Lovely locks with a creative twist

Leading hair salon Toni&Guy was once again at the forefront of styling last month, creating 16 looks for the spring and summer showings for London Fashion Week.
Here in Bangkok, Grit “Gong” Jirakiertivadhana of Hive Salon, Toni&Guy’s brand stylist, took the press through the four key looks in a special event held at Oriental Residence.
“While the overall style comes from the entire look, the hairstyle plays a major role in how that overall look turns out,” he noted.
“This is why we initiated “Hair Meet Wardrobe”, which offers both men and women the opportunity to explore products and techniques to create a style that represents their attitude and personality.”
The “Glamour - Hide and Sleek” style gives a hint of glamour whilst being subtle and sophisticated and not too dramatic underlining the season’s motto of “less is more”.
The hairstyle was seen in the London shows of Matthew Williamson, Jasper Conran, David Koma, DAKS and Michael van der ham. For Williamson’s show, the stylist created a near centre parting with a pin tail comb in front of the hair, sectioned a small amount of hair then tied the remaining hair into a ponytail at the back of the head and secure it with a bungee elastic. The hair was then twisted into a classic chignon with some ends left untucked and gently teased around the crown area to loosen the knot.
The “Casual -Play it Cool” look could be clearly seen in the show by Ryan Lo, with Mark Hampton creating the look specifically for this brand. The stylist pulled the hair back into a haphazard ponytail on the crown, then divided the tail into three sections and plaited it loosely before securing the ends with an elastic band. The plait was then twisted around the ponytail base to achieve an imperfect topknot.
Vivienne Westwood’s Red Label was among the designer brands that used the Classic Moves look for their show. It imagines a meeting between Andy Warhol and the Queen, with a bit of Elizabeth Taylor and 1970s Debbie Harry thrown in for that perfect chic look.
Westwood’s stylist achieved the look by rolling sections around a medium-sized brush while drying hair from the nape upwards, to achieve maximum root lift. Each roll as pinned in place allowing it to set. The curls were then brushed out and the hair teased at the crown before serum was fingered through the lengths.
“Creative – Press play” was adopted for the Maarten van der Horst showing that re-introduced the 1980’s with an asymmetric style and the lived-in texture of a rock and roll rebel.
Other shows with creative new looks included Maria Grachvogel who topped her tie-dye dresses with a two-strand twist on the French pleat and Claire Barrow’s side-swept cue from 1950’s gang culture.

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