Human Hair Bugs

 

Seattle artist, Adrienne Antonson, uses human hair to create beautiful bug sculptures (click the photo!)

More on the movie.

Yes, still waiting to see this. A rags-to-riches story about the most famous hairstylist in the world, documenting how a haircut transformed our culture. Premiering in select cities this month, check out vidalsassoonthemovie.com for more info. Hopefully, it will make its way to Seattle this year.

In anticipation, there have been a number of recent articles about Vidal Sassoon and this movie. Click on the photo for a brief slide-show history of Sassoon.

Here are some other articles:

Brushing up on hair history: “Vidal Sassoon: The Movie”

Michael Gordon on the Long and Short of Vidal Sassoon

From the Annals of Reinvention: Vidal Sassoon

Fashion on Film: Vidal Sassoon The Movie

Braids are in

Photo-link takes you to a braid photo gallery.

I guess I better practice!

Learn to Braid.

Alexa Chung, Ombré

Breast cancer patient uses super-chilled headgear to try to retain her hair

If they have the money and the gumption to endure hours of discomfort, women who want to save their hair during chemotherapy have the option of using a cold cap to save their hair follicles from absorbing the chemotherapy drugs. The article depicts one woman’s experience and her motivation for using the cap being more about control over cancer than it is about saving her hair. Click photo for story.

here’s something to look at

See you on hairbrained.me

A friend of mine introduced me to a social networking site that is exclusively for stylists and fashion enthusiasts. It’s a great place for stylists to network, share their ideas and learn from each other. There are tutorial videos, photos from fashion shoots, announcements and information about industry events; local groups, blogs and discussion boards that feature stylist inspiration, Q&As about color formulating, product & tool reviews, and general advice on industry related topics.

So far, I’m totally digging it.

Add me as a friend me here: http://www.hairbrained.me/profile/amberbernstein

Vidal Sassoon The Movie

I read Sassoon’s autobiography when I was in beauty school and it was incredibly inspiring to me as a student of hair. Now there is a movie about his life and I am excited beyond words… Hopefully coming to a movie theater near me very soon: Vidal Sassoon The Movie.

Haircutting Videos

I started watching haircutting demonstration videos on YouTube and now I can’t stop.

I found this one particularly interesting because the stylist uses two techniques that are (at this point in my hair experience) intimidating to me: razor cutting and the “twist & crop” texturizing technique. Plus, it is done to a cover of XTC’s Making Plans For Nigel by Nouvelle Vague; a departure from the typical techno club music that accompanies most haircutting videos.

Big Hair = Power

A brief article on how big hair has been the preferred hairdo of powerful women throughout the centuries.  It also states that the return of the bouffant can be linked to the economy:

Indeed, in small towns nationwide, hair is getting bolder. For Stephanie Kocielski, artistic director of John Paul Mitchell Systems, it is a sign of the times. Because many women are resisting fashion purchases, she said, ‘the only real area where people can influence change right now is their hair.’