Once your hair is dry, Vaughn says to section out your bangs and pull the rest of your hair into a sleek, high pony, maintaining a side part if you can. Secure the ponytail and wrap a few strands ...

Then follow with the left and right side, then finally the back,” he says. Though many high ponytails feature a crown that’s combed-backed entirely, leaving a slight center part at the front ...

and air-grazing high ponytails. The lesson? Minimalism doesn’t have to be boring and, sorry, middle parts, but the “millennial side part” isn’t forfeiting its crown anytime soon.