What is the difference between a French braid and a Dutch braid?

I love braids. I’m just curious to know what the difference is between the two. Also, I’ve heard of French twists before. Is there a such thing as a Dutch twist?
What kind of braid did Angelina Jolie have when she played Lara Croft in Tomb Raider.

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5 Responses to “What is the difference between a French braid and a Dutch braid?”
  1. yahoo email says:

    A dutch braid is just a french braid backwards which makes it stick out more.

    french braid

    http://dcwblogs.com/beauty/media/french-braid1.jpg

    dutch braid

    http://www.hairboutique.com/images/HairlineBraid.JPG

  2. Codename Calypso says:

    French braiding, you start just behind the fringe and take the hair into the braid as you go, so that there’s a pattern on the back of the head.

    Dutch braid is the same but you pass locks under each other instead of over.

    A French twist is when you gather hair in a low ponytail (not tied) and twist the ponytail upwards until it turns in on itself against the head and hold it down with a clip, comb or pins.

    I’ve never heard of a Dutch twist.

  3. chuckkls says:

    The dutch braid is much like the french braid, except that you braid the strands under the braid, putting the braid on top of the hair, rather than under (as with french) which puts the braid under the hair.

    i have never heard of a dutch twist?

  4. Teresa G says:

    That the french one is much more elegant that the dutch one,

  5. dreamland 3^[]^3angel says:

    french braids is slightly different than dutch braids now all french braids are international now more popular is black braids the kind that angelina wore was half corn row french braids.