Travelling with my cousins, we get up and head out for coffee and croissants. After an impromptu visit to the Louvre, the agent calls asking me to meet Tina Outen for a Paul Smith hair test. I love Tina; there are very few women directing shows at any Fashion Weeks, let alone the couture shows, so I'm happy to drop everything and go. Male and female models are being cast in the same room while we work on the hair and makeup. I was only working on the female models, which I’m quietly pleased about. Hair tests can go on for hours if you don't switch onto the designers’ and stylists’ vision quickly. Thank goodness for Tina as she quickly nails the look for the show. Jet lag is setting in and I can barely keep my eyes open. I walk back to the hotel and go straight to bed with my last thought; I have been confirmed for Dior Homme and Acne tomorrow. It's going to be a juggle working on both.
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The Acne hair test is a presentation, thank God. I head there first and tell Tina I have to leave early to go to Dior; she's cool about it, as it's pretty straight forward with only about 20 models. Off to Dior test with UK hairdresser Anthony Turner, pretty excited about this one. It's in the Grand Palais, with full-on security, including an X-ray bag check. It's like boarding a plane; you even need your passport here. I love Anthony Turner; he is so mellow and super cool. Today there are five sections - punks, mods, ravers, new waves and skinheads. He gets us all in a group and explains most of the models will need their hair cut; there are 60 models in total Straight into it, I get assigned the punk, and they all need haircuts reminiscent of Sid Vicious or Johnny Rotten. Having been a hard-core punk in the early, 80's rocking that very same hair look, it was easy. We finish with about an hour to spare, and after the show, I head out for dinner and drinks; early night tonight as tomorrow I have Paul Smith, Kenzo and the hair test for Dior Couture to attend. The Kenzo hair look needed to look like 'hat hair', which we set with hair nets to look like the models had been wearing hats all day. HEADWAY.NET.NZ 2
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