Badgley Mischka A/W 2012 collection
The hair at the Badgley Mischka show was almost as show-stopping as the clothes.
Peter Gray created the look and he explains that the inspiration came from the German Impressionist film, Metropolis: "The light, angles and geometry of the films's imaginary cityscapes are reflected in the collection's mood, silhouette and embroideries.
"To counterbalance the defined, strong and sculpted lines of this season’s collection, we created a random, floating, ethereal texture,” said Peter Gray.
“It’s multi-dimensional, very light and airy; the result of tightly wound curls fully brushed out and then encouraged to spring upward, outward and free in all directions.
“To strengthen and ground this floating texture, I created small hidden buns randomly over the head to create an irregular surface texture.
“These beautiful styles look almost as if they’re breathing and moving as the models walk. Essentially, they’re soft, very pretty and feminine. For contrast, we created a smooth, elegant, glamorous wave shape in the front that flows back into the big fluffy mass.”
“I used only one product to create every part of this look and to keep it in place: Moroccanoil Luminous Hairspray. Though highly textured and matte, the hair itself had to stay healthy, flexible and in perfect condition. Moroccanoil Luminous Hairspray leaves the hair practically weightless while reducing frizz, has amazing hold, and won’t build up.”
“On a few models, with hair that was somewhat damaged from previous shows, I prepped the hair with Moroccanoil Hydrating Styling Cream for added hold and protection against the heat of curling irons.”
“Three different sized curling irons, the smallest available, created the core of hair’s texture (3/8” 1/2”, and 5/8”). These were fully brushed-out to create big, soft, multi-dimensional shapes. Random curls were then loosely pulled and backcombed in unexpected directions.
HOW THE LOOK WAS CREATED
Hair was brushed hair out thoroughly. Curling irons were used to create a fluffy texture. Starting at the nape of the neck, small irregular sections were twisted and then curled in random directions. The 3/8” curling iron was alternated with a 1/2” curling iron. These were continually rotated across the sections at different angles, and in as many different directions as possible.
Each curl was pinned out through its center with bobby pins to grip at the scalp.(They slide in and out of the hair easily and don’t damage strands). This ensured the curls stay close to the scalp and tight so that they spring out like a coil when they are released.
For the smooth, deep undulating wave in the front area that blends into hair’s fluffy texture, 3-4 sections were created using a 3/4” curling iron making barrel curls, directing them towards the back.
Once the hair was completely set, Moroccanoil Luminous Hairspray was sprayed throughout, and the Moroccanoil Ionic Ceramic Hairdryer was used with a diffuser sock attached to heat set them. After 5 minutes, they are set like springs.
In some cases, depending upon the thickness of model’s hair, a small bun was created in sections at random parts of the head to ensure an even more irregular silhouette.
After unpinning the set, the curls were completely brushed out, starting at the back, so they would dramatically expand outwards and upwards.
Random sections of hair were pulled out, and hair was loosely backcombed and sprayed again with Moroccanoil Luminous Hairspray. The Moroccanoil Ionic Ceramic Hairdryer was used with a sock diffuser to fix and hold the shape.
To create the perfect wave in the front area, the hair was combed and smoothed out, using fingers to form a shape. Hair was sprayed again with Moroccanoil Luminous Hairspray to hold it in place and then blended the wave into the soft fluffy texture behind it, and sprayed again to fix the look in place.