While some other aesthetics may struggle to find school-appropriate hairstyles, this is Dark Academia girls' Superbowl. Dark Academia is literally school-coded, so a lot of what you do anyway for this aesthetic will fit in perfectly. 

Best hairstyles for back to school: Headbands add the ultimate level of sleek polish to a look. Perfect for fall, and distinctly academia-coded, headbands come in an infinite number of styles and colors, so there's bound to be one perfect for any look you put together. Bonus points for a plaid one in fall colors.

Braided hair is peak academia, so you can never go wrong with one or two braids. But a sleek bun is also the perfect polished choice for back to school. Accessorize with a cute bow or scrunchie and you'll be less "severe teacher" and more "cute dark academia girlie". 

Okay, but what if you're a little bit more edgy? A little bit of a bad girl? You don't want all these bows and butterflies, but you still want something cute and appropriate.

Best hairstyles for back to school: The good thing is that grunge is not overly concerned with being polished, so messy, undone hair is fine, and so are grown out roots. But if you want to add a little oomph, how about adding some hardware to your hairstyles?

The downside with hair piercings is that they take some time and patience to put into your hair. The upside is that the effect is fantastic. So you can do something as simple as regular "good girl" braids that you then adorn with piercings and instantly look more edgy.

Alternatively, you can just use them as an accent. Put your hair up in a high pony, and braid a smaller strand of hair on one side of your head, running all the way into the pony. Add a couple of piercings for some hardware. They'll be subtle for school, but still add a little bit of a grunge-y flair.

Coquettes are soft and feminine, and so are their hairstyles. Your hair should typically be long, softly waved, and the accessories should be delicate, dreamy, and feminine.

Best hairstyles for back to school: After it conquered all aspects of our outfits, the bow trend moved on to hair. A bow can make any hairstyle look cute and aesthetic, and it's super easy to use one to elevate your look. Are you wearing your hair up in a simple ponytail? Put a bow on it. Make sure you leave the tails long for an elegant touch.

But my favorite way to wear bows is to wear too many. Imagine another simple hairstyle, like two regular braids, and use small bow clips all over your hair. If that doesn't scream coquette, nothing does.

Pearls and pearly accessories are another favorite of Coquette girls. They're soft and feminine and they can adorn your hair in any style, whether it's worn up, down, in a bun, in braids, curly, straight, etc. 

Old Money girls keep it simple, classic, clean and polished. They don't overly adorn their hair with colorful accessories - by god, it would clash with their artfully crumpled linen pants and their crisp white button down shirts. Instead, they opt for sleek, pared back hairstyles, minimalist accessories and stuff that isn't too flashy.

Best hairstyles for back to school: A sleek bun is a classic Old Money hairstyle, which can be perfected with practice. A headband can also add that Gossip Girl-esque rich preppy vibe, as long as you keep your hair shiny and carefully brushed.

A big bow is also Old Money, in a very old school, came-on-the-Mayflower kind of way. Rich old ladies who wear Chanel always have a big bow in their hair, it's classic, feminine, and chic. If you're wearing your hair half up, half down, you can also use a smaller bow to give the hairstyle some oomph and visual interest.

The Coconut Girl style is so cheery, happy and gives dreamy vacation vibes, so any hairstyle you choose should compliment it perfectly. A little undone, a little beachy, flowery, wavy, but still school appropriate.

Best hairstyles for back to school: Spritzing some seasalt spray into your hair and scrunching it up will give you a beautiful, mermaid-y, beach-y texture that you can leave as it is, or you can create two simple pigtails, two braids, or one long side braid. A twist on an old classic.

If you want to go super casual, a clawclip with beachy or flowery motifs is also ideal. Just sweep your hair up and add a seashell, how cute is that?!

The Office Siren look is all about being polished and sleek, which is perfect for back to school. The most iconic hair accessory has to be the claw clip - convenient, versatile, and coming in a wide array of colors and styles, a simple claw clip will stylishly keep your hair tame and it will give you the 00s vibe you're looking for. 

Best hairstyles for back to school: The beauty of the claw clip is that if you're pressed for time, you can literally just throw your hair back and put the clip in and you can run out the door. 

If you have more time, however, a carefully studied "undone" look can also be achieved. Sometimes, it's as simple as putting your hair up with the clip as normal and then carefully pulling out two face framing strands of hair in the front. What, *this*? I did this in 2 seconds!