Going somewhere nice? The ‘chic chignon’ is the easiest, most elegant summer hairstyle to try

Meryl Strepp pictured on the red carpet at Cannes with her hair in a chignon, a white jacket and tinted cat eye glasses.

There's a reason the chic chignon returns every summer. As temperatures rise, even the bounciest blow-dries can fall victim to heat, humidity and the inevitable frizz that follows.

A polished hair up style, on the other hand, looks just as chic from the first glass of champagne to the last dance, making it the hairstyle we'll be relying on for weddings, balmy holiday evenings and every event in between.