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Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Spring 2013 NYC: Chris Benz

When designer Chris Benz told lead hairstylist Nick Irwin, TIGI creative director, his ideas for the hair for his spring 2013 collection, which included references to Japanese school girls, zombies and singer Tiny Tim, Irwin knew he had to get creative. The result was a whimsical pretty but slightly dark hair look that merged a [...]

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Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Spring 2013 NYC: Timo Weiland

The 1990s hip-hop scene was the inspiration for lead stylist for L’Oréal Professionnel Joseph DiMaggio’s hair look at Timo Weiland’s spring 2013 show. Instead of literally re-creating the styles from the era, DiMaggio put his own spin on them: The w

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Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Spring 2013 NYC: Diane von Furstenburg

No two hair looks were the same at Diane von Furstenberg’s spring 2013 show. Lead stylist for Phyto Orlando Pita created individual styles for each model ranging from tight curls to pin-straight locks based on their hair type, cut or personal style.

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Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Spring 2013 NYC: Skaist Taylor

Playing on Skaist Taylor’s collection inspired by the Troubadour club in Los Angeles in the 1970s, lead hairstylist for Oribe Hair Care Kien Hoang created voluminous Afro-textured curls for the models in the show. To achieve the look, he sprayed Orib

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Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Spring 2013 NYC: Catherine Malandrino

Antonio Corral Calero, Moroccanoil artistic director, crafted the modern French twists at Catherine Malandrino’s spring 2013 show. To get the look, he prepped the hair with Moroccanoil Treatment, then applied Root Boost (available in early 2013) at t

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Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Spring 2013 NYC: Lela Rose

Lela Rose’s spring 2013 collection was inspired by the art of painter Jim Hodges; to complement the tk fashions, lead hairstylist Ted Gibson created a knotted updo that was “a little bit uptown and a little bit downtown.” To get the look, Gibso

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Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Spring 2013 NYC: Victoria Beckham

Guido, Redken creative consultant, created a dual-textured modern long hair look to complement the chic clothing at Victoria Beckham’s show, which took place at the elegant New York Public Library. “It has no reference to another period in time,

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Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week NYC Spring 2013: Charlotte Ronson

Backstage at The Stage at Lincoln Center, Jon Reyman for Aveda gave long hair an effortless-looking, natural treatment at Charlotte Ronson. First, he prepped strands with Pure Abundance Style Prep and Control Force Firm Hold Hair Spray and parted the

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Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week NYC Fall 2013: Behnaz Sarafpour

The Behnaz Sarafpour show took place at the elegant Jane Hotel, where Aveda’s Antoinette Beenders was backstage crafting beautiful, slightly undone ponytails to complement the 18th century-inspired clothing. “It’s meant to be under-processed ha

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Sebastian Professional Behind-the-Scenes Video at Alice + Olivia Lookbook Shoot

American Salon recently got exclusive access to Alice + Olivia’s Spring/Summer 2012 Lookbook shoot. Sebastian Professional Stylist Design Team Memeber Anthony Cole styled two looks for the shoot based on styles he created for the brands show during f

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