Tory Burch, love her or hate her, is a go-to designer for fresh-faced affluent or upwardly mobile 20-somethings of a certain attractive milieu. So a perky, stick straight, center-parted pony is just perfect for spring and for Tory. You can see above how the beauty look for her Spring 2010 fashion presentation (more installation than runway show) went from concept to fruition at Bryant Park in New York.

“The look is going to be young, fresh, youthful, earthy,” said Redken lead hair stylist Yannick D. He and his team created a strong silhouette with a center part. “When hair is pulled back like this it looks so young and fresh on these girls,” he commented, pointing out the face-lifting affects of hair pulled up tight from the sides of the face. (Because you know, 17-year-old fashion models could use the help.)

To get the airy texture of the pony, hair was blown dry using Redken Layer Lift 07 Length Elevating Spray Gel and sectioned on the side for a decorative affect.

“It’s really about keeping it fresh,” Yannick said. “A pony is just a pony until you do something special to it.” Amen.

Sometimes bangs and a ponytail can look a little too little girlish, but here Reese Witherspoon keeps it grown up and sophisticated. Try it on second-day hair so that layered pieces are less likely to fall out (hair is most slippery when freshly washed). If you choose to use a little hairspray to keep this one up, avoid getting any on your bangs.

If you want to take a little more trouble, you can straighten hair first to get truly smooth and frizz-free locks. To get it more piecey, spray with a salt water spray like Fudge Salt Spray.

If you don’t have bangs, you could try a big curly pony instead of the straight version.

“This look is modern and a bit flirty,” says Kate Beckinsale’s hairstylist, Adir Abergel.

Try misting Matrix Biolage Thermal-Active Setting Spray on wet hair and drying with a round brush.

“Once the hair is dry, backcomb the front of the hair and spray with hairspray to create body and a more modern look,” says Abergel. Then pull the sides tightly back and secure the high ponytail with an elastic.