The sock bun, which uses a sock rolled into a doughnut shape to form the shape of the style, is coming to town again. Sock buns are, quite literally, a rising trend, with celebrities like Kate Bosworth, Reese Witherspoon and Lauren Conrad all sporting the fashionable topknot of late. The neat hairdo, which is equal parts ballerina and hipster, gets its name because styling it involves cutting the toes off a sock, and rolling it into your hair to create a donut-shaped bun. Today we are making the trendy sock bun hair updo a bit fancier by adding elastic web around the buns, which you can add ribbons or hair accessories for more attractive.