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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 Professional Dryer,  the edgy take on schoolgirl style coompleted the runway look. “I wanted to contrast the [...]

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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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Get the Look: Orlando Pita’s 60s-inspired Look for Derek Lam

T3 and Orlando Pita just released a video with a step-by-step guide to recreating the look from Derek Lam’s spring/summer 2011 fashion show in New York City. Check it out:

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Mercedes-Benz Spring ’11 Fashion Week NYC: Carolina Herrera

At Carolina Herrera’s Lincoln Center show, which featured a Korean-inspired collection, Orlando Pita for Moroccanoil created two different looks that incorporated handmade barrettes covered with hair that coordinated with the models’ own hair color.

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Mercedes-Benz Spring ’11 Fashion Week: Derek Lam

Backstage at Derek Lam at the tents at Lincoln Center, Orlando Pita for T3 was doing blow-outs that featured a “bump” of volume at the back. “It’s very ’60s inspired but in a more casual, effortless way,” he told me. Pita was using T3′s new Evolution

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Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Fall ’10 NYC: Derek Lam

Derek Lam’s rugged fall ’10 collection was a modern take on the wild West, with an earthy color palette and lot’s of leather, boots and fur seen in the looks. To balance out the menswear-influenced clothing, lead stylist for Moroccanoil Orlando Pita

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