How do they get Elizabeth Swann's hair like this?

Question

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http://i164.photobucket.com/albums/u10/LizzieBennet_photos/Pirate%20Costumes/pirate14.jpg

Answer 1

That's the style that men used to wear in the navy. She has a side fringe/side bangs going from the right side of her head to the left  (they cut it using a comb and a special kind of electric razor/scissors - though if you're cutting your hair yourself you would just use regular hair cutting scissors, they work just fine). Then she has her hair pulled back into a low ponytail (or braided it into one long braid, whatever floats your boat :P), which is tied/wrapped with a long black cloth or ribbon from the very beginning of the ponytail to a little before the end. Just tie it at the end of the string in the back of the ponytail so the knot doesn't show.

Then put pirate's hat on and voila!

Answer 2

Well, it looks like they braided it all together, put a hat on her head and then wraped the ponytail in that black rope(whatever it is).