Emiliano Vitale of e salon, a 2011 finalist in the Australian Hair and Fashion Awards, turns to his artistic medium of hair to reflect what he sees as both the destruction and strength displayed in a world dealing with economic meltdown.
Emiliano Vitale of e salon, a 2011 finalist in the Australian Hair and Fashion Awards, turns to his artistic medium of hair to reflect what he sees as both the destruction and strength displayed in a world dealing with economic meltdown.
Vitale’s Raw collection includes styles that range from precise cuts with a masculine influence to wild and disheveled with a little punk thrown in as well.
Vitale’s Raw collection includes styles that range from precise cuts with a masculine influence to wild and disheveled with a little punk thrown in as well.
“Our world is still intact, as are the fundamentals of hairdressing,” says Vitale whose untamed styles fit a world in transition.
“Our world is still intact, as are the fundamentals of hairdressing,” says Vitale whose untamed styles fit a world in transition.
“The way the world is at this moment in time is reflected in my finish—rough, undone and raw,” Vitale says.
“The way the world is at this moment in time is reflected in my finish—rough, undone and raw,” Vitale says.
Photography: Paul Scala
Photography: Paul Scala
Makeup: Victoria Barron.  Styling: Peta-Marie Rixon.
Makeup: Victoria Barron. Styling: Peta-Marie Rixon.
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Emiliano Vitale of e salon, a 2011 finalist in the Australian Hair and Fashion Awards, turns to his artistic medium of hair to reflect what he sees as both the destruction and strength displayed in a world dealing with economic meltdown.
Vitale’s Raw collection includes styles that range from precise cuts with a masculine influence to wild and disheveled with a little punk thrown in as well.
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Vitale’s Raw collection includes styles that range from precise cuts with a masculine influence to wild and disheveled with a little punk thrown in as well.
“Our world is still intact, as are the fundamentals of hairdressing,” says Vitale whose untamed styles fit a world in transition.
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“Our world is still intact, as are the fundamentals of hairdressing,” says Vitale whose untamed styles fit a world in transition.
“The way the world is at this moment in time is reflected in my finish—rough, undone and raw,” Vitale says.
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“The way the world is at this moment in time is reflected in my finish—rough, undone and raw,” Vitale says.
Photography: Paul Scala
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Photography: Paul Scala
Makeup: Victoria Barron.  Styling: Peta-Marie Rixon.
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Makeup: Victoria Barron. Styling: Peta-Marie Rixon.

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