Summer is a time for less fussy hair, and a loose updo is a great way to keep cool both literally and figureatively.

Jessica Alba has the look down. To mimick her style, try these steps.

Start with wet hair. If you have fine hair apply a spray gel like L’Oreal Professionnel Techni.art Texture Spray, or if you have thicker hair go with a mousse like Tigi Catwalk Strong Mousse. Use a diffuser on your hair dryer and rough dry, holding head upside down part of the time to get lift at your roots.

Once hair is dry, scrunch with a dime size amount of gel or mousse to get some texture and a piecey look.

Take the hair from your ears down and secure into a low, loose bun.

Divide the top portion of your hair into sections and tease a little bit under each section for lift. Then twist and loosely pin each section above and around the bun, keeping volume on top.

Finish with a hairspray like Tigi S Factor Vivacious Hairspray.

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The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute Gala in New York is like the fashion industry’s equivalent to the Oscars in terms of red carpet celebrity wattage. And it’s the equivalent of prom in all the “who’s going with who, what’s she wearing” buzz.  This year’s theme is Model as Muse so you can bet all our favorite mannequins will be navigating the steps in style.

Despite rumored confidentiality agreements between designers and those they’re dressing, some leaks have been lapped up by the media. Marc Jacobs, one of the hosts of the evening with Kate Moss and Anna Wintour, is picking up a lot of the recession-sales slack by having fiance Lorenzo Martone “semi-host” his own table. Jacobs will be dressing Moss (who is rumored to also be wearing a Stephen Jones turban she helped design) as well as Helena Christensen in his own line, and Madonna and Kerry Washington in Louis Vuitton. (Washington is the face of their current campaign.)

Another American designer holding their own in the table department is Calvin Klein Collection. Women’s Creative Director Francisco Costa is said to be dressing Halle Berry while her boyfriend, Calvin Klein model Gabriel Aubry will be wearing the men’s line. Chanel will be bringing the new face of Chanel No. 5 Audrey Tatou and Lagerfeld favorite Diane Kruger.

More actresses attending include Jessica Alba in Jason Wu, Rachel Bilson in Bally. But the night, as the theme suggests, is really about the models. More of those confirmed by the rumor mill? Jessica Stam in Rodarte, Coco Rocha in Isaac Mizrahi, Lauren Hutton with Michael Kors. Many more are attending but shrouded in mystery when it comes to their gown: Natalia, Agyness, Chanel, Sasha. It’s going to be a really star-studded evening.

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With so many fabulous designer dresses to go around, you wouldn’t think celebrities would feel the need to copy each other’s styles. But, sometimes they do so then comes the big question; who wore it better?!

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