Designers paired their spring 2013 collections with a smorgasbord of tied-up hair, ranging from lacquered buns to deconstructed chignons. Here's your tour through your hair's wardrobe of spring knots.
"The look is very soft and pretty, center-parted with a dry texture and loosely knotted with a few wisps. The inspiration is a little 70s and also Victorian," said Guido Paulo for Redken.
Hair texture was extremely natural and soft to offset the precise part," said hairstylist Sam McKnight.Sam held hair in place with Karl Lagerfeld's finishing touch, an oversized Chanel pearl.
This graphic origami style was pulled back tight and sleek into a perfect chignon. Stiff extensions were bobby pinned into the hair and the ends were left to stick up straight like a feather. Hairstylist Luigi Murenu created hard, wood-like spikes of hair by prepping extensions with gel, then pressing them flat with an iron. His secret weapon: Kiehl's Clean Hold Styling Gel
If you have a few extra hours on your hands to master the exquisite details of this twisted chignon, get to it and make mastermind Odile Gilbert of Kerastase Paris proud!
Spanish 101: crimson lips, statement arches and flamenco-dancer hair. This tight, center-parted style paired nicely with the Spanish-vibe collection. "We pulled hair over the ears to create more character for this rich, elegant look," said Guido.
Taking a cue from the "unfinished imperfection" of designers Giovanni Pungetti, hairstylist Paul Hanlon crafted a casual, grungy look using L'Oreal Professionnel products. "It's loose, relaxed and graceful. The knot is pulled slightly off to the side as if it slipped there," Paul said. His trick: Paul pulled hair into two uneven sections and tied them together like a knot.
Hairstylists were presented with a unique challenge: 90% of the models wore hats. This low bun accommodated headwear but teamed beautifully with the Argentine gaucho feel of the collection.
"The clothes featured linear lines with strong asymmetry, and I wanted to counteract that with softness and romanticism," said Anthony Turner for Cutler/Redken Salon.
"I had visions of a young Sophia Loren and 1950s couture models," said L'Oreal Professionnel hairstylist Malcolm Edwards. "I enjoy taking something a bit classic and making it quirky."
We call this look a knottytail, thte lovechild of a knot and ponytail. "It's a new way of thinking about a ponytail," said hairstylist Ted Gibson for Beauty.com. His method: Twist hair like you're going to put it in a ballerina bun, but stop halfway (so you have a tail facing towards the bottom).
