Friday, December 11, 2009

Curly Hair Rules the Runway and the Red Carpet

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Kinky-haired girls, rejoice: Texture is back. As celebrities and designers alike embrace tresses with character, the pressure to go straight is slipping away. Beyoncé and Leighton Meester went wild at the VMAs this past weekend, while hairstylists Bob Recine and Orlando Pita created similarly raw hair backstage at Hervé Léger and Diane von Furstenberg, respectively. While, sadly, we did not make it out for MTV’s big night (catching that bizarre Kanye West-Taylor Swift infraction in person would have been day-making), we did get detailed backstage info at the shows, so even if you have super-straight strands, you can still get the look at home. For Recine, it was all about mimicking the “patchwork of fabrics” in Max Azria’s collection, so he prepped the hair with Phytolacque hairspray and created a series of braids, crimps, and curls, which he let set and then finger-combed, leaving definition in the hair. Over at Diane von Furstenberg, Orlando Pita was staunchly opposed to using any product at all. “Diane’s quote was, ‘looking back to antiquity to create flawless beauty’…and there were no products in the old days.” Instead, Pita was after the softness and airiness of virgin hair. To get it, he created five quadrants of thick braids, flat-ironed them, sent the girls over to makeup, and then took them out. Another trick we’ve had success with in the past is washing our hair at night, doing a loose French braid and sleeping on it. Go forth and experiment.

Photo: Clockwise from top left, Jeffrey Mayer/WireImage; Greg Kessler at DVF; Bryan Bedder/Getty Images


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  • Someoneelse's Avatar
    Posted by Someoneelse Wed Sep 16, 2009 12:24pm PDT

    Yay! It's about friggin time. My poor, flat-ironed hair is officially doing a happy dance.

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  • Ana Caterina's Avatar
    Posted by Ana Caterina Wed Sep 16, 2009 3:21pm PDT

    Curly hair can rule whatever it wants when it doesn't fit either on my hairstyle or face shape. I'm keeping mine flat-ironed.

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  • MRS.ARCHULETA's Avatar
    Posted by MRS.ARCHULETA Wed Sep 16, 2009 3:41pm PDT

    THANK GOD!!! i'm sick of spending hours straightening hair that frizzes and curls five minutes later!!!

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  • DonnaJ's Avatar
    Posted by DonnaJ Wed Sep 16, 2009 4:32pm PDT

    I have had curly since I was 14 yrs old and have always worn it curly. I tried to wear it straight, but as soon as I walked outside it would curl up anyway. So whether it was in or not I wore it curly.

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  • ash's Avatar
    Posted by ash Wed Sep 16, 2009 8:49pm PDT

    BEYONCE IS THE BEST I HATE KAYNE WEST

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  • Sue's Avatar
    Posted by Sue Wed Sep 16, 2009 11:06pm PDT

    In medival times people thought you were crazy if you had curly hair. Sometimes they would be burned at the stake. Curly hair looks unkept and employers usually want you to put it up, or you are constantly being asked to comb it. It can be very over powering to people with small features, and you can end up looking like cousin It. Or worse if you're older a hag or a witch if you wear it long.

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  • korn-aholic R's Avatar
    Posted by korn-aholic R Thu Sep 17, 2009 4:56am PDT

    Yaaay! Im tired of flat iorning! Now i just condition and mosse! =]

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  • onegirlfriend's Avatar
    Posted by onegirlfriend Thu Sep 17, 2009 5:27am PDT

    I THINK WE SHOULD ALL WEAR OUR HAIR THE WAY IT SUITS US AND NOT WORRY SO MUCH ABOUT WHAT'S IN "STYLE" IM SICK OF TRYING TO BE LIKE EVERYBODY ELSE. IT'S TIME WE WOMEN BE TRUE TO OURSELVES!! WHETHER IS ABOUT HAIR BODY SHAPE-SIZE - CLOTHES - WHATEVER. BE TRUE TO YOURSELF!

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  • stephany's Avatar
    Posted by stephany Thu Sep 17, 2009 10:14am PDT

    woohoo, you know how long it takes to make my hair straight? besides that i think like 3/4 of the world has curly or wavy hair, i am soooo thank ful now ill just wait till it comes round here xD

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  • Nina Q's Avatar
    Posted by Nina Q Thu Sep 17, 2009 11:58am PDT

    Be urself don't worry about whats "in or out". It's funny how some of the other ppl who are commenting..."Yaaay! Im tired of flat iorning! THANK GOD!!! i'm sick of spending hours straightening hair that frizzes and curls five minutes later!!!" Are u all serious stop worrying about the celebrities because they ain't worried about u all.

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