How to be a Polish Peasant

As a Pole, my birth rights are threefold: 1. the ability to sew a hem, 2. the ability to make a plant wither with just the right look and 3. the ability to do a French plait. And as the French plait, in a variety of cutesy peasantry forms, is the style of the season, I thought I'd share with you these pearls of wisdom, so you too can fit in at your nearest Polski Sklep.


THE SIDE FRENCH PLAIT


1. Comb all of your hair onto one side of your head


2. Take a small portion of hair (about half an inch squared) and start to plait


3. Gradually bring more hair into the plait, working around your face with about an inch squared of hair each time


4. Once you get to the bottom of your ear, bring the rest of your hair into the plait and plait to the tips of your hair


5. Draw the hair around your head and pin it to the other side of your head.


And there you have it - Dziękuję i do widzenia xx