Hairspiration for this year's Afro-chic-themed Sun Met

The pressure to put your best foot forward at the Sun Met celebrated with GH Mumm is real.

This year's theme is 'Style Ahead of the Field' and racegoers are encouraged to don their most fabulous Afro-chic attire.

While you'll no doubt be putting plenty of energy into dreaming up the perfect African-inspired outfit, it would be a shame to let your beauty look be an afterthought.

So before you pull out your shweshwe and start going wild with beads, here are a few of my favourite ideas for race day hairstyles and make-up looks:

• Think braids, braids and more braids. You can run wild with shapes and structure here. The higher, the longer, the more creative, the better.