Windle & Moodie stylists have been busy working at London Fashion Week, so this week Alison takes us out of the salon chair to go behind the scenes at Corrie Nielsen…
I’ve seen Sergio beavering away in the corners of the salon, dumping bags and bags of hair onto the work surfaces for some time now, and he finally let me in on what he what he was doing: working out three different looks for the Corrie Nielsen show as part of London Fashion Week. Fast forward a few days and I was meeting Corrie in her studio, while Sergio talked us through the looks…
It turns out the bags and bags of hair were being morphed and meshed to form two hats made out of hair for the show. At this point, Sergio had only made one and wouldn’t let us in on how many hours he had spent creating it although it was clear that this was a labour of love.
The next look was one that the majority of models would be sporting: a braided, all over updo with the ends being hidden so you wouldn’t be able to see where it started and finished. The final look was one to be decided by Corrie and she chose to go with heart-shaped updos which were very Elizabethan (she would have given the collection the royal seal of approval, no doubt).
On the day of the show everything went pretty smoothly, I loved the dramatic, beautiful pieces such as the final dress, as well as the more wearable ones like a sheer black top with frill neck. I remembered all those Tudor visual references she had tacked to the walls and could see them in the collection.
Once the models had their hair and make-up done, were dressed and lined up backstage, everything just came together. The hair complemented the collection perfectly and looked stunning. Needless to say we were all so proud of Sergio and it was incredible to be a part of it!
