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Mercedes-Benz Fall 2012 Fashion Week NYC: Chris Benz

This season Chriz Benz delivered his signature color-and-texture extravaganza. Full skirts pumped up with ample pleats and layers of tulle, cropped jackets either in fur or fuzzy wool and the ever-present bold prints made a definitive statement, but somehow found the perfect balance of quirky and modern. Not surprisingly, the avant-garde designer wanted the hair [...]

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Mercedes-Benz Spring ’12 Fashion Week NYC: Chris Benz

At the Chris Benz show, the collection was part 1960′s lady and part trashy glam. Bold colors and chic prints were front and center, but backstage Nick Irwin and DJ Riggs, lead stylists for TIGI, ruled, drawing inspiration for hairstyles from the And

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Mercedes-Benz Fall ‘11 Fashion Week NYC: Chris Benz

The inspiration for Chris Benz’s fall 2011 show was ghosts of Savannah, so haunting hair and makeup ruled the runway. John Ruidant for Redken created wispy, “witchy” waves using a curling iron and some back-combing. “The main thing is getting textur

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Mercedes-Benz Spring ‘11 Fashion Week NYC: Chris Benz

French ’60s pop singer France Gall provided the inspiration for the beauty looks at the Chris Benz show. Lead stylist for Redken John Ruidant interpreted that as a girl riding through Paris on the back of a motorcycle. He gave the hair a deep ’60s si

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