Hair was done by Brent Lawler for Allure magazine… Sweet!
Dekko’s Daily Grind ~ Brian by Scott
Scott Klassen from Dekko has been cutting Brian’s hair for many years and have come up with some great looks but this one is my absolute favorite! Shaven very short through the sides, the top remains longer and hanging over to one side in a very definite precise line. This style and variations of it has a been very popular in Europe and over here different variations can be seen on Joe Jonas and Win Butler of Arcade Fire.
Lots of background info on this ‘do’ but before we get too carried away with all the info, here’s Brian sporting his ‘undercut’… Thanks Brian, and Thanks to Sarah from Dekko for the great pictures with her choice of psychedelic background!
Lots of controversy surrounding the name of this haircut. To be honest with you, most would just call it an ‘undercut’ but hipsters have been known to go into salons/barber shops asking for the’ Hitler Youth’ haircut, (and No, Brian did not come in asking for it) which of course would cause a whole load of concern especially as more and more guys are asking for this new hip look. I don’t like to get caught up with some people’s concern’s of what they think is displaying fascism through a hairstyle, to me it’s a look – modern edgy and new for men, recreated and modernized from the 20’s and 30’s style that men used to wear all the time (Think Gary Grant or Clark Gable). Its great that men can finally have some fun with their hair despite what people choose to call it and associate with it.
For an interesting read on the topic, here’s an article I found interesting..
www.antigerman.wordpress.com/2011/11/23/the-hitler-youth-hairstyle/
My Pick..Gorgeous!
I LOVE this hairstyle, if I could have the thickness and the texture of this head of hair I would give up my long locks for this look…
Ballerina’s and Donut’s!
Notice how everyone around us are wearing their hair in Ballerina buns? And I don’t really mean those top knots that I said I didn’t like afew weeks ago. Slight difference in my eyes.. these are more elegant looking whereas the others looked like ‘home hair’ Anyway, I was told I needed to write a post about how best to achieve these perfect shaped buns.. Thanks Sarah Geiger for keeping me on top of it all!
There are so many different ways to achieve these looks, including twisting, tucking and rolling and so many different positions on the head to put them too. But the one’s I wanted to talk about today is the very perfectly rounded shapes worn on top or near the top of the head.
These can be achieved very easily by using hair donuts (or sausages, as shown above). First, tie hair up into a ponytail on top of the head, (or slightly to the side if you want) Once the pony is secure, choose the donut best suited for color matching your own hair, slip the pony through the center of the donut, split it in the middle and spread the hair around the donut to make sure all of the donut is covered. The ends of the hair is then wrapped around the donut and tucked underneath and pinned into place.
Here are some examples of how the the finished look could result in, good luck!
Runway Hair–Slick Backs
Catwalk Hair, 2012 seems to be all about hair in the center being slicked or pulled back and pinned with either the rest of the hair flowing down or tucked under. Thought I would pull up afew designers who went with this look for this fall..
Gucci –
Rochas –
Missoni –
And Versus –
MyHairdressers.com ~ Fringes
My September article for London based educational website is up and ‘live’!
The story behind this one is about different types of Fringes (Bangs) and what’s been most in demand lately..
Follow this link to read the full feature : ) Fringes for Face Shapes
Comb-overs and all…
Is this look really better than taking it all off? Still cant understand why men wear it this way.. what about a windy day?
And while were talking about windy… Why does Donald Trump insist on wearing his hair like the toupee look? I mean this is what happens..
Ling Tan ~ Supermodel
My good friend and journalist Stevie Wong first brought my attention to China’s first supermodel afew months back, so as I was looking into her work, I was impressed with some of the campaigns she had done and absolutely loved the hair in a lot of them, I thought I would show you afew of my faves.
First abit of background stuff on Ling..
Ling Tan who’s full name is Tan Mang Ling was South East Asia’s first supermodel.An Malaysian Chinese model who was born in Kuala Lumpur, speaks 4 dialects of Chinese as well and Malay and English.
Her works includes absolutely ALL known top designers, brands and campaigns and has worked with just as many fashion photographers, way too many to list here, believe me its an incredible list, check our her Wikipedia page!
If all that isn’t enough she has also made commercials for Pantene, Armani Fragrances, Ford Edge and appeared in George Michaels music video Fast Love.
Lin recently came out of retirement to walk the runway for Givenchy 2010 and 2011, and was also recently signed with Wilhelmina Models in NYC 2011. Once a supermodel, always a supermodel, right?
Some other campaigns:
Nina Khazani
I found this artist From the Royal College of Art 2012, who works with cut hair and thought her work was very unique. Whether you think of it as slightly creepy, you cant help but admit it is very creative. Strange to think that many people think of their own hair as their crowning glory but detached and to actually wear someone else’s on you, I think a lot of people might not want to go there.. right? Here are some great images that shows hair used as a different art form as shown by Khazani.
Here is an intro from her own blog/webpage:
A hairy tale
I believe that hair inherits power and beauty and is the ultimate garment growing from within us. It is part of our body,
and therefore part of our identity, it helps us to differentiate ourselves as individuals yet at the same time it is changeable and detachable.
It is beautiful and soft and yet stubborn to work with. It likes to go its own way but so do I.
Sometimes the perfect hair seems to last only for a moment.
Its always in movement and undergoes various transformations. I gain pleasure of controlling it and transforming it into living objects and jewellery.
Through my work I intend to tell stories and evoke emotions by capturing a moment of beauty and making it last longer than a glimpse of time.
Talented..
Its takes a lot of talent to do this one… Look how creepy and real it looks!!
Would have liked to have given credit to whoever did this but I found nothing : (
