Fashion is often the biggest sign of the times. As the economy tightens up the purse strings, hemlines get higher. Every girl knows that if money gets tight then it’s time to turn to the accessory box to spice up any outfit.

Of course, the most deadly accessory of all is her own hair. A look can instantly be changed depending on how you decide to wear those lustrous locks.

Keep on trend this season as Jed Hamill from Graham Webb International takes us through what’s hot for spring/summer 2010.

Pump up the volume

It’s all about thinking big this spring as harem pants and puffed up jodhpurs continue to grace our wardrobes.

Give your hair an extra bit of va va voom and match your outfit with tousled and backcombed styles.

Hair dressing is the new cutting, so give your hair and your outfit a whole new look by playing with your style.

For the ultimate backcombed, dishevelled look try Powder Punch texturising powder (£10.60 50ml) from Clynol’s fab Play with Me range. Simply sprinkle the dust into the palm of your hand and work it through your hair, moulding into shape with your fingers. Ultimate volume looks in minutes.

Going Gaga

Hairdressing is taken to whole new heights this season, as beehives and super-high top knots have graced the runways of the Fashion Shenzhen and Charlie Le Mindu shows in fashion week.

Don’t be afraid to go a little bit Lady Gaga this spring with your tresses and dress them up as big as you like.

High is hot right now and it’s about to go to your head. For those of you who aren’t quite so daring try the unstructured bun, worn as big as you like for a statement style that’ll have you turning heads wherever you go.

Oops they’ve done it again

Effortless chic is hot off the runway for another season as the top knot and bun take on an undone twist.

The loosely tied up, sexy flyaway look is so easy to achieve and ultra feminine. This look is perfect to go with all those gorgeous little dresses that you’ll be wearing this summer.

It’s all about letting sections of the hair frame the face as opposed to the glued back in place look.

Swap your hairspray for a shine spray like Look at Me Lustrous final shine spray (£9.20 100ml) from Clynol, for a more natural and effortless look.

Riding the waves

For any hair length, go back to basics with waves and curls. This season it’s all about styling it up and playing with your natural texture for volume and curls to die for.

Backcombing waves to give them volume from the under section of the hair upwards, acting as netting to a tutu, is a tip from the Olanic catwalks.

While at Vivienne Westwood’s Red Label show it was all about accessorising cascading curls with a ribbon.

It’s time to experiment and live outside of the box. Give your hair a break from the heated appliances and work with your natural wave using curl tame curl cream (£7.15 150ml) from Clynol’s new Style range.

Wet, wet, wet

For that all-important night out on the town with the girls why not think sleek and slick hair back into a ponytail?

The perfect accessory to the statement outfit is the simplest of styles. Pull hair tight into a ponytail and secure it with a band, it’s as easy as that.

Keep in place using Clynol fix uphold strong spray (£7.15 500ml) from their fab new Style range and you’re ready to go.

You’ll be dead on trend and in the company of style queens Alesha Dixon and Lauren Conrad, so you really can’t go wrong.

Let’s Twist Again

The perfect look day or night, reminiscent of Narnia’s perfect plaits and fairy princess style braids, the loose plait is back and far from the equestrian looks with which it is so fondly associated.

Lustful and sexy, this look is the perfect accessory to either feminine floral prints or evening glamour.

Change your image by wearing it at the nape of the neck or to one side à la Cheryl Cole - gorgeous.