I am honored to have participated in the highly anticipated Fashion Week in New York City. As a Master Colorist for Wella, I had the opportunity to work once again with Catherine Malandrino for her Fall 2009 runway show. Catherine’s collection was inspired by the Surrealist movement, which emerged in the 1930s as a vehicle for artistic ingenuity to uplift the community and inject life back into society. To portray the full mood and feeling of this movement, Catherine selected Odile Gilbert and myself to collaborate for the Surrealist inspired hairstyles. It took a tremendous amount of preparation to create the sleek, sophisticated chignons for the styles. I colored 90 extension hair pieces (with the help of my wonderful team of stylists at EVA SCRIVO), which were then sculpted by Odile on each model to create a retro, yet elegant architectural up-do. The multiple shapes, colored extensions and netting added a beautiful blend of creativity and dimension to make these chignons anything but ordinary. Below are some of the images from backstage at the Malandrino show in addition to several runway shots. I am eager to hear your thoughts and comments. Enjoy!

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