Modern Elizabethan Hairstyle Inspiration

These are some photos that have influenced my ideas for my final hair creation. I particularly love the adaption of backcombed, crimped hair into a mohawk type style as it encompasses Elizabethan and a 'punk' look. I believe that it would really intertwine Elizabethan and contemporary styles to create a tall, round shape on the top of the head and have pulled back sides. It looks clean but with a large focal point.
When looking at the photo on the left, which is are hairstyles created by Sam McKnight for Chanel's pre-fall 2013 show, it is apparent how he has combined the Elizabethan large bouffant shape at the top of the head with a contemporary stereotypical 'ghetto' set of plaits that extend to the top of the head. What I would like to do is have the plaits on the sides of the head and extending down, which looks almost tribal and native but also alludes to the popular braided styles of Elizabethan hair. It's interesting how this padded, tall look is still being used to this day in high fashion as it shows how everlasting hairstyles and techniques can be.

Although not contemporary, I found this example of braids in a book called 'Hair: Fashion and Fantasy', which has a portrait by Leonardo Da Vinci, created in 1506, prime time of the Italian Renaissance period. She has french plaits on the top of her head, and I would like to replicate this on the sides of the head.

References: 
Phillipon, L., 2013. Hair: Fashion and Fantasy, Thames and Hudson.