Fashion has inspired the arts for centuries — through mediums including film, photography, writing and design. In this most recent collection from Nick Stenson, jcp salons artistic creative director, patterns, graphics and florals set the stage for a blending of tones, textures and shapes.
Julia Swibes, a 16-year-old from Munster, IN, has won the 2014 Mario Make Me A Model competition.
Matrix was featuring some fierce hair on the runway this year at America's Beauty Show 2014.
German model Luisa Hartema has the perfect bob. Find out how three experts would style and/or color her endlessly versatile style.
Jenny Balding styled celebrity hair for New York Fashion Week's Red Dress Show.
America's Beauty Show kicks off at McCormick Place. In addition to meeting with stylists, salon owners and suppliers, and on top of applauding all the education, creativity and product innovations presented on The Runway, in workshops and on the exhibit show floor, I’ll be cheering for some very special talent being showcased during the opening night BeautyBASH happening Saturday night, March 9.
One look at the runways of NY Fashion Week, and you'll notice: center parts are trending big time. At Custo Barcelona, Duffy for Oribe Haircare created forehead-to-nape on-the-scalp braids that looked fantastic on the runway. Get the full scoop here and watch the finale!
One of my favorite events to attend at America's Beauty Show (ABS) in Chicago is the CND Shellac Runway Show. I tried to get up as close as I could to these models to show you these nail designs. Flip through the album below. They are fantastic!
For the past three years, every time I visit America's Beauty Show I take as many photos as I can for all of you to see! See the exciting hair styles I saw on the show floor this year from Schwarzkopf Professional, TIGI, P&G Salon Professional and MORE!
It’s been a busy and successful three days at America’s Beauty Show in Chicago. MODERN SALON Editors have been in full force going around the show floor learning about the newest products, hottest trends and capturing all of the excitement in our blogs, articles and videos. Read about the demos at MODERN SALON's booth, CND's Shellac Couture Runway Show and the Texture Pavilion.
It was the Bash of the night at America's Beauty Show yesterday--Cosmetologist Chicago's big 100th birthday celebration and Pivot Point Internationals 50th anniversary! The BeautyBASH celebrated Cosmetologist Chicago's (CC) 100 Years of Beauty and Pivot Point International's 50 Years of Education. The event not only tributed both of these prestigous organizations, but they also featured a fashion show that showcased the hit looks through the past 100 years. See the looks from the night.
Taking the inspiration from the bourgeois runway looks from Bottega Veneta and Jean Paul Gaultier, hair stylist Clive, from Clive and Co. in Dallas, Texas, was inspired to create a hair cut that interpreted this updo runway trend in a way that it can be worn with shorter hair. This makes the style wearable for everybody, taking away the mystique that runway style is outlandish and unrealistic for every day wear.
TextureMedia really hit it out of the park with Fashion on the Runway—the only hair-focused event centered around New York's Fashion Week. Five hair care sponsors headlined the runway—debuting looks that truly celebrated texture.
The Curls Unleashed creative team was full of energy up on stage: Reginald Mitchell, director of education; Zac Britt, senior educator; Willie Malone, senior educator; got the crowd dancing and cheering on as texture took over the runway.
Hair care sponsor Matrix brought together the dynamic duo of Nick Stenson and Daniel Roldan to create five finishes, each model sporting a different take on Texture, all with an underlying neo-Victorian theme.
The spotlight is on texture in the fashion industry, and we don’t mean tweeds, wools and ruching. Curls, kinks and waves are front and center on the runway this season.
America’s Beauty Show (ABS), brought to you by Cosmetologists Chicago, invites all salon professionals to celebrate its 86th anniversary March 3-5, 2012 at McCormick Place in downtown Chicago. ABS this year will showcase international beauty icons, suppliers, conferences, educational workshops, competitions and more!