Last month I was lucky enough to be asked to do hair for New York Fashion Week, as being part of the Creative Team at Studio DNA. It was such an exciting trip, not only because I was in New York for the first time but because I was in New York to be part of one of the biggest events in the fashion industry.
This trip took a lot of preparation back home in LA. Our creative team had late night model runs where we would try different looks to show the designers so they could approve a final look. Once approved on final looks I was very excited counting down the days to our trip. The day finally arrived and we landed in NYC with the city covered in snow. I couldn’t wait to see what awaited for me in the next few days. The first day, Aubrey and I went to go see the location where we would be doing hair for NCL Couture’s show. We were instantly excited when we saw the big space we had where Hair & Make up would be. It was an amazing space with huge windows & beautiful natural light. Usually we are limited to lighting and space. The next day the rest of our creative team arrived in New York and we all quickly were on our way to do hair for our first show.
The look for our NCL Couture show was inspired by Marie Antoinette. Nicholas Clements-Lindsey, designer of NCL Couture, wanted a look that had a lot of height and width. So we created a lot of height while braiding the hair at the nape to give a variation of textures in the look.
Here's a picture of one of the models i did.
Here is a video of our first show.
Our second show was for Project Runway’s Korto MoMolu. I was very excited to work on her show. We have previously done hair for her collection for LA FASHION Week in October 09. I was still inspired by her collections and was looking forward to her looks this season. Korto is one of my favorite designers to work with. I love her energy, her style, talent & vibe. The look for her collection was a very high slick pony tail that was then braided with cloth to enhance the texture. We also added synthetic hair braids to the models that were then wrapped around the pony into a bun to create height. Once on the runway the models looked AMAZING. I actually got to watch this show and it was just so awesome to hear the guests comments toward the show and compliment the look & hair. I felt very privileged to be able to be part of Korto’s Show again. Her collection was stunning! One of the best moments was seeing the guest programs on the chairs and seeing my name in the credits for hair. That's when it became real to me that i was actually in NY for FASHION WEEK!
Here is a model for Korto's show
During our free time of our trip, I got to enjoy a lot of the New York lifestyle which I really fell in love with. New York is such a beautiful city. I felt like I was walking through the pages of Nylon Magazine & GQ. I cant wait to go back for Fall Fashion Week. I even got to see some cool street art from MR. Brainwash in the streets of Chelsea.
I've had the chance to work on a few shoots with Photographer Colleen Durkin & she is so fun to work with and right up my alley with stuff i'd like to collaborate with.
I look forward to working with her more in the future I did Hair and Make up for this shoot.
