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 Burberry and Mark Fast
At the start of this week we had a double-whammy: two shows in one day. Kicking off with an 11am call-time in Kensington Gardens for Burberry, our day finished with the 6pm showtime for Mark Fast. How did it go you ask? Well let me tell you…
BURBERRY
It’s freezing when we arrive at the Burberry tents, all checked-in, wrist-banded and ready to go. The collection has a ’60s influence and it’s all about the silhouette and shape of the garments, so to complement it all, Neil’s opted for low ponytails for the girls.
For the look there are only minimal products being used – Bumble and bumble Tonic Lotion is sprayed into the hair and then layered with Bumble and bumble Styling Lotion before it’s all dried with the WAM Ultimate Ionic Hairdryer and WAM Universal Diffuser.
After, the hair is colour-matched to a fine piece of elastic, which will be used to tie up the pony around the nape of the neck with hair tucked behind the ears. It all sounds pretty straightforward until Neil drops a bombshell on us – 19 of the girls will be arriving from the Christopher Kane show where wax has been applied in sections to their hair and of course, washing will be required!
Security is as tight at as you would expect and no backstage photography or filming is allowed from the team – me included!. So instead of picking up my cameras or Tweeting (another cardinal sin in the tent of Burberry) I pitch in and try to help where I can with my extremely limited knowledge of hair styling (although I’m getting used to this hair extensions business!).
Chaos ensues, the girls are whisked backstage to get dressed where the stylists are told to watch the hair like hawks, as we don’t want any ponytails coming undone. The backstage area was crazy and at one point I saw Anna Wintour walk in, all calm among the frenzy before her.
MARK FAST
One car arrived and whisked Neil and his assistants to the show while our second car got stuck – lost in translation and traffic, it would appear.
After what felt like an eternity, our car finally pulled up and we arrived to the show rather late, where the frenzy here matched the frenzy we had just left. We had walked right into the middle of things and as I started taking photos and filming for our YouTube channel, Neil explained the look, which he dubbed “wild emergence”.
The hair was sprayed with Bumble and bumble Prep and then layered with lots of Bumble and bumble Styling Creme, with the front hairline layered with Bumble and bumble Texture. Next, using fingers, grooves and lines in the hair were created by clipping with pin curl clips and diffused until crispy dry.
Starting from the nape, small random sections were taken and loosely pinned to the head. This was repeated all the way up to the crown, to create the feeling of a short haircut.
Finally, the hair was sprayed with Bumble and bumble Coloured Powder to create a matte/clay like texture in the hair.
