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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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How to Score Academy Awards-Worthy Styles

Whether they went home with awards noting their on-screen performances or not, these leading ladies were style standouts for their red carpet ‘dos at last night’s 84th Annual Academy Awards. With shiny, long, rich hair like Sandra Bullockâ

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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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Three Hot Golden Globes Hairstyle Trends

At last night’s Golden Globes, starlets wowed red carpet onlookers, embracing a variety of styling trends sure to become go-to looks for seasons to come. Here, top stylists share how you can execute these A-List dos on your salon clients. THE TR

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Some 2011 Emmy Awards Favorites

Glamorous and gorgeous hair took over the red carpet at the 63rd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards last night. Here’s a recap of some of our favorite looks.   Emily Blunt To create this simple and flattering updo, Laini Reeves used a 2

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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 Spring ’12 Fashion Week NYC: Tadashi Shoji

For Tadashi Shoji’s tulip-inspired spring 2012 show, lead hairstylist Rodney Cutler created a half-up style that was “a little bohemian and very sophisticated.” As such, Cutler sought to take an evening approach to a classic beachy, hippie look. Afte

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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: 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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