History Main / PrimAndProperBun

** Captain Janeway had this style for most of the first season. [[http://memory-alpha.org/wiki/File:Kathryn_Janeway,_2371.jpg]] which was known as [[FanNickname The Bun of Steel]].

%%* Franchise/WonderWoman in her Diana Prince alter ego, complete with glasses and a "librarian" fashion sense.

* Subverted with "Lady Borgia" Ogiwara from ''Manga/OniisamaE''. She is first seen as a soft-spoken and dignified OneeSama type and later [[spoiler:reveals herself as a massive SmugSnake]]. She originally had bobbed hair in the manga, but her hairstyle changed to a large high bun in the anime series.

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[[caption-width-right:261:Don't ask her to [[LettingHerHairDown let it down]].]]

%%* Lilith from ''Series/{{Cheers}}'' and ''Series/{{Frasier}}'' typically wears her hair this way. If she [[LettingHerHairDown lets it down]] it's a sure sign that things are about to get intense between her and Frasier.

* In the ''Literature/{{Discworld}}'' as expanded by Creator/AAPessimal, the sterner teachers at the Assassins' Guild School such as Miss Alice Band and Miss Sanderson-Reeves are seen affecting very stern buns in the classroom. Pupils speculate, with good reason, about the hair-pins holding it all together and alternative uses they could be put to. The School's Agatean Studies teacher, Miss Koucochou-Sama ("Pretty Butterfly", Twoflower's daughter, as seen in ''Discworld/InterestingTimes'') also affects a tight [[PowerHair Japanese-styled version]].[[note]]although Koucouchou-Sama is sometimes seen in HimeCut or OdangoHair styles according to her mood[[/note]] Pupils learn that the tighter the bun, the tougher the teacher.

** Granny Weatherwax wears her hair in a "[[Discworld/EqualRites tight bun that could crack rocks]]." It also serves as a convenient sheath for her weapon of choice for hand-to-hand combat, [[ImprovisedWeapon hatpins]].
** Adora Belle Dearheart in ''Discworld/GoingPostal'' wears a bun as well. She wears plain gray dresses, is an OfficeLady who works for golems and was formerly a bank teller, and says she has no sense of humor, largely because of her {{Unfortunate Name|s}}. She's actually quite attractive, especially to Moist, but she's still proper and serious.

** In ''Disney/TheLittleMermaidIIReturnToTheSea'', Ariel wears a high twist bun for most of the film. She is a more mature FormerTeenRebel with an adventurous daughter of her own. She lets her hair down when she temporarily turns back into a mermaid and lets go of her stress.
** Jane Porter from ''Disney/{{Tarzan}}'' initially wears a prim bun in line with her BritishStuffiness, but she loses it as she accommodates to the jungle environment.
** During her coronation, Elsa from ''Disney/{{Frozen}}'' wears a French crown braid with a twisted bun above the neck. When she realizes she can cut loose with her emotions, she tears out the braid and allows her hair to hang in relative freedom.

* Nathalie Sancoeur in ''WesternAnimation/MiraculousLadybug'' is the efficient, no-nonsense secretary to Gabriel Agreste and wears her hair in a neat bun.

* ''ComicBook/KunskapensKorridorer'': Anna is one of the 8th-graders, so she's an unusually young example of this trope. But still, she is the most uptight student in the class ''and'' she wears her hair up in a prim hairstyle.

* ComicBook/KunskapensKorridorer: Anna is one of the 8th-graders, so she's an unusually young example of this trope. But still, she is the most uptight student in the class ''and'' she wears her hair up in a prim hairstyle.

%5* Mrs. Hall is described this way in ''Series/AllCreaturesGreatAndSmall''.
%%* Veronica from ''Series/BetterOffTed'' is a powerful, cold-hearted executive; also, when Ted takes his daughter to work, Veronica teaches her to put her hair in this kind of bun.

* Symmetra from ''VideoGame/Overwatch'' wears a high bun as part of her "professional attire" skins - Vishkar, Architech.

** In ''Disney/TheLittleMermaidIIReturnToTheSea'', Ariel wears a high twist bun for most of the film. She's become a more mature FormerTeenRebel with an adventurous daughter of her own. She lets her hair down when she temporarily turns back into a mermaid and lets go of her stress.

** During the coronation, Elsa from ''Disney/{{Frozen}}'' wears a French crown braid with a twisted bun above the neck. When she realizes she can cut loose with her emotions, she tears out the braid and allows her hair to hang in relative freedom.
* In ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyEquestriaGirlsFriendshipGames'', the human version of Twilight Sparkle wears a large high bun. Since she's the TeenGenius of Crystal Prep High School, it's meant to invoke the same character type; she's way more academic than athletic, unlike the rest of Crystal Prep.

* ** Marie from ''VideoGame/{{Splatoon}}'' usually wears a high bun, to match her calm and quiet personality. She occasionally[[LettingHerHairDown lets it down]] when she's off duty.

** Jane Porter from ''Disney/{{Tarzan}}'' initially wears a high bun, in line with her BritishStuffiness. She eventually [[LettingHerHairDown loses it]] as she accommodates to the jungle environment.
** During the coronation, Queen Elsa from ''Disney/{{Frozen}}'' wears a French crown braid with a twisted bun above the neck. When she realizes she can cut loose with her emotions, she tears out the braid and allows her hair to hang in relative freedom.

* Professor [=McGonagall=] wears her hair like this in ''Literature/HarryPotter''. When she says the Yule ball is a chance to "let down our hair", Harry notes that she looked like she had never actually let her hair down in any sense. [[note]] Interestingly, he did note that her hair had come down while she and the other teachers were preparing for [[spoiler: the Battle of Hogwarts]]. [[/note]]

** Zelina wears a bun of her own when she's in full Wicked Witch mode, which comes down after her HeelFaceTurn and redemption.

* Professor [=McGonagall=] wears her hair like this in ''Literature/HarryPotter''. When she says the Yule ball is a chance to "let down our hair", Harry notes that she looked like she had never actually let her hair down in any sense.

[[caption-width-right:261:Don't ask her to let it down.]]

* Kano Ienaga from ''Manga/GoldenKamuy'' wears a high bun and is the owner of a hotel she supposedly inherited from her husband. Her demeanor is that of a very gentle and proper Japanese lady who speaks quite formally, [[spoiler:but it's mostly a ruse, as she's actually a SerialKiller posing as a FalseWidow to get people to trust her, so she can lure them into the hotel to [[ImAHumanitarian eat them]]]].

** During the coronation, Queen Elsa from ''Disney/{{Frozen}}'' wears a French crown braid with a twist bun above the neck. When she realizes she can cut loose with her emotions, she tears out the braid and allows her hair to hang in relative freedom.

* Kano Ienaga from ''Manga/GoldenKamuy'' wears a high bun and is the owner of a hotel she supposedly inherited from her husband. Her demeanor is that of a very gentle and proper Japanese lady, [[spoiler:but it's all a ruse, as she's actually a SerialKiller posing as a FalseWidow to get people to trust her, so she can lure them into the hotel to [[ImAHumanitarian eat them]]]].

%%* Kano Ienaga from ''Manga/GoldenKamuy'' wears a high bun and is the owner of a hotel she supposedly inherited from her husband. She poses as a FalseWidow to get people to trust her, so she can take them down in the hotel basement to [[ImAHumanitarian eat them]].

** Gunnery Chief [[ActionGirl Ashley Williams]] uses this hairstyle, and is notably organized, professional, and is also a rank that puts her in charge of her unit. On the other hand, she's also a firm believer in BrutalHonesty. She lets her hair down by ''VideoGame/MassEffect3'', literally and metaphorically.

Naturally, it makes this hairstyle popular for [[LadyOfWar Ladies of War]] who choose to eschew TomboyishPonytail or BraidsOfAction, though the latter could be easily converted into a bun.