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Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Fall 2013: Carolina Herrera

At Carolina Herrera’s show at the tents at Lincoln Center this morning, lead stylist for Moroccanoil Orlando Pita of Orlo Salon created a 1940s-style rolled updo that perfectly complemented the romantic collection. “I updated it for today by making it smaller to the head,” he told me. To get the look, Pita prepped the hair [...]

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Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Fall 2013 NYC: Derek Lam

The buzzword at Derek Lam’s Fall/Winter 2013 show was “bohemian minimalism,” and clothes featured structure with silhouettes and texture for an overall casual but luxurious quality. Stationed in the back rooms of the Sean Kelly Gallery, Orlando

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Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Spring 2013 NYC: Carolina Herrera

There was no period reference for the sleek, straight looks Orlando Pita, lead stylist for Moroccanoil, created for Carolina Herrera’s spring 2013 show. To achieve the chic, modern style, Pita added extensions as needed to create a uniform length, ap

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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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Backstage with Orlando Pita for T3

Check out this video that gives you backstage access to the hairstyling showcased at Derek Lam’s Fall/Winter Collection debut at Mercedes-Benz New York Fashion Week. Crafted by Orlando Pita using a T3 SinglePass Whirl and the new Evolution LongLife

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Mercedes-Benz Fall 2012 Fashion Week NYC: Carolina Herrera

Backstage for the Carolina Herrera preshow hair and makeup, the energy was buzzing as creating any look for Ms. Herrera is done with great care and respect. The highlight during the beautiful creations was when Ms. Herrera gently popped in the ro

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Mercedes-Benz Fall 2012 Fashion Week NYC: Diane Von Furstenberg

The inspiration behind Diane Von Furstenberg’s fall 2012 collection was surrealism. She wanted to capture a sense of juxtaposition described by lead hairstylist of the show, Orlando Pita, as “the difference between a meeting and a rendezvous.

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Mercedes-Benz Spring ’12 Fashion Week NYC: Derek Lam

Lead stylist for Phyto Orlando Pita found his hair inspiration for Derek Lam’s spring show, held at the Stage at Lincoln Center, from Richard Neutra, an architect famous for his geometric structures. Pita achieved the low ponytail in only a f

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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: Derek Lam

At the Derek Lam show, Orlando Pita for T3 created a super-straight “schoolgirl hairstyle” that looked like a classic half-ponytail minus the elastic or barrette holding it in place. Pita blow-dried the hair with the T3 Evolution dryer, then flat-iro

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