chignon
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Ms Ardern wore a fitted ivory dress by designer Juliette Hogan - who is reportedly a close friend of the ex-PM - and a long veil clipped onto a chignon up-do hairstyle.
From BBC • Jan. 13, 2024
He also throws in an allusion to Hitchcock’s “Vertigo” — cue the blond chignon — that does his movie no favors.
From New York Times • Nov. 30, 2023
Her blond hair was usually ironed straight or pulled back into a messy chignon.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 3, 2022
I wanted to have a modern version of Madeleine's chignon on the side of Alexia's head.
From Salon • Oct. 5, 2021
With one hand she smoothed her dark blond hair, which was arranged in an elegant chignon at the nape of her neck.
From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood
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