We found the best celebrity hairstyles, street style box braid looks, and user submissions (yes, from you!) to round up 42 box braid hairstyles to inspire your next look.

Whether you want to step outside the style box or have a penchant for all things outrageous, yarn twists, braids or locs are a fun way to up the ante. Mixing your natural tresses with yarn (yes ...

The yarn braids aren't just fabulous, though: they're also functional. They actually work as a protective style, keeping ends tucked away and preventing breakage.

Here's what happened when one editor tried to do her own box braids at home and for the first time.