Wonderland TIPS & TRENDS
This season’s latest trends
Low Rider Partings
There is nothing new to add to the side-parting centre parting debate…boring! However, this season there seemed to be a glut of super severe low side partings. Moving things slightly further down the side the head Stella McCartney, YSL and Marni pushed the envelope on the parting issue with Gucci, Bottega Veneta and Mary Katrantzou bringing up the rear. The Low Rider Side is not an easy look to translate to the salon, however schoolgirls have been rocking the look for a while now, so it shouldn’t be too long before the big girls catch up.
Bad Girl Buns
Thank the Lord - fashion has found a sense of humour! Topshop Unique smashed it out of the ballpark with its canine inspired buns this season, two placed firmly atop of the head and wrapped with velvet ribbon bows. They were not alone in this season's bun fight, Marios Schwab shot us a dynamically stitched bun, almost Sumo inspired, while Donna Karan in New York gave us relaxed elegance with a single loose doughnut shape. Chignons and buns are always a good look for salon clients as the foundation is secure and the remaining hair can be dressed according to the occasion. Take a look at our classic chignon video for inspiration.
My Fetish Pony
She walks, she talks and she even answers back… yes, she is my fetish ponytail! Taking the lead, literally, from Marc Jacobs at Louis Vuitton, the ponytail has grown up into a super slick, hard talking madam. Not for the faint hearted or the over 20s, the scraped back ponytails seen on the runways this season were severe and unforgiving. There were a few softer versions from Valentino and Costume National but the real high octane numbers were the best; Issey Miyake’s contribution bordered on sci-fi, with double height fastening and elaborate etching - true technical genius. Although most clients wear a ponytail at some point the real deals come from bending the head backward during execution, see our High Ponytail video for inspiration.
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