Murenu’s first project with Kérastase is a texture-driven styling range that launches this summer. The campaign face is Kate Moss, whom Murenu met in the early ‘90s when he did her hair for the WWD cover that announced her Calvin Klein contract.
Murenu and Moss on set for the Kérastase ad campaign.
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Murenu says the volume-building Kérastase mousse bouffante ($36, at salons) is one of his favourite products in the line. “It’s [texture] reminds me of tiramisu.”
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Sliding Doors
Murenu hails from Sardinia, Italy. (“I miss the bottarga,” he says of the Mediterranean caviar.) Before moving to Paris to become a hairstylist, he performed in a modern jazz troupe. “My parents said, ’We will only pay for your studies, not for you dancing,” recalls Murenu. “[Hairstyling] was backstage, but still a stage.”
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Animal Beauty
Murenu has worked with countless models, some hairier than others. “My friend, costume designer Colleen Atwood, suggested that Tim Burton hire a consultant for the chimpanzee hair in Planet of the Apes. I had all these ape busts in my house. If someone had broken in, they would have been really scared.”
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Fabric Pattern
The crimping iron may be making a comeback thanks in part to Murenu, who used one on Kate Moss for the ethereal flower girl spread in i-D Magazine’s spring 2013 issue, and to create textured chignons at Zac Posen Fall 2013. Murenu had to persuade the reluctant designer- who may have been picturing ‘80s mall rats. “It makes the hair like mohair,” says Murenu.
Luigi Murenu is behind the hair looks for high-wattage runway shows such as Gucci and Givenchy. He’s worked with photography greats like Richard Avedon, and Madonna sought him out for her Drowned World Tour. The new artistic director for Kérastase talks to Sarah Daniel about his dance career, furry models and the return of crimping.
Ciao, Milano! Now, it’s onto Paris. But before we turn our attention from Piazza Oberdan to the Grand Palais, we wanted to share some of our favourite beauty looks from MFW. Here are five we love.
Minx nails at Missoni
A departure from the nude nails seen on Milan runways last season, these custom-printed Minx nail appliqués were applied over an iridescent base. We’re praying that like Missoni for Target, these beauties make it to the masses, too.
PHILOSOPHY DI ALBERTA FERRETTI Fall 2010. Photography by Peter Stigter
At the Philosophy show, hair stylist Luigi Murenu created twisted styles inspired by Jane Campion’s The Piano. Beauty editor Lesa Hannah talked to Murenu backstage at the show.
