November 05, 2015

Design Ideas



Because my hair is so short at the sides and the back I can't incorporate any kind of bun into my design so the inspiration I have been looking at are the shorter styles and the more top heavy ones, I want to be able to get a few plaits in there so my partner can show some different skills.
The easiest of my designs would be the one that is crimped and taken back into a very large quiff but this doesn't allow for any other techniques except crimping and backcombing really.

Some of the inspiration I have been looking at to add something else into my design are;


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This was the first style I saw that would have been achievable on my own hair, apart from the sides being plaited they simply would be shaved as it is. But it would be possible to crimp the top and style into this shape either using backcombing or padding. I think this is a little bit boring tough and wouldn't really be using enough of the skills we've learnt.



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Again this shape could be easily achieved with my hair but I still feel it needs something extra.




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Looking more into the shapes within the hair and came across this image that I like which has made me interested in how rolls could be used in my design.
I wouldn't get the height but I like the effect it's creating and would make the design a but more intricate to have some seperate sections to it whilst still retaining height and texture.






Queen Elizabeth I, by Unknown artist, early 17th century with 18th century overpainting - NPG 542 - © National Portrait Gallery, London
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In this Image Queen Elizabeth's hair appears to be all made up of small barrel curls rather than what usually looks like pin curls in the other portraits, this is quite unusual so I'd definitely like to look at using this in my design.
I'm not sure if I would want them placed similarly to hers in this portrait or more like the image above but this is something I can look into further when practicing.
Rather than the large rolls in the image above the smaller ones like in this portrait would work better I think for my length hair.







Ref.
[1] BROWN .N. date unknown. Braided updo [digital image] [Accessed on 4th nov 2015] Available from: https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/1e/d9/4a/1ed94a7aee1635186aa3e7f70796953d.jpg

[2] PINTEREST., date unknown. Futuristic elizabethan [digital image] [Accessed on 4th nov 2015] Available from: https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/c4/1d/af/c41daf284b9d13de4291ab67f1f9d64e.jpg

[3] PINTEREST., date unknown. Avant garde elizabethan [digital image] [Accessed on 4th nov 2015] Available from: https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/c2/2e/00/c22e00d0e7b26426220d3d9c22951d99.jpg

[4] ANON., Early 17th century. Queen Elizabeth I. [digital image] [Accessed on 4th nov 2015] Available from: http://images.npg.org.uk/264_325/8/2/mw02082.jpg

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