Practicing with ribbon and plats.

Recently I posted the initial designs for my New Elizabethan hairstyle. This included a bun and with a plat wrapped around it. Which can be seen below 

When looking into how to make this more modern, I looked at the Oscar De La Renta spring 2010 show which included the models styled with a milkmaid braid with ribbon threaded through it, situated on the top of the head. This links to the work we had previously been doing in our lesson in which we practiced incorporating ribbon into the plats. I feel this would add an elegant element to my design therefore I have recently been practicing with threading ribbon through plats. Here is the outcome.

I feel this worked quite well and with practice could be something I decide to use in my final design.