The Best And Worst Grooming Moments from London
From polished bedhead to crow-feathered headpieces and some controversial parts, here are the styles you’ll want to adopt—or avoid—in 2014.
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Nick Carter circa 1998 called—he wants his center part back. "Unless the style is longer, as in an homage to Kurt Cobain, avoid it," says hairstylist Garrett Bryant. We’re saying don’t touch it with a ten—foot pole.
Images: Casely Hayford, Lou Dalton, JW Anderson
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Designers like Lee Roach and Richard James paired minimalism and sharp tailoring with precise, pre-war styles. For slick-backed hair that doesn’t feel too high fashion, rake your fingers through strands after combing back with gel.
Images: Lee Roach, Richard James, Gieves & Hawkes
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Gingers never seem to get their fair share of time on the runway, and while his clothes aren’t from a thrift shop, this model’s hair is awesome.
Images:_ Christopher Raeburn_
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There wasn’t a hair (or clothing) style in Christopher Bailey’s show we wouldn’t adopt— stylist Matt Mulhall gave all the models perfectly tousled locks with slight lift and texture, similar to the style Bailey wears himself. Grab Bumble and Bumble’s Texture Hair (Un) Dressing Creme to recreate.
Images:_ Burberry_
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Alexander McQueen topped off kilts and monochrome clothes with crow feathers, while James Long paired sci-fi fashion with some type of blue saran—wrap—looking goo. So, that happened.
Images: Alexander McQueen, James Long
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There was nary a speck of facial hair in London, and whether it was because the models were prepubescent or the designers didn’t want to cover their glass-cut jaws, it was completely refreshing.
Images:_ Agi & Sam_, Richard Nicoll, Margaret Howell
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