Bold colours, stripes in your hair, coloured fringes... watch out for more – this is the (hair) look for summer 2008.
Anna Sui shows in her spring/summer collection 2008 how the fashion-conscious can perfectly complement, enhance or contradict the look of a gown with colour in her hair. Hair turns into a fashion accessory in its own right. The new season shows purple streaks today and an instant turquoise fringe tomorrow – colour accents make a statement and put a smile on your face. Who says the handbag has to match and hair has to be subdued?
Rules are abandoned and make way for more creativity and a more interesting and colourful life. This is not about a fixed trend; this is about style in progress with a lot of fun! The new take on the colour of our hair is possible thanks to hair extensions. Yes, extensions! Occasionally written off, but as strong as ever because they easily put an end to limitations. They are not all about longer hair either. The new generation of hair extensions is used to enhance and sharpen a cut, to give the right volume and edge to a style and to be bold with colours.
Penny Roberstson, head of training at Verlocke!, sums it up: “After all, there is no risk as there are no chemicals: they can stay for months or be taken out the very next day to make way for something new.” The colour doesn’t wash out and stays as bright as on day one. As Penny said, chemicals damage the hair, therefore no bleaching or colouring also means no more experiments with unsure outcomes and longlasting consequences.
A palette of 18 statement colours for the fashion-conscious can be found on wour website. Verlocke! quality pre-bonded real hair extensions are used by hairdressers but are also available for D.I.Y. The Fashionista Kit is a complete set of hair, tools and a manual for the unexperienced, but dedicated extensions home ‘colourist’. Summer, here we come! |