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Bridal Fashion Week 2012: Delicate Twists, Pretty Chignons and Buns, and Gentle Waves

At Bridal Fashion Week 2012, American Salon sought out all the blossoming hair trends for the fast-approaching wedding season. Twists were used to add detail to chignons at Badgley Mischka and Anne Bowen, and the hair at Isaac Mizrahi’s show for Kleinfeld also utilized a low coil of hair resting at the nape of the [...]

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Mercedes-Benz Fall 2012 Fashion Week NYC: Marc by Marc Jacobs

The hair was sleek and sassy for the Marc by Marc Jacobs show, hair done by Redken Creative Consultant Guido for Redken. With a deep side part the hair was slicked neatly back into a low pony that Guido said was designed to be simple and elegant.

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Mercedes-Benz Fall 2012 Fashion Week NYC: Ports 1961

The theme behind the Ports 1961 show held in the New York Public Library this morning was modern sensuality. The clothes matched the understated elegance of the venue, playing on interesting textures and color blocking. Hair, makeup and nails were ea

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Mercedes-Benz Fall 2012 Fashion Week NYC: Timo Weiland

The Timo Weiland collection was an ode to the edgy couples of St. Marks Place in the 1980’s and 1990’s. The look was very downtown with a cool confidence.  Working on both men and women, the charming Joseph DiMaggio, lead hairstylist for L’Ore

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Mercedes-Benz Spring ’12 Fashion Week NYC: Elene Cassis

Lead hairstylist Amit Abraham for L’Oreal Professionnel was greatly inspired by the geometry and texture of the fabrics used in Elene Cassis’ spring 2012 collection. “You don’t usually see a lot of texture in spring and summer clothes, so I wanted to

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Mercedes-Benz Spring ’12 Fashion Week NYC: J.Mendel

While the hair at J. Mendel is usually safe and pretty each season, Paul Hanlon for TIGI decided to mix things up for spring and give it a more rock ‘n’ roll feel. “It’s a little dangerous and very effortlessly cool,” Hanlon said of the grungy style.

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Mercedes-Benz Spring ’12 Fashion Week NYC: DKNY Resort

The DKNY Resort 2012 show drew an exclusive crowd of American Express cardholders at The Theatre at Lincoln Center, where Donna Karan displayed her beautiful dresses, like bandana-prints in black, red and metallic-hues. To complement the elegance of

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Mercedes-Benz Spring ’12 Fashion Week NYC: Sophie Theallet

Sophie Theallet’s spring 2012 collection drew inspiration from the 1969 French movie La Piscine (The Swimming Pool), which was flooded with sexual tension. Playing off this theme, lead stylist for Aveda Didier Malige designed a hair style that looked

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Mercedes-Benz Spring 2012 Fashion Week NYC: alice + olivia by Stacey Bendet

Designer Stacey Bendet chose a Secret Garden theme for her spring 2012 fashion week presentation, referencing the patterns and colors of Palm Beach in the 1960s and adding in a touch of ’40s sophistication.  To complement her designs, lead stylist T

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Mercedes-Benz Spring 2012 Fashion Week NYC: Marc by Marc Jacobs

The beauty look at Marc by Marc Jacobs was clean and simple to complement the bold colors of the spring collection. When Creative consultant for Redken Guido met with Jacobs to discuss the hair, the designer pointed to the various ponytails the hairs

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