FASHION WEEK: It's Such A Mess

The Spring/Summer 2011 collections are featuring some of the most interesting hair I have ever seen in a season. At this point I have attended more than 30 shows and presentations and there IS a hair trend: MESSY HAIR.

I got to the Juan Carolos Obando show super early because once hair lead and super star Didier Malige (for Number 4 High Performance Hair Care) starts working on his models, he won't speak to press. Or anyone. He granted Modern Salon an exclusive interview (you'll see it on MODERNSALONTV) and explained what goes in to creating the messy finish. Bottom line, the hair is foamed and sprayed, then twisted and pulled. It takes A LOT of work to create something so UNDONE!

At Costello Tagliapietra, Nelson Vercher for the Rita Hazan Salon used assorted Phyto products to create asymmetrical swirls along the side of the head. Once perfected, Nelson went over the look to pull out pieces to soften the finish.

Nelson Vercher of the Rita Hazan Salon used Phyto Products to create these swirly messy buns placed asymmetrically along the rounds of the head for the Costello Tagliapetra Show.

For Jen Kao, Joseph DiMaggio for L'Oreal Professionnel scrunched, twisted lengths. It took a lot of roughing up to create this fab finish.

Long messy hair at Jen Kao

RACHEL COMEY, Ramona Eschbach for Oribe created low, messy buns. Strands were pulled from the top and front for added softness.

Artists from the Oribe hair team created this messy bun for Rachel Comey  (photo by Nicole Delmonico)

Over at Timo Weiland, Leonardo Manetti of ION Studio used Davines products to create long, loose, messed up waves cascading from a side part. While it may seem straight forward, Manetti and team worked hard to create this look!

Leonardo Manetti, co-owner of ION Studio used Davines products to create these messy waves for Timo Weiland.