The Runway

Runway models are given hair styles to enhance the clothes or accessories they are modeling. From their original hair, on the runway models are given new cuts, colors and styles. Some even wear wigs. These styles change to what kind of clothing they are wearing. For example, Versace models in the last fashion show, had very straight and sleek hair to show off the clothing more. Also, Versace is a very nice and professional clothing style, so the models had hair to match the style. The site contains a runway section where you can see the runway show for yourself and the style of the models hair. Other brands such as Louis Vuitton put their models' hair a little different. In the summer runway show, the models wore flowers in their hair and all the models shared the same style so that the clothes were being shown off. This site can also be navigated to see past runway shows. This style of flowers may have been the same between the models, yet it is not seen on the streets. This shows that the runway is beginning a new fashion trend, whether it picks up on the average public or not.

Diesel and italian jean company has their models on the runway very new and trendy. In their fall/winter 06/07 runway show, you can see that the models had many different and crazy hairstyles. Unlike Louis Vuitton, their hair is all different; some long, some short, and one even bald. Many models are sporting a look not seen on most people on the streets. Their hair is very big, and looks unbrushed. For most average people, this look would not be acceptable since they must go to work and look somewhat presentable; although on the runway, this is a new trend and stylists want the models to look out of the norm. The question is now, is whether or not celebrities and average people begin wearing their hair this way as well. Will this fashion catch on? This clip on YouTube will give you a first hand look at the Diesel model's hair in the runway show.

America's Next Top Model is a reality televison show that has a competition between women to win a modeling contract. In the show, each week the women have photo shoots. All these shoots require them to change their hair. Since they are working in high fashion, the models many times have outrageous hair that most people would never even think about wearing. These women may have extreme hair styles, but that is what makes them hip. These models can pull off this look, unlike most people. It is interesting to see if celebrities or average people pick up looks seen in high fashion like in the photos of America's Next Top Model (photos). The out of the norm look is what consitutes them as high fashion. To the right is one of the models in one of the photo shoots during the show. We can see that this color and style of hair is not likely seen on the street or even on the red carpet, but it is seen as hip because it is part of high fashion.


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