina tells\’a0

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\’a0backstage. \’93We also wanted to reflect this fantasy, weaving together the essence of the clothes into the hair for this combined aura of celebration and imagination.\’94

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At Michael Kors, models embraced their natural textures with an abundance of soft, bouncy waves.

The wavy hair trend was also seen at Bach Mai, with center parts that offered plenty of extra bounce on its catwalk.

\’93Each model had a custom look, we really wanted to keep their natural texture,\’94 celebrity stylist Diego da Silva says of the effortless styles at Ulla Johnson created with Wella Professionals. \’93If someone had straight hair, we kept it straight. If they had waves or curls, we worked with that. The effortless look fits with the collection because Ulla\’92s designs are always soft and flawless, and the hair needed to carry that same feeling.\’94

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Free-flowing waves are practically a beauty staple on Ralph Lauren’s runways in any season. For its Spring/Summer 2026 presentation, models wore theirs with a range of undone center parts.

Celebrity hairstylist Garren for R+Co took direct inspiration from Anna Sui’s Desert Blooms collection, inspired by young artists of the early 1920s. Models wore modern-day victory hair rolls complete with face-framing pieces. \’93It\’92s very ethereal in a way, and very bohemian. All of the girls have very long hair,\’94 the stylist says. \’93It is coming out of the ’20s, and hair at that point was very strict, very up, and kind of Gibsony. These young kids decided they wanted their hair down, to let loose, and break away from the norm.\’94

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Redway also masterminded the vintage-inspired hair looks seen on the runway at Christian Siriano this season for Tresemm\’e9 and GHD, naming the side-parted updo the \’93Liquid Wave\’94. \’93For Siriano, we wanted a look that was sleek yet striking\’97a sculpted wave that feels both modern and timeless,\’94 she adds. \’93It\’92s all about that balance of high-shine polish with clean, fluid lines.\’94

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In addition to sleek ponytails, celebrity stylist Eugene Souleiman for Fekkai led the charge on sophisticated, center-parted hair for Brandon Maxwell’s 10th anniversary show. \’93The look for Brandon is a very simple, very classic look with a twist,\’94 he notes. \’93The clothes are incredibly chic. We were talking about the classics in hair and what always works for a fashion show.\’94

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Centered blowouts with a subtle, face-framing bend set the stage for easy beauty for Jason Wu’s Spring/Summer presentation.

At Area, bone straight looks made a serious hair statement on the catwalk.

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