Fashion
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Stylish Voyeurs
If you are like us here at salonMonster and have always wanted the opportunity to peer into the homes of some of the cooler people you know or have seen walking down the street, then your in luck! Elisa Goodkind and Lily Mandelbaum created just the thing to satisfy your voyeuristic needs, it’s called […]
Posted: July 18th, 2011 ˑ 1 Comment
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Jazz Party!
The 6th bi-annual Jazz Age Lawn Party is once again set to take place on Governor’s Island in New York this weekend and I for one am jealous of those who get to attend. It has been a long time goal to make it to New York especially for this party. This is quite […]
Posted: June 20th, 2011 ˑ No Comments
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Summer Style
With the warm weather finally appearing, it’s time to start thinking about summer hair! Here are some great styles to help your clients cool down while still looking hot. Scarves, braids and ponytails all help by pulling the hair off your clients face and neck on those hot summer days. These are also styles you […]
Posted: June 8th, 2011 ˑ No Comments
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Friday Inspiration
For Friday we’ve got a couple of great trailers for some inspiring fashion movies. First up it’s Bill Cunningham New York by Richard Press. It’s an incredible look into the world of the man many credit as the pioneer of street style photography. (7.4 IMDB) Bill Cunningham New York Trailer from Gavin McWait on Vimeo. […]
Posted: April 22nd, 2011 ˑ No Comments
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Hair Art
Check out these unusual and intricate pieces of art. They are created by a woman named Liyen Chong who lives and works in Auckland, New Zealand. All the works of art you see here are made using human hair embroidered onto cotton. I was blown away by the detailing she is capable of and by […]
Posted: April 19th, 2011 ˑ No Comments
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Setting hair in the 1950s
While searching for interesting hair advertisements I came across this amazing YouTube video of a commercial from the 1950s. In it they advertise Richard Hudnut’s Pin Quick with Silicone, a product for setting your hair in pin curls that is weatherproof and apparently lasts forever! They even say in the add that “weather can’t […]
Posted: April 12th, 2011 ˑ No Comments
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Hair Illustrations
In keeping with my current fascination with hair illustrations, check out Maria Gil Ulldemolins fantastic drawings. She lives in Madrid and has done some wonderful detailed illustrations of hair styles. I love the texture she’s been able to convey in these up do’s and that the drawings are done in black and white. For more […]
Posted: March 3rd, 2011 ˑ No Comments
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Garance Doré
So we told you about Scott Schuman The Sartorialist. Now it’s time to introduce you to his better half Garance Doré. Garance is an illustrator and fashion blogger with an enormous following. She receives close to 50 000 hits per day on her blog and when I checked it just a short while before writing […]
Posted: February 8th, 2011 ˑ No Comments
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The Sartorialist
Many of you may already know who Scott Schuman is but for those of you who don’t let me introduce The Sartorialist. Scott used to own a showroom in New York for young designers but became tired of what he said was a disconnect between the fashion industry and real fashionable people. He decided to […]
Posted: February 3rd, 2011 ˑ No Comments
Filled under: Art, Design, Fashion, Hair, Inspiration, Photography