Push all wavers, crimpers, curling irons, and product aside—mane master Orlando Pita turned pin-straight tresses wavy the old-fashioned way for Diane von Furstenberg's spring 2010 show. "At the fitting, Diane said she was looking back to antiquity for effortless beauty—and you know, braiding is one of the oldest hairstyling techniques out there," says Pita, who misted models' strands with water before separating them into cornrows. For timing purposes, he then used a flatiron to press and set the plaits (if doing this hairstyle at home, however, you can simply sleep on braids overnight). A half hour prior to show time, Pita then let hair loose but steered clear of finishing spray—or any other kind of styling aid, for that matter. "I wanted the hair to look of the period, and there was no hairspray back then," says Pita about his choice to let locks air-dry. "There's softness to the set when you don't use a lot of product."
View more wavy hairstyles from Diane von Furstenberg's spring 2010 show
