Hair color is truly a fashion accessory and on September 8th, it was incorporated with fashion on the runway. My salon color team and I prepared over twenty hair pieces for the Catherine Malandrino Spring 2009 Collection. Human hair pieces were baliaged using permanent color from the Wella Koleston Perfect line. “Balayage” is a French term that means “hand sweeping,” which creates a natural effect for highlighting with different dimensions and variations of tone. Senior colorist Donna Tripodi and I, assisted by Gwynne Mims, colored the pieces before stylist Odile Gilbert shaped them for the runway. The extensions were individually colored in an array of warm chestnuts, auburns, and coppered highlights mixed with golden blondes. The extensions were wrapped around the models’ own hair and swept up into a ponytail on top of the head. A feminine pompadour shape was then created. Malandrino’s 2009 collection is reminiscent of the 1940s and 1950s, with brightly colored prints and classically designed pieces. Catherine Malandrino loved what we created and felt that the color was a perfect integration with the collection and a great icing on the cake for the runway.

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