Not only was Erdem's autumn 2021 collection inspired by Margot Fonteyn, quite possibly the most famous English ballerina of all time, but it also featured four dancers from the Royal Ballet performing alongside the models. To translate the ballet theme into the hair — without just doing a to-be-expected ballerina bun — hairstylist Adam Reed gave the models' slicked back ponytails that were topped off with both wide headbands and feathered, Swan Lake-style accessories (shown here).
To create the look, Reed did actually create a chignon at one point in the process. "We created a beautiful ballet bun that we then took down and used the texture that we created with the bun to showcase a lived-in pony held at the nape of the neck," he said in a press release from L'Oréal Professionnel, who sponsored the show. The look was achieved using three key products: L'Oréal Professionnel Techni.Art Pli Shaper
to create texture and hold, L'Oréal Professionnel Tecni.Art Beach Waves for that soft, worn in, dancer look, and finally L'Oréal Professionnel Tecni.Art Savage Panache Powder Spray, "which we worked through the ends of the hair to create a beautiful worn in ponytail with the hairline a little looser to give the effect that they might have been sweating a little while dancing," Reed added.
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