Introduction to "Red Heads and Royalty" brief...

1592 Queen Elizabeth I 1533-1603 with a Fan, Unknown Artist

 

"RED HEADS AND ROYALTY"

 

 



So "Red Heads and Royalty" is the name of my first brief for The Fundamentals of Hair & Postiche. We are going to be researching in depth about Elizabethan Hair, from the styles that they created, their techniques, products they used, tools they used, their influences, what the hair styles portrayed what backgrounds they came from, what colours were used on the hair... and anything else we find! As we are researching and finding inspiration we will be thinking about how to go about making these styles in to a contemporary 21st century adapted style! Eventually putting our ideas and inspiration in to a final look that will be created on a model.

 

We will be researching more in depth in to why they chose the colours they did, what inspired them to create the styles, textures, shapes that they did.. and how these styles described their status. At the same time we will be researching in to modern day contemporary Elizabethan styles, using this as a bases of inspiration for us to then go about creating our own version. Focusing on manipulating and changing certain styles with in one look.. making our own version a one off.

 

Eventually once we have enough research and inspiration to go ahead planning our final looks, we will design 3 looks taken from our research and present these to a partner or model, where they will then choose their favourite look, which THEY will then create on me.

 

All the while, we will be recording our process and journey on our Blogs... So welcome to mine.. It's a small insight to what goes on in the world of Chantelle.. I hope you enjoy being a part of my journey :)