big hair, don’t care: huge tresses are hot this fashion month
Marc Jacobs, Miley Cyrus and Priscilla Presley brought back beehive bouffants.
Marc Jacobs, Miley Cyrus and Priscilla Presley brought back beehive bouffants.
It’s officially fashion week, everybody! London’s streets are buzzing with creators, writers, photographers and makers donning their best outfits featuring niche designers and capital P Personal style (still stuck on what to wear? Read our guide for piecing together a look that’ll get you papped). It’s also that time of the year when trends are legitimised by fashion insiders, and forecasters predict what’s “in” and “out” for the upcoming season.
big hair inspo
big hair inspo
It’s never just about the clothes, though. The runway also dictates how sharp and what colour your nails should be or how dark and smoky your eyes will look. But this season, keep your sights set on the hair – if fashion month’s first leg in New York was any proof – it’s bigger, better and more boisterous than ever. Look at Marc Jacobs for inspiration: the American house paid homage to a modern-day Diana Ross in every vein.
The show’s hairstylist Duffy built volume upon volume from 108 full lace human hair wigs. The drama of the runway was heightened by the models’ windswept coifs, carefully set under clouds of aerosol hairspray. Then came NYFW’s hottest ticket Willy Chavarria with his short film Safe From Harm that highlighted themes of tender love and protection through big shoulders, leather bombers and fluffed up tresses.
Whether you’re lurking outside the LFW venues or refreshing your feeds for instant updates, you’d likely spot the look, maybe go one step further and DIY it. Hide those problems and doom scroll dark circles under towering hair. Bring out the Barbie-themed rollers of your teenage dreams, Dolly Parton’s bigger than the beehive hair is back in fashion, and we’re here for it.