DKNY 2015 Braids

For her spring/summer 2015 look, Donna Karen came up with a sporty collection for DKNY to show off. For the hair, the models all had braided hair with small pieces of hair curled and stuck to the foreheads.

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These are two of the images from the collection, you can see how the hairline is perfectly straight and all of the hair is slicked back with some small pieces stuck to the models' foreheads and curled. For the rest of the hair, there are two braids at the back of the head and coming forward in front of the shoulders.

I really like this hair style and I think it really does look like a contemporary version of an Elizabethan hairstyle.

Sources:
http://www.fashionisers.com/hairstyles-hair-products/spring-2015-braided-hairstyles-inspired-from-the-runway/

Dannijo’s Fishtail Ponytail

Dannijo showed a very unusual fishtail ponytail style. The models were seen wearing a half fishtail and half ponytail look. The fishtail at the top was very wide and ruffled with the ponytail at the bottom being thin and straight.

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This is an image from backstage which shows the hair stylists working on the models.

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This was the catwalk look that showed a half ponytail and half fishtail. The slicked back hair at the front worked well with the long tail at the back and the model's bleach blonde hair made the bright blue eyeshadow stand out. I really like this design and I would also like to try something like this but maybe have the fish plait a bit longer.

Sources:

http://www.fashionisers.com/hairstyles-hair-products/spring-2015-braided-hairstyles-inspired-from-the-runway/

Vivienne Westwood’s 2014 Braids

2014 Vivienne Westwood's collection showed some milkmaid braids with an up do, I like this look and it reminds me of a contemporary Elizabethan hairstyle

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The hairstyle showed two plaits going across each other on the head like a cross over. I think this could really represent Elizabethan hair in a modern way. I like the minimal makeup with the black line on the model's face to set the hair off.

Sources:
http://www.fashionisers.com/hairstyles-hair-products/spring-2015-braided-hairstyles-inspired-from-the-runway/

My 3 hair chart ideas

My first idea:

• A french braid across the front of hair, behind the fringe
• Fringe down as normal
• A medium sized bun on the top of head, above the crown
• Have the back of the hair slightly backcombed
• Slight bit of hair hanging loose at each side of the head

My second idea:

• Around 10 curls created by tongs at the front of the head, behind the fringe
• Fringe down as normal
• Large bun on top of the head
• Small pearls wrapped and clipped around the bun
• Have the back of the hair all backcombed and volumes
• Have some loose hair hanging each side of the head

My third idea:

• Fringe down as normal
• French braid behind the fringe at the front of the head
• Two medium sized buns behind the plait, on the crown of the head
• Have all the hair at the back of the head flat and not backcombed
• Some loose hair hanging by either side of the head

Inspiration for my final design

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For my final design, I decided to create a moodpboard of some images I liked and would like to incorporate into my creation. I knew I wanted to include a bun and also a braid with maybe some other small detail. Rather than having one bun, I thought it might like good to have two so it looks slightly more contemporary. I am going to keep my fringe down so I thought about putting a braid somewhere, I think it would look good to have a braid going sideways between my fringe and buns. For one last detail, I thought about having some hair hanging down on either side of my head.

Braids - Research

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I looked at some different types of braids for inspiration for my final design and to see if I wanted to include them into it. Some are quite simple and just like a full braid and others are more complicated. There is a tight fishtail plait and a loose fishtail plait. I particularly like the loose one better. Some of these braids show two braids with a design in the middle such as the hair crossing over or a triple braid. The last image shows four different braid styles. The first one is like a cross plait, the second one is similar but includes a hairband threaded through the plait. I really like the third braid which is like a waterfall plait. The last style looks like a normal plait but flattened and with a hairband threaded through.

Simone Rocha Autumn/Winter 2014

Simone Rocha is a famous Irish fashion designer. In 2014, she created an autumn/winter collection based on Queen Elizabeth I.

For inspiration for her collection, Rocha visited the National Portrait Gallery in London to see the Elizabeth I exhibition. She usually bases her collections and designs on her family and Ireland but she said she wanted to create something new and fresh and visited the museum for inspiration and was blown away by the images. From the visit she got some inspiration which she could turn into and add into her work. Some of the materials she used for her Elizabethan styled collection was yellow faux snakeskin, plastic lace and also showed tartan and some ruffles.

The hair artist and designer for the show was James Pecis and the hair look for the show was 'messy braids'.

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This is an image from the show. You can see from the 3 separate images that all the models' hair is quite messy, you can see pieces of hair sticking up and it isn't all in place or clipped away. The first design looks like there is a plait at the back of the head and the rest of the hair is brought back but not styled into place. The second look has a plait/fishtail braid over the model's right shoulder starting from the back of the head, again the rest of the hair isn't styled and looks quite messy. The last design looks like the model is wearing a small yellow flower headband and her hair might be in a plait at the back of her head.

For this show, I think the hair being quite messy looks good rather than having it all slicked back. Elizabethans hair was often styled back and wouldn't look too messy but because this is a contemporary look I think it works well to keep the typical style like the braid or fish plait but mix it up a little and make it look slightly different.

Sources:
http://fashion.telegraph.co.uk/columns/sophie-derosée/TMG11059187/Catwalk-queen-Simone-Rocha.html