Style and
Structure :: 
Androge pushes the
boundaries of style
while being practical for
today’s salon client. The
looks focus on boyish
“over the ears” finishes,
with deep side parts.
Style and Structure :: Androge pushes the boundaries of style while being practical for today’s salon client. The looks focus on boyish “over the ears” finishes, with deep side parts.
Shape and Silhouette :: 
The CC team says a part beginning
near the crown of the head
emphasizes facial features and
is a fast and easy way to add a
masculine feeling to an otherwise
feminine style.
Shape and Silhouette :: The CC team says a part beginning near the crown of the head emphasizes facial features and is a fast and easy way to add a masculine feeling to an otherwise feminine style.
Movement
and Texture :: 
Conscious of the fact that
not every client desires a
dramatic short cut, the team
exposed two gender-mixing
techniques to long hair by
adding texture. For fine blonde
hair, a twist in back and
forward-moving curl texture
in front suggests androgyny
merged with the ’50s.
Movement and Texture :: Conscious of the fact that not every client desires a dramatic short cut, the team exposed two gender-mixing techniques to long hair by adding texture. For fine blonde hair, a twist in back and forward-moving curl texture in front suggests androgyny merged with the ’50s.
Close and Cropped :: 
This look represents a masculine cut that
can be worn by a female, or a feminine cut
that can be worn by a male.
Close and Cropped :: This look represents a masculine cut that can be worn by a female, or a feminine cut that can be worn by a male.
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Style and
Structure :: 
Androge pushes the
boundaries of style
while being practical for
today’s salon client. The
looks focus on boyish
“over the ears” finishes,
with deep side parts.
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Style and Structure :: Androge pushes the boundaries of style while being practical for today’s salon client. The looks focus on boyish “over the ears” finishes, with deep side parts.
Shape and Silhouette :: 
The CC team says a part beginning
near the crown of the head
emphasizes facial features and
is a fast and easy way to add a
masculine feeling to an otherwise
feminine style.
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Shape and Silhouette :: The CC team says a part beginning near the crown of the head emphasizes facial features and is a fast and easy way to add a masculine feeling to an otherwise feminine style.
Movement
and Texture :: 
Conscious of the fact that
not every client desires a
dramatic short cut, the team
exposed two gender-mixing
techniques to long hair by
adding texture. For fine blonde
hair, a twist in back and
forward-moving curl texture
in front suggests androgyny
merged with the ’50s.
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Movement and Texture :: Conscious of the fact that not every client desires a dramatic short cut, the team exposed two gender-mixing techniques to long hair by adding texture. For fine blonde hair, a twist in back and forward-moving curl texture in front suggests androgyny merged with the ’50s.
Close and Cropped :: 
This look represents a masculine cut that
can be worn by a female, or a feminine cut
that can be worn by a male.
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Close and Cropped :: This look represents a masculine cut that can be worn by a female, or a feminine cut that can be worn by a male.
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Androge: Cosmetologists Chicago

Hair: Cosmetologists Chicago 2012-13 Photo Trend Team
Directors: Karen Gordon and Amy Abramite
Photography: Akin Girav
Make-up: Chrisondra Boyd/Ford
Fashion Styling: Sam Ng

Boy meets girl.  Gender bending. Sexual ambiguity. All were inspiration for the Cosmetologists Chicago 2012-13 Photo Trend Team as they created the Androge collection for 2013.

“Nothing shows off an androgynous look better than black and white photography,” says Karen Gordon, co-director of the team, treasurer of Cosmetologists Chicago and co-owner of Chicago’s J. Gordon Designs salon. “The starkness of black and white emphasizes the lines of the hair cut as well as the strength of the make-up and gender-bending fashion.”

These androgynous looks are a marriage of the latest fashion with the most current trends in cutting, hair coloring and styling.

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