Autumn-Winter 08-09 by Gandini Club
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The collection for autumn & winter from the artists of the Gandini Club Team is a study in movement and texture. Curls are used to frame the face, add body, and diffuse boredom in large, sweeping waves and precisely carved pin curls.
For the most part, the color palette for the season is natural, with soft dimensional highlighting and a "glow," as opposed to a "glossy finish," in the hair. Even the hairstyles with bolder colors use tones and shades that are on the milder side of the spectrum.
Party Hairstyle
Fun and funky are the watchwords for this party-ready style, where the hair is sleekly swathed across the scalp to the fringe and left side. From there, the lengths are separated and sculpted into looping rolls, specifically dividing the hair to highlight the spicy red color.
The carefully crafted curls vary in size to lend an organic feel to the structured look, and the finished effect is one of carefully controlled randomization - culminating in the creation of an ornamental laurel to crown the head.
Bob with Flipped-out Ends
We have here what appears to be a redirected bob with flipped-out ends. The redirection occurs as the hair is combed forward and cut with an angled line to create face-framing layers. The ends of the hair are textured to reduce their weight and styled with sharp outward curves.
The hair is blown out using texturizing products and a round brush to achieve the desired bend. Styling wax or paste can be used to define the ends for a carefully finished look.
Bob with a Forward Swing
Similar to the previous hairstyle, this bob is unique in its redirection. The hair is primarily directed forward, and the fringe area is cut with a slight curving direction around the brows. The ends of the length are finely textured and styled to swing forward.
The style is finished with a satiny glow that highlights the warm richness of the coffee brown tresses and the subtle interplay of the highlights.
Hair Sculpture
This is another highly structured and seasonally inspired hairstyle constructed from a long-layered base cut. The sides and crown area are tightly wound into cables that connect the top/fringe area, right nape, and the end sections.
These "connected" zones are styled to present an impression of organic fractal design, resembling the bare branches of a winter forest. The twisting turns of the tendrils are defined and held firm for an immensely structured look. This is as much hair sculpture as it is styling.
Full-volume Hairstyle
In this short style, we revisit the cut shown in photo three; only this time, the styling focuses on a full-volume approach. Mid-sized rollers are used to create lots of softness and bouncy waves in the hair, transforming the textured ends into a fluffy, rounded silhouette.
The new wave pattern serves to soften the color and evenly redistribute the subtle highlighting throughout the hair.
Longish Pixie Cut
Here we see a longish pixie cut, heavily textured using a razor tool, shot through with shimmering highlights and warm mid-tones. The layers are styled into a feathered skullcap that brushes the brows and cheeks to softly frame the face.
The hair is styled with lift at the scalp for extra volume, and lightweight pomade is dabbed on with the fingertips to create definition and separate the strands into multi-tonal feathers..
Sleek Up-style
Here we see the model from photo four once more sporting a heavily structured style. This smooth, sleek up-style is crafted in hair toned with a pale golden hue and is a confection of spiraling pin-curls mounted on a topknot/fez-like cylinder, with a fall of hair curving inward at the crown.
The style brings to mind the burnished gold ornaments of filigree and ribbons that grace packages and tree boughs.
Free-flowing and Soft
Free-flowing and softly styled, we have a long-layered haircut with a satiny finish to the soft waves that frame the face. The long fringe brushes the nose and sweeps across to create a large curve that doubles back on the sides to accentuate the cheek and jaw.
The hair color is a soft fawn-like beige-blonde with a few subtle highlights. The hair is parted to the left side with a forward-aimed invisible parting. A simple blowout with a brush, followed by a light misting of hairspray, helps to tame any flyaway strands.
Hairstyles: Gandini Club Team
Styling: Silvia Cicchetti
Makeup: Stefania Pellizzaro
Photography: Paulo Renftle
See also: Short hairstyles | Long hairstyles | Up styles