When I hear: dreadlocks I think: dandruff. I think: itchy scalp. And if that is not enough you have to cut your hair really short, once you had enough of the above! But after watching Etro and Jean Paul Gaultier's shows I might change my mind...

First of: forget Bob Marley. This spring/summer hot hair texture is all about glamour and grange: hair is a mess, but a very well conditioned mess.
Below you'll find tips on creating the look from Sam McKnight and Malcolm Edwards - stylists responsible for hair at Balmain and Burberry shows.

Glam dreadlocks "how to's"
1. Condition your hair night before styling - use something like Pro-V Smooth & Silk Intensive Treatment Conditioner
2. This season we like volume - use a volumising mouse like Volume Lift Mousse by L'oreal on freshly washed, dump hair. This will give your hair thickness and provide base to hold texture.
3. Don't overdo it with a hair dryer! Blow-dry your hair but make sure that the natural kinks and waves are still there - they will add to "modern gypsy" look.
4. Take a small section of hair and twist it from the root down. Hold onto the end and, with your free hand, rub your fingers up and down from tip to root to create friction. Crated "dread" spray with a medium-hold spray. Repeat at random - the effect should be uneven. For the softer look use climpers - apply them diagonally across small sections of blow-dried hair for few seconds.
5. For added effect were sections of hair tightly plaited for the pirate look - think Johny Depp in "Pirates of the Caribbean".
...and after the night out, simply wash your dreads off -no scissors necessary!

This spring and summer Alice bands, hair bands and tiaras are competing with shoes and handbags for the top spot in fashionista’s hearts. If you still don't own an oversized flower hair clip or 60's style head scarves, you are tres, tres de mode.
Accessories "how to's"."
Possibilities are endless: from extra feminine floral hair bands, butterfly hair pins to glamorous jewelled bandos and diadems...If you not sure, what to go for, think what you need. If you just bought a gorgeous leopard print shoes, why not to get hair clips to match? Retro sunglasses will go perfectly with head scarf. Big nigh out? Why not skip the bling earrings and add a bit of sparkle to your hair?
Remember though: if you're decide to draw attention to your head you might want to "under dress" a little - give up really loud top, etc. After all: sometimes less is more!

Believe it or not, but spring is almost here. Don’t you just feel like it’s time to shed these thick coats you’ve been wearing all winter? swap your boots for sandals? get new colour for your boring mouse-brown/dirty-blond hair? Yes, yes and yes! Spring – summer 2008 hairstyles are all about colours especially colour highlights!
Colour in your hair is something not only for punks and kids; girls all over the world follow footsteps of Pink adding not only pink but purple, blue and orange in their hair! Josh Wood, colourist to many A-list stars, is a great fan of this new trend and recommends this new approach to hair colouring to many of his clients in his Chelsea salon. “Colour highlights give hair multi-tonal colour with fresh, modern edge, bringing your hair to life with tones ranging from the subtle to the extreme.”

Is it for me?
Josh suggests that blonde is ideal base for this spring/summer colour orgy. But why would blondes get all the fun?! Remember though that if your hair is rather dark you might not get these bright tones you are hoping for. Your haircut is another thing to consider: the rule of a thumb says short hair like pixie may not look at its best with loads of highlights - in stead of funky you end up looking like a hen...If you have a short hairstyle apply colour only to one section of your hair and colour the rest with complementing shade.
If your hair is medium to long, highlights, especially around the face can be very flattering.

But I'm scared!
If you want to follow the trends but at the same time you're worried about the consequences, why not to try highlights extensions? This way you can have all the fun with the colour without having to worry about what your boss will say on Monday...