2024’s most lusted-after hairstyle may be the bob, but that was not the case back in the ’50s, when victory rolls and coiffed waves were de rigueur. Such is the ever-changing nature of the wonderful world of hair. One expert, hairstylist Eugene Souleiman, took a trip through the ages at Sunday night’s Replica Handbag Store World: Paris spectacular. “Hair over the decades, but with a Eugene twist.” he explained when asked to outline his inspiration for the many looks on display.
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Working with Bumble & Bumble’s haircare products (a pro favorite for a reason) and Dyson hair tools (the Nural is their newest innovation, with a series of attachments that make all sorts of salon-worthy hair looks easy to achieve at home), Souleiman didn’t just create victory waves, but graphic bobs (of the original, Louise Brooks kind), equestrian-inspired ponytails and finger waves, too.
Christina Fragkou1/81920s
“Louise Brooks’s sharp, blunt, round bob was a strong point of reference for this look – one of the models also had a Josephine Baker hairstyle too.”
Christina Fragkou2/81930s
“I took references for this look from The Blue Angel, a film Greta Garbo starred in in the ’30s. It’s an homage to her.”
Christina Fragkou3/81950s
“We bound the ponytail in the colors of the French flag. The theme was ‘equestrian’ for this era, so we parted hair in the center.”
Christina Fragkou4/81950s
“Victory rolls were emblematic of the time, some models wore them with a headscarf.”
Christina Fragkou5/81960s
“You know I like a hair clip, and I think I might have outdone myself here. I wanted to cover the head in silver clips, like it was an armor of protection. Then we stitched the sword into a braided area. It’s quite a bit of work. We used around 200 hair clips.”
Christina Fragkou6/81970s
“This is a nod to the famous Studio 54…think Pat Cleveland.”
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Christina Fragkou7/81980s
“It was the era of power dressing, Cindy Crawford, and Donna Summer, so this is the hair to match.”
Christina Fragkou8/81990s
“The ’90s was all about minimalism, shiny hair, and definite partings–I created Bantu knots on the Black models.”
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