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We all knowKim Kardashian Westloves rocking a snatched ponytail. She’s done plenty of memorable looks over the years, but the star’s2021 Met Galaup-do may just be her most major one to date.
To pull together Kardashian West’s completely covered Balenciaga ensemble (complete with a full face mask), her go-to hairstylistChris Appletoncreated a jaw-dropping ponytail moment with 75-inch hair extensions that cost $10,000.
“Honestly it was just about creating a look,” Appleton tells PEOPLE. Initially, the pro says Kardashian West considered either doing “a bun” or “literally just do no hair” for the look. “Because, you know, she’s covering her face,” he says.
But Appleton convinced her to add a touch of drama with the floor-length ponytail. “Then I was like, ‘You need to do a little something.’ I had a reference of that really long pony that I’ve done before,” he explains.
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“I was like, ‘Let’s do that super long pony to the floor,’ and I thought that looked really, really good, Appleton says. “Everyone seemed to like it.”
It took about two and a half hours of preparation with Kardashian West’s full glam team to get her ready for the red carpet. “It was chill. We were just relaxing, no stress,” Appleton says.
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Once her hair was complete, Kardashian West slipped on her now-famous face covering, which was designed with a small hole in the back, and Appleton pulled the ponytail through so it could fall down to the floor.
When PEOPLE got the chance to have a meet-up with Appleton (COVID-19 precautions were taken), we had to ask him to create a Kim K Met Gala-inspired look — and of course, he obliged. Surprisingly, doing the sky-high style isn’t as challenging as you may think.
From there, the rest is simple: usinga paddle brush, pull sections of the hair back into a ponytail and spritz more hairspray as needed for additional grip. Wrap abungee hair bandaround, securing your ponytail hair extensions (Appleton saysThe Hair Storeoffers great velcro clip-ins).
To give it that high-shine, glossy finish Kardashian West’s known for, Appleton sprayed a generous amount ofColor Wow Extra Mist-ical Shine Spraythroughout the hair.
source: people.com
