And You Thought Your Stylist Worked Magic

A NAHA 19 style from Avant Garde winner Nicholas French

The North American Hairstyling Awards 19 took place in July, but if you’re looking for inspiration for your next haircut (or just want to marvel at some amazing hair work), visit the Finalists & Winners gallery at NAHA. If you’re as fascinated as I am, you can even look at photo of winning styles as far back as NAHA 14.

My favorite category, of course, is Avant Garde, where hair becomes more sculpture than style. This year’s Avant Garde winner was Nicholas French, who works for Matrix and has done hair for runway shows for Betsey Johnson and Emanuel Ungaro, among others, plus tons of print and film work. He also designed a clever magnetic wrist organizer for stylists called the Pin-Up. His entries for NAHA—blue-toned, highly geometric and surreal—were gorgeous. See more of his work in his gallery at Matrix.com.

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