Fruits of the garden
On
the next level again, the head formed a base for buns, bobbles and
bands of every type. At Easton Pearson, Renya Xydis incorporated all
manner of fruit and vegetation to give shots of colour and flavour.
From the perfectly simple crown came narrow twisted bands with cones of
hair behind, and fringes of berries and leaves at the front. Darren
Borthwick for Redken cleverly garnished a high-set bun with a colourful
riot of giant flowers giving finish to Akira's funked-up orientalism.
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Renya Xydis for Wella at Easton Pearson
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High drama
Mad Cortes and Romance was Born made the most dramatic moves with
overgrown balls, braids and pom poms. At Mad Cortes, Jayne Wild had
models looking like crazy housewives, with grown-up clothes topped with
clusters of gelato coloured orbs. At Romance was Born, Lores
Giglio had all of the above; headbands, pom poms, head-dresses - a
genuine globetrotter's guide to ethnic bits and bobs on beautiful heads
bursting with eye candy, showing pure hair artistry.
At
Wayne Cooper, the hair direction by Clive Alright was sans decoration
but had great modern moments with spherical rolls sitting at the front
of the head or over the top of strikingly blunt fringes; call it 60s
quiff meets 80s punk.
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Left to right: Jayne Wild at Mad Cortes, Lores Giglio at Romance was Born & Clive Alright at Wayne Cooper
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Loose and lovely
For
the handful of designers that opted for loose hair, the focus was still
around the face. Stylist Michael Brennon for L’Oréal Professionnel at
Cohen et Sabine used pearls to line the centre part, with twisted
braids either side of the head pulling hair back from the face to
free-fall into light and airy texture at the ends. At Alex Perry,
stylist
Sophie Roberts for GHD created the most grown up and graceful look of
the season, with hair slicked to the head wet, then cascading down one
shoulder ending in Greta Garbo-esque waves.
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Michael Brennon for L’Oréal Professionnel at Cohen et Sabine
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