DuchessBraids. Straight Back Stitch Braids – The Ultimate Proportion Breakdown! Posted: March 7, 2025 | Last updated: March 9, 2025. Welcome to Duchess Braids! If you love braiding, protective ...

Whether you're seeking a protective style or simply want to switch things up, straight-back cornrows offer so much versatility. Here are 20 ways to wear them.

This week on The Braid Up, our hair guru Stasha Harris introduces you to straight-back braids. They’re a cute and quick braided style that will keep your natural hair hidden away from the elements.

Ahead, Stasha Harris picks the best straight-back braids and Lemonade braids in Cosmo's The Braid Up history. Plus, every tip you'll need to recreate them.

Known as designer braids, these styles incorporate different shapes into traditionally straight-back cornrows, letting you put your own twist on the typically straightforward look.

Braids have long conjured a laid-back bohemian flair (think Bo Derek or Willie Nelson), but the new ones are as likely to be part of a Frida Kahlo-like up-do, more regal than carefree.

Back in 2006, the gorgeous actress and singer hit the scene in straight back braids. Gary Gershoff 17 Tyra Banks. The queen of ...