The overall inspiration for the collection was to create an eclectic feeling of styles, textures movement. We were influenced by 19th century period fashion but also had a desire to take the images from that period to the extremes and add a modern slant.  There is a real baroque feel to the collection with a period photographic edge.

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We used solid color rather than highlights which would create movement throughout the hair.  Color was added from the root to the strand and strand to the tip.  The color and the tone of the hair accentuate the depth and shape of all of the styles. The cutting techniques combined shape, form and textures. 
 
The collection represents the direction that we as a team feel that hair is moving in. Rather than poker straight hair that we see today we envisage hair is going to move in the direction of being styled with many different tools rather than straightners as people are learning there is much more that can be done to their hair. Also we believe that people are going to start dressing their own hair a lot more than at present.

Also check out a few images from Rainbow Room International’s new Academy of Hair that offers a student learning program utilizing fully integrated video, DVD, and online technologies as part of their studies.

About Rainbow Room

For over twenty-five years Rainbow Room International has built up a reputation for producing inspirational and contemporary artistic images.  The team has taken part in major hairdressing shows and seminars all over the world including thirteen Alternative Hair Shows, Look & Learn Seminars at Salon International and the IBS Show in New York. 

Presenting shows in London, New York, Paris, Tokyo and educational seminars across Europe, South Africa and the United Sates, the Artistic Team is constantly developing new ideas and techniques which feature prominently in the fashion and consumer media. 

All great teams have a great leader and in artistic director Luke Walton, Rainbow Room International has just that. Two of the leading members of the Rainbow Room International art team are Wil Fleeson and Suzie McGill, who last year successfully finalized for the Scottish Hairdresser of the Year Award for the third consecutive year running.

Credits
Hair:  Rainbow Room International Artistic Team/ Rainbow Room International, Scotland
Make-up:  Lee Pearson
Stylist:  Clare Frith
Photography:  Christophe Cohen
Products:  Schwarzkopf