​The MIRRORBOX Project

“Simplicity is the keynote of all true elegance” COCO Chanel, 1923 – To channel the mood and ethics of post WWII Italian Cinema. To honour the shape and natural beauty defining ‘female’ – the unpredictable, uncanny and unique characteristics symbiotic of a woman. To stimulate feelings of desire. To go against the trend of ‘street’ and revive fierce femininity; bringing back beautiful, sexy, expensive beauty. To minimalise the palette, products, post-production and synthetic e

“Secondary Spectrum” Australian Hair Fashion Awards finalist collection from Cherie Falco // Nominated for South Australian Hairdresser of the Year // It is inspired by the fashion trends for 2016-17, and the strong, bright colours that form the secondary colour wheel. As a stylist & colourist Cherie is always intrigued by new shades & colours and when she started exploring colours for Secondary Spectrum, it was the oranges, purples and greens that really captured her attenti

The inspiration for HOURGLASS arose from a clock that I bought online which had a marble face; I remember opening it after purchasing it and knew thenand there what my collection would be influenced and inspired by. Soon after I began researching different types of marble and how it is created and how certain temperatures and minerals will give a varied result on the finish and colour, I also loved the blend of the contrasting colours upon one another. I used this information

I drew inspiration for my Velvetine collection from multiple channels. The hair and make up was inspired by Fall/Winter Vogue Paris, Spring NYFW and Spring Paris Fashion Weeks. I loved the contrast of smooth to textured, moist to dry finishes within the hair which also connected with the make up. From deep smooth side parts, brandishing baby hairs, choppy bangs, knotted buns, blown out movement, shaped cornrows and braides but creating each style as my own. The make up incorp

Inspired by my recent trip to New York I fell in love with the variety the streets of New York had on offer. The soft, the elegant, the tough and the edgy fashion, lifestyle and architecture. I wanted to play with NY variety and the different looks, forming them into strong structures and then deconstructing the looks to achieve softness and movement with a 1970s bohemian-inspired look. The cuts have an element of disconnect to create a strong feel while the styling keeps it

The key to creating an influential Avant Garde collection is to not to recreate a genre or period in time, but to generate images that are experimental yet contemporary that have mainstream and commercial crossover to establish a base to reach the widest possible audience. CREDITS HAIR... Wade Blackford PHOTO... Carl keeley MUA... Bernice Mansfiled Send your hair collections to themirrorboxproject@me.com for consideration... #AVANTGARDE #HAIR #HAIRLOVE #HAIREXPO