Creative genius, normally applied to painting, writing, and media can
equally be applied to the creation of hair styles. But one point must
be emphasized: that in the case of fantastic hair styles, you cannot
separate the rest of the being from the hair. Where ordinary hair-dos
can be interchanged at will, with the same clothes being worn on most
occasionas, fantasy hair-dos, whether they are seen at parties, on movie
sets, or on the streets of Japan in the centers of young people, usually
require an entire body and costume make-over.
It doesn't mean that you must be outlandish or shocking or fundamentally
different. There is still the major standards by which the hair-dos
should be evaluated; namely, that they should be attractive, appealing,
and able to convey something of the inner personality. There is nothing
more ridiculous than an ornate hair-do combined with a bored expression,
though quite often you will see that kind of thing on the fashion
catwalks. The subject has been approached in comedy films such as Zoolander
with the rather "brainless" models performing as "clothes horses" while
trying to maintain expressions of disdain and arrogance.
It is one thing to have a cake on top of your head; it is another
thing to have the whole image naturalized. Not all of us have a staff of
dutiful make-up artists who can spend hours putting us together. The
challenge is to keep it simple, cost-effective, and convenient to display
in a number of lighting conditions. Too much paint and powder do not
fare well in strong sunlight.
The purpose is to show a variety of amatuer and
professional efforts from around the world. Note, that they do not
include cultural hair style expressions, but are all modern attempts at
being innovative, even though they may have derived inspiration from
other eras and lands. It is hoped they can inspire your own creation.
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