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The best street style hair moments from Australian Afterpay Fashion Week

Blowouts, braids and bobs abound

By Briar Clark

BEAUTYcrew Beauty Editor / June 04 2021

When it comes to fashion week, as much as we love a runway trend, we’re always equally as gassed to see what’s on offer in terms of street style.

This year Australian Afterpay Fashion Week did not disappoint, rolling out a cobblestoned catwalk of excellent hair inspiration – with big blowouts, knockout braids and sleek, styled bobs being the standout styles from the overcrowded streets.

Here are nine street style hair moments we need to talk about.

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Emily Davies was seen rocking a bum-grazing braid with interwoven blue ribbon accents that matched her jumpsuit and her handbag.

Image credit: @maxconnectors

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Mana McKay added some texture and body to her bleached blonde bob for a relaxed, minimal moment.

Image credit: @billchenphoto

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Lola Thompson showed off a sleekly parted 'do, complete with some mighty impressive braids in an ombre hue.

Image credit: @maxconnectors

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Sydney creative 'Tara Milk Tea' showed up the fashion strewn streets with a luscious bonnet of expertly styled waves.

Image credit: @peajitamornpanna

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Cartia Mallan and Ashton Wood nailed the ‘70s blowout trend. All this brunette pair is missing is a blondie with a Farrah Fawcett flick and we’ve got a full set of Charlie’s Angels on our hands.

Image credit: @ronia_gb

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Cynthia Taylu bared her braids for a polished finishing touch to her look, that included subverted basics and exaggerated shapes.

Image credit: @taylu_me

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Maxine Wylde gave a close-up of her two-tone bleached blonde and deep brunette bob and we’re in love.

Image credit: @__mmaxinewylde

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Lauren Burns showed us all that sometimes it’s best to keep things simple, neatly tucking her silky strands behind her ears with a single bobby pin.

Image credit: @laurennburns

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AAFW may be over but we’ll be dreaming about Emily Venz’s cool-girl ‘70s waves for a long time to come.

Image credit: @maxconnectors

Inspired by these impressive manes? Amp up the cool-factor and embrace the pearl trend with these 7 hair accessories.

Main image credit: @peajitamornpanna, @maxconnectors, @laurennburns.

Briar Clark

Briar Clark got her start in the media industry in 2017, as an intern for Marie Claire and InStyle. Since then, her keen interest in fashion and beauty has landed her gigs as a Digital Content Producer and Beauty Editor with titles like Girlfriend, Refinery29, BEAUTYcrew and beautyheaven. She loves the way seemingly innocuous topics like skin care and style have the ability to put a smile on people’s faces or make them think about themselves a little differently. A big believer in self love and experimentation, Briar has made a point of becoming the Australian beauty industry’s unofficial guinea pig for unusual treatments and daring hair trends. When she’s not testing out the latest beauty launches, Briar is big on broadening her horizons, mostly in the form of food but she’s also partial to travelling to new destinations both near and far (and of course, allocating an extra bag to bring their best beauty offerings home with her).