A little girl who is determined to strike a blow for nonconformity manages to arrive at school every day with a hairdo more outraegous than the day before. And each time, the cast of copycats grows and grows--until the day she threatens to shave her head! The strong female voice will speak to many, asserting the importance of individuality and ...
Here are 100 classic, salon-quality styles that any non-professional can handle, all shown with full-colour photographs that detail every step, as well as information on essential supplies and basic techniques. There are "dos" for any length, mood, and occasion, from a night out at the hottest club to the fanciest wedding. Select from elegant ...
Full of the same straightforward advice that made "The Care and Keeping of You" so popular, this how-to guide offers stylists' tricks on making perfect braids, knots, and ponytails, plus tips on taming flyaways, getting barrettes to stay put, and more. Photos.
In the bestselling tradition of "Crowns, Queens" captures black women's passionate relationship with their hair in 50 captivating portraits and evocative essays.
Transforming celebrities into something magical, Normant has called on a host of the top fashion photographers working today; among them are the late Herb Ritts, Steven Meisel, Patrick DeMarchelier, Michael Thompson, and Karl Lagerfeld.
The Essential How-to Book Illustrating the Management, Styling and Care of Black Children's Hair. In the black community, a girl whose hair was not done properly caught hell from playmates and their mothers alike. How a girl's hair looked told you a lot about "her people", so great care was taken in making sure the parts were straight and the ...
With "roots" that reach as far back as the fifth century, dreads are enjoying a worldwide fashion resurgence. From Brooklyn postal workers to Japanese farmers, Indian sadhus to Jamaican drummers, "dread-heads" around the world wax philosophic about their hair in this photo-documentary.
Beverly Hills salon owner Nick Chavez shares his tricks of the trade for getting the salon look at home. Packed with essential information and step-by-step instructions for styling, blow-drying, coloring and cutting, this indispensable guide is fully illustrated with photos of real hairstyles on real women. Step-by-step illustrations. 58 color ...
The definitive text on hair fashions through the ages, now brought up to the present day by the well-known fashion historian Caroline Cox, Fashions in Hair is an essential work of reference for historians of fashion, theatrical designers, hair artists, illustrators, and anyone else interested in the changing fashions in hair.
Using the five elements of Feng Shui, Billy Yamaguchi, hairstylist to the stars, shows how to design one's haircut, color, makeup and fashion choices to express his or her unique individuality and style.
African hairstyling is an art, and this delightful book includes photographs of some 150+ different historical and contemporary hairstyles, divided by region, along with instructions for some of the most popular techniques such as cornrowing and hairthreading. Anyone interested in African culture will find this a lively introduction to an enduring ...
In this collection of academic and anecdotal writings, a group of famed African Americans explore the cultural meanings of black women's hair. In doing so, some comment on the curious reactions they have received from white Americans when they tried a new style or dyed their hair.
Kevin Mancuso has styled hair for the covers and editorial spreads of magazines including "Vogue" and "Harper's Bazaar" and has worked with companies including Revlon, L'Oreal and Clairol. His book is a "hair bible" with information on products, tools, wigs, extensions and hairpieces.
This book features classic styles and braids designed for teens and beyond. It is a gorgeous feast of photography and fashion from the author of "Braids and Bows".
The way a society deals with hair speaks volumes about its structures, its wealth, and its values. How is hair arranged? Is it left long or cut short? How often is it washed? Do men and women treat their hair differently and what does this tell us about gender? This stimulating book contains articles written by the Paris hairstylist Emile Long ...
This extensively illustrated history of hairstyles is a guide for theatrical hairstylists, costumers, and historical reenactors, and provides invaluable reference for dating vintage photographs. Employing nearly 500 period photographs and illustrations, it shows how everyday men, women, and children have worn their hair, while providing a ...
"Easy Braids, Barrettes and Bows" shows girls how to style their own or a friend's hair--whether it's long or mid-length, curly or straight. Step-by-step instructions, diagrams, and photos make it easy to create French braids, twisted ponytails, coiled buns, cornrows, and many other styles. Full color.
An illustrated guide by a Saks Fifth Avenue stylist invites teen girls to develop a personal style, providing numerous before-and-after makeover shots that demonstrate how to make the most of hair, fashion, and makeup. Reprint.
This tandem of amusing, provocative books -- the perfect companions to Hats and Shoes -- takes a look at the whys and wherefores of two immediately identifiable elements of personal style. Be they horn-rims or Ray-Bans, glasses are undervalued accessories to fashion. This book explores the myriad ways in which glasses have defined image: from the ...
Hair - whether present or absent, restored or removed, abundant or scarce, long or short, bound or unbound, colored or natural - marks a person as clearly as speech, clothing, and smell. While hair's high salience as both sign and symbol extends cross-culturally through time, its denotations are far from universal. Hair is an inter-disciplinary ...
Our choice of hairstyle can mean the difference between acceptance and rejection by groups and individuals. The choices made by African Americans are particularly charged, often affecting the wearer and the viewer in unique and sometimes life-altering ways. This book features 60 photographs of African American men, women and children, documenting ...
Essential to re-creating an authentic 1940s look, this resource guide to period styles covers everything from short hairdos popular in the early 1940s to the late 1940s 'cut to fit' look made popular by Christian Dior. Hundreds of vintage illustrations, photographs, and diagrams accompany detailed instructions and techniques for replicating the ...
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