Photo Gallery
Photo Collection by Rui Mercado
Photo Collection by Rui Mercado at MC College.
Color and Keratin
Photo Collection by Kiki Taylor, celebrating the versatility of textured hair that women of color embrace.
FASHION WEEK: Clean, Classy OPI Nails at Reem Acra
OPI's You Callin' Me a Lyre? was on the tips of Reem Acra models at NYFW.
by Anne Moratto
Petra Mēchurovā’s Androgynous Muse
Petra Mēchurovā, with her signature salon in Prague, is one of Europe’s leading salon owners and creative forces.
FASHION WEEK: The Blonds, Let the Party Begin
It was much fun backstage for The Blonds SS2014 collection. Let's check in with Nick Irwin (TIGI) and Jan Arnold (CND), and learn more about the front of house action.
Caroline Douglas' Collection
Caroline Douglas' Collection
Mirella Hullum's Girl ON FIre
Mirella Hullum's Girl ON FIre
FASHION WEEK: Nick Irwin for TIGI at Alon Livine
Nick Irwin (TIGI) created futuristic braids for the Alon Livine show, held during MBFW. Here he offers an overview of the look.
FASHION WEEK: A Tour of Front of House and Backstage at MBFW
Maggie Mulhern takes us on a tour of both front and "back of house" of the tents at Mercedes Benz Fashion Week in NYC.
FASHION WEEK: Guido at Diesel
Guido used Redken to create an elegant braid for the Diesel SS2014 collection. Modern was there and grabbed an interview with the Fashion Week superstar to get an overview of the look and tips for aspiring session artists.
FASHION WEEK: NAHA Winner Allen Ruiz for Aveda on the Male Client
In this exclusive interview with MODERN's Alison Shipley, Ruiz talks about the male client--and advice on how to get MORE men in your chair. "Tell your female clients that they should book their boyfriends an appointment with you," Ruiz says. "They will go, and they will LOVE it. Men don't want to admit it but they, too, love being pampered."
FASHION WEEK: Chi for Sherri Hill
Tammy Mixon of Chi created sleek side swept waves for the Sherri Hill SS 2014 collection.
Jodi Grieshop's Before and Afters #3
Jodi Grieshop's Before and Afters #3
FASHION WEEK: Get the Look by Orlando Pita for Biosilk at DVF
Orlando Pita for Biosilk created the effortless-looking texture seen at DVF's Spring/Summer '14 shows--and it was a packed house full of celebs, top editors and designers. And MODERN was there, front row!
FASHION WEEK: Oribe's Duffy at Custo Barcelona
Duffy of ORIBE granted an exclusive interview to Modern while backstage at Custo Barcelona.
FASHION WEEK: Backstage with Guido for Redken at Rag and Bone
For his first show of the season at Rag and Bone, Guido Palau for Redken wanted to design a look that "is very downtown city girl," he says. "It's sort of grungy, a little Kate Moss-esque."
FASHION WEEK: Essie and Kerastase Backstage at Jill Stuart
The scene backstage at Jill Stuart's Spring/Summer '14 New York Mercedes Benz Fashion Week show was MOBBED. Make-up artists from Sephora were creating metallic eyes and glowing skin using Laura Mercier, Bobby Brown, Mark Jacobs, Givency and Josie Maran products. Hair designers were busy whipping up a "rock and roll, look with a messy part--very fun style," says Odile Gilbert, lead hair, who used a combination of Kerastase Powder Bluff, Kerastase Boucles D'Art and Kerastase Laque Dentelle.