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ALMT-FS: Hairstory
February 22nd, 2010ALMT-Funday Sundays is a diversion from the rest of the week.
I’ve recently designed a new-and-improved Dirty Step Upstage poster with some of our festival laurels on it. What do you think?
For those that haven’t been following my blog for long, that’s me in the poster. But that’s not my hair. In fact, under that wig my hair is a medium length dark blonde. That was, until recently.
My first photoshoot 1998
Like many woman I know, I’ve been dying my hair since high school. It started when I was 17 and bleached my hair for a dance competition. After a couple of incredibly high maintenance years I tried to go back to my roots. Unfortunately, the packet of dye I purchased was not a dark blonde as its packaging suggested, but more of the strawberry variety. For the first time I had warmth in my hair and I loved it. I’ll try to dig out some photos from my first days of college experimentation (hair color experimentation!) and post it another time.
In 1999, armed with a photo of Nicole Kidman, I walked into a fancy salon in Brisbane and walked out a fiery redhead. It stayed that way for the next four years. I loved the way the red was such a stark contrast with my pale skin and how it made my eyes pop.
London fashion shoot 2003
After the red came dark brown:
London headshots 2003
Still brown a year later:
London short film 2004
And then the long journey back to blonde. Somewhere in the there came the chop. THE CHOP. I’d always had long hair and I wanted a fresh start. Somehow I veered back toward red again:
New York Headshots 2005
Then I went REALLY Short and REALLY blonde (and pink).
Catwoman photoshoot 2006
Shooting Dirty Step Upstage 2007, Cannes
Old Delhi photoshoot 2007
As one might expect, I had a spiritual awakening of several sorts while in India. Once of which related to the overwhelming beauty of Indian women and how their hair was beautiful, long, thick and natural. So, it was time to go back to my roots.
Which meant dying my overprocessed, white ends to my dark roots. I used Clara Bow as an example in one instance:
Clara Bow
Some brown dye and restyling 2008
Over the last two years, I’ve patiently grown out my hair to a shoulder-length bob:
Chicago photoshoot 2008
Chashama Film Festival, NY 2009
And now, after painfully growing out my natural hair…I’ve gone back to red. It’s only a temporary color, but I have a feeling it might stick. We’ll see.
I’m afraid I don’t have too much to offer in terms of professional photos, so this will have to do.
A recent Rock Band session:
Aerosmith Rock Band 2010
And where it all began (is that a Mullet?)…
Eighties Baby
GITRD wears Susan Orbrant, video & stills
December 3rd, 2009Here are a few stills from the Susan Orbrant video shoot. See the rest of the photos HERE.
For the video shoot watch below:
And the video of stills is below:
December 3rd,2009 Fashion, Girl In The Red Dress, Photo, Video | Sections: Couture, Crochet, Designer, Fashion, Girl In The Red Dress, GITRD, Latex, Susan Orbrant | No Comments
