Side parts, middle parts, no parts: Backstage tricks for achieving the top hair trends for spring
What’s in a hair part? A whole lot, according to the Spring 2013 runways. Celia Ellenberg reports.
To part, or not to part? That was the question that many coiffing stars seemed to be asking themselves this season as deep side parts, centre parts and no parts at all gave equally convincing performances on the spring runways. Why all the deliberate differentiation? “When I choose the part for a designer at a show or on a shoot—whether it’s a side or centre part, clean or messy—I always think about the character we’re conveying, the identity of the brand and every other little detail,” says Redken creative consultant Guido Palau.
“It’s an easy way to change a woman’s look without too much of a change,” says hairstylist Odile Gilbert, who also points out that hair parts can carry cultural, historical or geographical significance. “I don’t know if I’d go that deep,” says Orlando Pita, who proposes that specific parts are simply meant to draw the eye in specific ways. “Partings command a certain attention from the viewers.” Not to mention from the wearers. Here, the experts weigh in on how hair parts help define who we are and who we’d like to be.
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