Braids are one of the most longing and cultural of all hairstyles—if not the most traditional. They’ve been around for ages, they’re just as functional as they are pretty, and depending on which type of braid you choose, they can run the gamut between elegant and sophisticated and youthful and playful. Opting the kind of braid one want to wear, though, is much easier said than to be practically carried out.

History

People have been braiding their hair for centuries. In many African ethics, braided hairs were a discrete way to identify individual tribe. Braid patterns and hairstyles were a depiction of a person’s tribe, age, marital status, wealth, and religion. Braiding had been and still, is a social art.

This tradition of bonding was carried on for generations and quickly made its way across the world. It was around the 20th century when braids started gaining popularity around the globe. Almost all women, children, and most men in some way had their hair braided.

Types Of Different Braids

French Braid

Let’s start with a classic. A French braid, is a traditional three-piece braid. As you plat the hair volume together, add a section from either side on every rotation. It’s one of the most versatile and chicest of all braids, which is why we see it so often. Manner it in the cultural way, as a single strand braid running down to the back of the neck.

Dutch Braid

Such braid, on the other hand, is formed in the same way as you would style a French braid. However, instead of winding the hair over itself as you plat, you wind it beneath the other strands formed earlier. This small change makes a big difference. However, instead of the braid stroke inward, it flows outward, which makes the braid slide off the head a little bit making it easier to sight.

Fishtail Braid

A Fishtail braid is one of all-time favorite styles, as it’s playful and unexpected. It’s relatively easier to differentiate from other braids since it depicts like a mirror reflection of itself.

Box Braids

Hair in box braids, which are looped up to rest in a high-bun hairstyle. Since it’s looped in a bun, it’s easy to see the uniformity and smoothness of box braids, which is a trademark of the three-strand style. Box braids were especially popular in the ’90s, which gives them a cool-girl vibe when worn today.

Micro Braids

Micro braids resembles box braids in a way that they can be styled using the similar technique. They’re just—you guessed it—smaller and petite.

Cornrow Braids

These are braids that form narrow parallel strips down the head. They’re normally positioned from front to back, but can be put in a unique twist on a classic look by wearing it in a mirrored, symmetrical pattern.

Crown Braid

Crown braid, which looks complex and time-consuming but happens to be exactly the opposite. Typical way to create a crown braid is to start with a traditional side braid before wrapping it up and over the top of the forehead, securing it with bobby pins along the way.

Milkmaid Braid

The milkmaid braid is almost identical to the aforementioned crown braid, but instead of being situated on the top of the forehead (where an actual crown would sit), it’s pushed back a couple of inches to rest more toward the middle of the head. It’s also more likely to begin with a center part, as opposed to a side part, for a more traditional look.

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