CLAUDIO CINA

Free As My Hair...

Or shall I say, chic as my hair!  So inspirtational and fresh are the hairstyles that Julien d'ys did for the Comme Des Garcons Show in 1995.  And of course, all the top girls in them...Linda, Kate.....Christina.   I was relooking at the show today and was itching to capture the texture and color in an illustration .  Each time I look at this show, I am amazed by how the clothes and the hair look perfect.....together.  Genius on every level!

Illustration Claudio Cina; Commes Des Garcons Show 1995; all the amazing hairstyles by Julien d'ys

Linda Evangelista, Kate Moss and Christina Kruse at a Commes Des Garcons Show, 1995

For Fall 2011 Nicholas Ghesquiere for Balenciaga has brought color blocking to another level in the below two looks.  Commes Des Garcons as always clearly ahead of their time.

above two photos courtesy Vogue.com; Balenciaga Fall 2011

Hats Off to Julien d'ys

Hi!  It's Fashion's Night Out 2011 today.

I know it has been a while since I last posted, but I promise that things have been very busy and it is all to bring you more amazing and inspired work!  

I was out at dinner with a good friend of mine who I went to school with at Parsons School of Design in NYC.  He lives in Paris and is visiting NY and I haven't seen him in a really long time.   We got all caught up and it was a very inspiring night.  Another thing that made it very special is that I spotted Julien d'ys, the master Hair Stlylist at dinner. He is to Hairstyling what Comme Des Garcons and Alaia are to Fashion.  I respect him not only for his talent, but for his culture, his passion and humility in what he does.

I am so inspired by his work and have featured him before on my blog that I decided to dedicate the art work that I drew and am posting today to him and all those that wake up in the moring with the love for what they do!

Naomi Campbell, backstage at the Galliano Show 1994, Hair Styling Julien d'ys; Illustration by Claudio Cina

Julien D'ys Upclose and Personal - Behind the Scenes at the Metropolitan Museum Exhibition

(From Left, Viktoriya Sasonkina, Coco Rocha, Karlie Kloss, Jourdan Dunn & Raquel Zimmermann) US Vogue March 2009; Hair by Julien D'ys; dresses John Galliano

Julien D'ys process is so inspiring to me.  I have blogged about his book Julien D'Ys par Juliette Butler  and posted some of the most beautiful photographs from it.  Well there is a video that I have already seen many times that I want to share with anyone that can appreciate art and the creative process.  I fell in love with it immediately.  Each time I watch this clip, it excites me and gives me such a creative boost of energy.  I love all of his sketches and mood boards in it as well.  Here is Julien creating headpieces and make up for all the mannequins at the annual Metropolitan Museum fashion exhibit "Model as Muse" from 2009.

Julien, I am a huge fan and if I see you on the street and build up the courage to say hello, please don't think I am crazy......I am a huge fan.

  

Bringing a World of Dreams to Life - Julien D'Ys

American Vogue, March 2009; photographer: Annie Leibovitz

Today I want to talk about a man that is truly inspiring!  Julien D'Ys.  His last name pronounced just as you see it, DEES.  He real name is Pierrick Le Verge and he is a frenchman.  He is one of the most sought after and revered hair masters in fashion.  He is also a photographer, a set designer and a painter. Remember the Galliano collection in '95 (with all the top models) that helped him land the job at Dior? That was Julien's amazing hair.  If you are an avid follower of fashion, you have seen his work on the runways and in editorials probably not even realising it.  To add to the list of his accomplishments, he is responsible for the headressing at the annual Costume Institute exhibition at the Metropolitan Exhibit in NYC and has been doing this since 2005.  

A small format book was published in 2006 called Julien D'Ys par Juliette Butler, which is filled with pictures of the Paris Defiles backstage.  The photographs in this book are breathtaking.  It is not easy to capture someone's craft while they are in the middle of creating a masterpiece and Juliette has done just that.  In his opening letter, he thanks Juliette for "her patience, for her photographs, backstages intimacy, initmates and unpublished moments for the shows".  What I found very humbling is that writes; "I thank the creators/designers to let me express myself further and further and to let me go always more and more in this world of dreams, a world so difficult, but always so enriching. Thank you. Julien"  I am sure that the designers are thanking him tremendously for bringing their world of dreams to life.

photos courtesy Juliette Butler from the book "Julien D'Ys par Juliette Butler"

What I truly love about him and what you will see in this video is that he is truly an artist.  His creativity is infectious, and my dream would be to work with him. He respects and understands the creativity of the designers that he collaborates with and always ads his own vision. His latest editorial work can be seen in this September's Issue of American Vogue.  He was responsible for the hairdressing for the "On the Town" spread photographed by Meisel.