2024’s most lusted-after hairstyle may be but that was not the case back in the ’50s, when victory rolls and coiffed waves were . Such is the ever-changing nature of the wonderful world of hair. One expert, hairstylist Eugene Souleiman, took a trip through the ages at Sunday night’s Vogue World: Paris spectacular.
“Hair over the decades, but with a Eugene twist.” he explained when asked to outline his inspiration for the many looks on display. Working with (a pro favorite for a reason) and Dyson hair tools (the is their newest innovation, with a series of attachments that make all sorts of salon-worthy hair looks easy to achieve at home), Souleiman didn’t just create victory waves, but graphic bobs (of the original, ), equestrian-inspired ponytails and finger waves, too.
“Louise Brooks’s sharp, blunt, round bob was a strong point of reference for this look – one of the models also had a Josephine Baker hairstyle too.” “I took references for this look from a film Greta Garbo starred in in the ’30s. It’s an homage to her.
” “We bound the ponytail in the colors of the French flag. The theme was ‘equestrian’ for this era, so we parted hair in the center.” “Victory rolls were emblematic of the time, some models wore them with a headscarf.
” “You know I like a hair clip, and I think I might have outdone myself here. I wanted to cover the head in silver clips, like it was an armor of protection. Then we stitched the sword into a braided area.
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