Working At DVF NYFW2014

As we arrived for the second show of the day, we were all excited to see what DVF and Orlando Pita had instore for us. As Orlando started the demo, he explained that this look was inspired by a ballerina rehearsing in a dance studio with a messy bun that was obviously done in a hurry, but with the power to stay in place. The bun was placed in line with the ear and cheek bones, directly at back of the head (not on top).

First, we started off by not brushing the hair, only raking through it with our fingers. Using only fingers allows for the hair to still look a bit messy and textured. 

 

Then we took an elastic and made a ponytail. We started twisting the tail of the hair into a bun.

However as the bun started taking shape, we intentionally pinned the hair along the way, distorting the shape from a perfect bun to a messier slept-in bun.

 

Several of the models had vastly different textures of hair and some were coming from previous shows with loads of product still in their hair. This made our job even more time consuming, as there are no sinks backstage to wash hair!

To complete the look, we used Biosilk Strong Hold Finishing Spray to take care of any fly-aways and voila!

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DVF Spring/Fall 2014 Mercedes Benz Fashion Week NYC

"Young, confident and independent. You weren't only chosen because you're beautiful, but because of your personalities"

That comes from the kickoff speech to all the models at DVF this morning. So without changing each model's natural hair too much, we were instructed to highlight their inner beauty. 

Confident women or independent beauty was what it was all about at DVF. 

Orlando Pita Started us off doing a demo showing us exactly what he wanted.

First we applied a layer of the Biosilk Hairspray, then working towards creating an "S" wave, we all grabbed big sections of hair as we primarily used curling irons to achieve this look. In his demo, Orlando made it clear not to style the hair into a barrel curl or curls that were too tight. 

 For this show we used a Mason Pearson brush to add body and some fullness to hair.

And voila!

Here is Orlando Pita and Diane Von Furstenberg just be for the show!

Amazing show guys!!!

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Diane Von Furstenberg Fall 2013

Assisting Orlando Pita for fashion week is an experience of a life time. Not only are the shows amazing, but Orlando is an incredibly talented hairstylist and we all walk away with much more knowledge of hair.

The inspiration was glam rock meets disco with a vibe from DVF herself.

Orlando was asked if this model should have extensions, he quickly replied "no, lets take this opportunity to embrace her natural beauty".

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