My Final Hair Design

For my final design I looked in lots of different places for inspiration. I wanted to go for a look with plaits in as I am a fan of them and they were used in the Elizabethan era. I looked to use techniques such as plaiting, curling and backcombing. During my research I came across ‘Odalisque’ magazine, which displays fashion, photography and visual arts that engage the viewer, Odalisque presents artistic and unusual images and while going through some of the images I came across a shoot called ‘Sovereign Solitude’ photographed by Aaron Feaver, I took a lot of inspiration from the hair designs in these images. Hair and makeup art Jenna Tucker created a contemporary hairstyle by using plaits and hair accessories. I really liked the hairstyle used in this shoot and felt that I could even use it for a look to wear out, therefore felt it was perfect for a contemporary design. Without a doubt I think the hair accessories completely make the look and give it an Elizabethan feel the piece of material with the cross pattern on it and the French hood all scream Elizabethan. 

image links:

http://odalisquemagazine.com/articles/2013/03/30/sovereign-solitude-photography-by-aaron-feaver

Also for my final design I looked at some Elizabethan portraits for inspiration: 

I chose this image for inspiration because of the way the hair is at the front, I like the parting in the middle and the way the hair kind of folds back. During my research I couldn't really find many portraits with plaits in and this was the closest thing to it. 

Before choosing my final design I also designed 2 other hairstyles. I looked at different techniques like padding and using ribbon for these.

My first design here I chosen not to use because I felt that it wasn’t contemporary enough, I felt that it was too Elizabethan and for my final design I wanted a more contemporary look. For this design I used padding, crimping and curling.

My second design I chose not to use because I felt that it was a bit too simple and didn’t really show a wide range of technical skills to achieve, it was a bun with ribbon wrapped around and tied at the top. 

The chosen hair design: