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Mercedes-Benz Fall ‘11 Fashion Week NYC: Diesel Black Gold

The Diesel Black Gold fall 2011 collection mixed a military vibe with a certain softness. To complement the clothing, Creative Consultant for Redken Guido and makeup artist Pat McGrath for Cover Girl designed beauty looks that were cool and sexy and a little rough around the edges. Guido used Redken Rootful 06 in dampy hair [...]

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Mercedes-Benz Fall ‘11 Fashion Week NYC: Vera Wang

To complement Vera Wang’s new collection, which features a mix of structured and flowy designs, lead stylist for Moroccanoil Orlando Pita created a hair look that was both architectural and fluid at the same time. “The contrast of different textures

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Mercedes-Benz Fall ‘11 Fashion Week NYC: ADAM

The Adam fall 2011 collection mixed Native American and country influences. For the hair, lead stylist Diego De Silvo for Redken created a look that was “sophisticated but with some edge.” He explains, “It’s really two looks: from the front, it’s sle

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Mercedes-Benz Fall ‘11 Fashion Week NYC: Rebecca Minkoff

Rebecca Minkoff is one of my favorite designers, so I was especially excited to learn that one of my favorite hairstylists, curly hair guru Ouidad, was doing the hair for her show. The theme for the collection was “urban gypsy,” and Ouidad complement

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Mercedes-Benz Fall ‘11 Fashion Week NYC: Peter Som

For Peter Som’s fall 2011 collection, Eugene Souleiman for Wella Professionals created a undone updo inspired by a quirky 1960s housewife. “The starting point was a Tippi Hedren from Hitchcock’s The Birds,” Souleiman said. “But it’s like the bird

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Mercedes-Benz Fall ‘11 Fashion Week NYC: Lake & Stars

For the Lake & Stars show, the designers wanted to portray a woman who was sexy–but for herself, not her boyfriend. “They wanted a hairstyle that was sexy cool, not sexy boudoir,” said Maria Kovacs, who, with Mario Iafrate, led the TIGI Creative

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Mercedes-Benz Fall ‘11 Fashion Week NYC: Tim Hamilton

The fall 2011 Tim Hamilton show, held at the trendy Standard Hotel, featured clothes that mixed materials like soft wool with shiny plastic. Lead hairstylist Ramona Eschbach for Oribe Hair Care recreated those contrasting textures in the hair look.

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Mercedes-Benz Fall ‘11 Fashion Week NYC: Christian Siriano

Christian Siriano, who is known for his extravagant yet sophisticated dresses, was inspired by black orchids for his fall 2011 collection. While the hair and makeup at his shows are usually equally as intricate, he went for a much simpler look this

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