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''Please note that this article refers to pigtails as they relate to Hair . If you're looking for pigtail connectors, please refer to the Fiber Optics or Plug articles.''


DEFINITIONS


Pigtails (also known as "angel wings" and in the UK and elsewhere as '''bunches''') are a hairstyle in which hair is parted in the middle and tied into two (or, rarely, more than two) bundles, one on each side of the head. They are distinguished from the Ponytail , in which a single bundle is worn at the back of the head.

The term pigtail is probably more correctly used as a categorical definition than an absolute reference to any one particular style. The particular definitions and conventions used in this article are my own {Link without Title} and may not match those used elsewhere, though I will try to adhere to current standards whenever possible.

Pigtails, in the strictest sense, most often refer to the joining of symmetric or semi-symmetric groups of hair (as viewed along the centerline of the scalp), secured with hair tie (e.g., ''scrunchie'', ''rubber band'', or similar) of some sort, with the majority of the hair allowed to hang free or secured in such a way as to not mix with any hair across a definitive part. term part is used here to indicate a natural or artificial separation of hair at the scalp, where the hair falls or is pulled in opposing directions.


TYPES OF PIGTAILS


There are several broad types of pigtails. The term can refer to free-hanging, braided (''plaited'' in British English), or secured hair; as long as the sections don't cross the part, the pigtail moniker applies.

  • The epynomic term "pigtails" refers to groups of hair joined at or near the scalp with ribbons, barrettes, rubber bands, or other securing implements (hereafter I will simply refer to them as 'hair ties'), and allowed to hang free to the ends of the hair.

  • The term "Braided pigtails" refers to groups which have been braided/plaited part or all of the way down and secured at or near the ends of the pigtail. These can have one hair tie at the end (conf. Willie Nelson ), or at both ends, if the hair is pulled into "regular" pigtails first and then braided.

  • "French braided pigtails" are similar to braided pigtails, except that they are formed as a natural extension of two French Braids . Each section of hair is braided as a french braid, with the tail either braided to the end or left completely unbraided (i.e., the braid is secured near the nape of the neck). Unbraided and braided ends can be left hanging or rolled into buns (conf. Bun_(hair) ) (or otherwise dealt with creatively), and braided ends alone can be tucked back under the braid to form a loop.

  • "Pigtail buns" are pigtails (either secured or unsecured) that are coiled into a circular pattern (similar perhaps to a coiled pastry) and secured in place with pins, sticks, or hair ties.

  • " Odango " are a specific hybrid of pigtail buns and normal pigtails. The word comes from Japanese and means, literally translated, "dumpling". The hair of a pigtail is twisted around itself and the end pulled through, creating what is essentially a knot, with the ends of the hair protruding from the center of the bun and either braided or (more commonly) allowed to hang free.




MAKING PIGTAILS


To create the most basic type of pigtail, part the hair along the centerline of the scalp and gather each section with a rubber band behind the ears, allowing the rest of the hair to hang free.

Pigtails is also the workname for when an Iridium source is used by radiologists at worksites.