| OLD AND NEW MASTER HAIRSTYLES René's hair show in O'Hana Galleries - unique display of bizarre hairstyles inspired by famous painters. | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 6013 |
| Catalog #: | 502630 | |
| Clip Number: | 502630-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | CP 131 | |
| Timecode: | 01:03:58 - 01:06:01 | |
| Location: | O'Hana Galleries, Mayfair, London. | |
| Year Shot: | 1957 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | Yes | |
| Headings: | BEAUTY CULTURE/HAIR: History BEAUTY CULTURE/HAIR: Unusual BEAUTY CULTURE/HAIR: Women LOCATIONS/EUROPE: UK, England, London | |
| Description: | OLD AND NEW MASTER HAIRSTYLES René's hair show in O'Hana Galleries - unique display of bizarre hairstyles inspired by famous painters. O'Hana Galleries, Mayfair, London. M/S of a girl with bizarre tall flower arrangement on her head. Girl is placed in massive golden frame - she is a picture on the wall. C/U of the girl's face reveals pink rose petals around her face which go all the way up to the 'rose basket'. Flowers, leaves and curled golden ribbon made of her long blond hair are arranged together. This hairstyle is inspired by Gainsborough tells the voiceover. Hairstyles inspired by the great artists of the past are created by 'the artist of the present' - celebrities hairdresser René, whose most famous client is Princess Margaret. They are presented to the public in from of picture exhibition staged in the O'Hana Galleries in London's Mayfair. M/S of a girl's profile in, now more modern frame. C/U of the girl's face as she slowly turns to face the camera. Half of her face is painted black. Her hair is 'dreadlocked' and twisted up into 'snakes' - looks like Medusa's Head. Legend says - DON'T LOOK! This one is said to be inspired by Picasso, voiceover informs. M/S of the two girls in frames. M/S of René and model Barbara Goalen looking at the exhibits. C/U of one of the framed girls shows a hairstyle inspired by the modern Japanese artist Foujita. Four 'humps', two over the ears, one on top of her head and one on the back, were 'glued' by using 'tons' of hairspray. A yellow ribbon is tied across her head - very Madam Butterfly look. Renoir, Velasquez and Botticelli are also on the list of the artists who inspired René. Other hair styles shown in the film are more conventional although their presentation is very original. Note: Girls modelling the hairstyles are Meryl Colebrook, Sheila Lynch, Edwina Carrol Letitia, Beril (Beryl?) Grey, Maureen o'Leary and Pamela Broadly. | |
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