Embrace Pippi Longstocking Chic: Bella Hadid's Braids Lead 2026 Style

Photo: Getty Images While everyone's compiling this month's snaps for a January photo dump, Bella Hadid is a little behind and only just posted her Christmas carousel to Instagram. We get it! She's a busy lady between modeling and working on her fragrance brand, Orebella, she just didn't get around to picking her favorite pictures. Thankfully, she finally shared a peek into her holidays, including a hairstyle we definitely didn't expect. “Christmas at home….. aka Texas, LA, Pennsylvania Christmas Bella compilation mixtape,” she wrote. Topping off a 20-slide carousel is an adorable selfie of the supermodel, in which she's looking cozy, lying back on pillows in a (faux?) fur jacket. And really upping the cuteness factor is how she's wearing her dark blonde hair. The longest layers of Hadid's hair have been braided in two low pigtails, with the shortest layers left loose for a bit of shagginess. It's giving girlhood, isn't it? And with each braid tied off with a red and white string, she's just a couple curved wires short of serving Pippi Longstocking realness. This isn't the first time Bella has dabbled in the double-braid look. In 2022, she wore the style at least twice, and clearly, she thought it was due for a comeback. Hadid shared several other looks from her holiday shenanigans, including wearing her hair down and tucked behind her ears and under a baseball cap, as well as a metallic manicure. But we think those braided pigtails really have legs for a 2026 trend. Sure, the whimsical style has typically been relegated to kids, but Hadid is proof that it can be pulled off well into adulthood. More celebrity hair news: Martha Stewart Traded Her Signature Blonde for a New Mocha Mousse Hair Color Lady Gaga Reinvented Her Signature 2010s Hair Bow for 2026 Rihanna's Top Knot and Red Lip Are Making Me Nostalgic for 2012 Now, watch Stray Kids take the truth serum: Follow Allure on Instagram and TikTok, or subscribe to our newsletter to stay up to date on all things beauty.