Internet Ref: 'Ask The Expert - Indira Schauwecker', Micheal Palmer, http://www.salonsdirect.com/blog/indira-schauwecker/
Indira Schauwecker is an avant garde hairstylist who has won numerous awards for her hair designs, she is also the creative director at Toni&Guy and renowned for her groundbreaking artistic hair creations that have graced many a catwalk and magazine. In 2012 she won the 'Avant Garde Hairdresser of the Year' award for her creations below that were a futuristic take on Renaissance fashion and headdresses. It is clear from the heart shaped structures that bow elegantly away from the head that these designs are reflective of the Elizabethan hoods and crowns worn by figures of wealth and Elizabeth herself. The larger image in particular is resonant of the large ruff collars that were also worn around the necks of the wealthy with the larger and more extravagant the ruff, the more wealthy and beautiful the woman. However because these styles have been created purely out of hair the essence is somewhat futuristic and alien in co-ordination with the bleached brows and strong lip.
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Schauwecker's designs here are an example of how Elizabethan plaits can be taken to the next level when incorporated with wire structuring to support certain shapes, much like the headdresses of the period would have been. It is also inspiring as she has taken historical concepts and recreated them in a different material to create something completely new and futuristic. It encourages an idea to create my own separate hairpieces that could be incorporated into my own final Elizabethan hair design but also to challenge my creativity to produce pieces that push the boundaries of a set concept, to create a completely unique piece that mimics, rather than copies Elizabethan influences. Structured avant garde hair design is something that I would like to include within my final hair design for the assessment as I feel it is an effective way of elaborating upon Elizabethan design to create a contemporary look.
Schauwecker's designs here in particular are particularly inspiring to me as they are almost alien in style yet retain that Elizabethan feel through the use of heart shaping and plaits, however by thinning the sections of hair and creating almost rides of structure it gives the final look something similar to that of contemporary science fiction. This is a concept I truly admire as it is taking the two extremes of historical influence and unknown futuristic elements to create a look that belongs almost to a period of its own.
Schauwecker's designs here in particular are particularly inspiring to me as they are almost alien in style yet retain that Elizabethan feel through the use of heart shaping and plaits, however by thinning the sections of hair and creating almost rides of structure it gives the final look something similar to that of contemporary science fiction. This is a concept I truly admire as it is taking the two extremes of historical influence and unknown futuristic elements to create a look that belongs almost to a period of its own.
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| Indira Shauwecker - Toni & Guy Awards http://costumeclotheshorse.tumblr.com/post/ 41537744465/greatbritt-i-was- inspired-by-insect-queens-for |
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