ON YOUR MARKS
THE SHOW – CENTRAL SAINT MARTINS WHITE SHOW
THE LEAD – CLARE HANSFORD FOR L’ORÉAL PROFESSIONNEL PARIS
The White Show is an exciting showcase of work from first-year Central Saint Martins BA Fashion students, who are each tasked with creating a single look in white fabric. This year’s intake redefined sports luxe with an avant-garde twist, providing a brief to L’Oréal Professionnel Paris hair team lead Clare Hansford from Headmasters of ‘RE-SET: Fashion is our Sport’. The team of ID Artists and Portfolio salon members created looks for 140 models with just three hours of prep time.
Hair was treated to look sweaty and damp, with varying levels of product to reflect how hair can look during sporting activities. End results ranged from damp curls around the face to a soaking-wet high-gloss, high-shine finish, reminiscent of “playing squash for two hours”, Clare explained. Alternatively, for looks which required less product, models wore their hair naturally at the back but gelled around the front for a glistening hair line. Some had tendrils and waves clinging to the skin, while others wore a high ponytail or braids.
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