Don’t you agree?

(Featuring Spring 2012 Advertising Images from Lara Bohinc, Loewe, Prada, Fendi, Max Mara Studio, Tomboy, Escada, and Marella.

All Images sourced from Fashion Gone Rogue.)

If you didn’t already know, stylists are very creative individuals.  They love when someone sits in their chair and asks for a look that is out of the ordinary; a look that challenges the stylist and allows them to play.  This does not happen as often as our stylists wish it would…and because of that our stylists will seek their own ways to play with hair outside of the salon.

 December Fenez finds her outlet doing photo shoots with other local artists.  Some are just for fun, like these black and white shots.  Here she’s experimenting with the embellished updo trend.  If you look carefully at the above shot she is literally hand sewing those beaded stars onto her model adding the final sparkle to a sleek updo.

December has also done the lookbook for Jalu, a local fashion line designed by Jacille Herbert and Luanne Ronquillo (part of our Hedkandi family).  Obviously the looks below are incredibly different than the previous ones; December had to craft looks that completed Luanne and Jacille’s vision for their line.   That’s the joy of doing photo shoots…the chance to play, the chance to create looks that may not be worn everyday,

The latest issue of Parlour Life magazine is out and it features three photo shoots with hair styling by Hedkandi stylists.   Pick up an issue…or check it out online!  We’re super proud of Mike and Lindsay.  Mike’s work can be seen in La Dolce Vita (photos by Deserae Evenson, styling by Carl Abad).   Lindsay styled hair for the feature Ring around the Rosie…(photos and styling by Deserae Evenson) and for Ready, Steady, Go Mod! (photos by Wilkosz and Way, styling by Leah Van Loon, makeup by Satoko Suzuki).

Happy Holidays!

We loved it.
Vidal Sassoon was a master cutter, of course, but he also changed the world’s vision of the salon experience.  He was an innovator in all ways and we were enthralled by his story.  It shows that with passion, creativity, and a willingness to push the limits, and a true commitment to your dreams and vision, you can accomplish anything.

And lets face it, the cuts he did in the 60′s are some of the most stunning and timeless cuts ever.  Our stylists are still doing versions of them.

Mia Farrow; hair by Vidal Sassoon

The Five Point; modelled by Grace Coddington

Hedkandi family portrait

Our most senior family members; 10 years or more!

So in the beginning we ate delicious food and toasted with champagne…awards were given and 5-year bracelets were received…and we all got very excited!  Laughter and shenanigans ensued!

And in the end we were glamourously chauffeured in fantastic party busses to * STARS & MUSCLES * at Local 522 where we danced the night away!

If you weren’t already aware, we LOVE a good party!  Last Saturday was our Christmas party and Michelle transformed our Hotel Arts Location into a beautiful holiday space complete with a real tree and beautifully simple decorations.

Food was provided by Calgary food trucks Alley Burger

and Perogy Boyz (with a tiny bit of help from Kim!).

Delicious!

 And that was only the beginning…

ARTwear 2011 is The Art Gallery of Calgary’s annual fall fashion fundraiser. Now in its ninth year, this high-energy evening features a runway show highlighting the season’s must-have fashions for men and women from some of Calgary’s hottest boutiques and emerging designers. The evening also features a Fashion Trunk Show Auction where guests will have an opportunity to bid on one-of-a-kind styles from emerging local designers and retailers. The evening’s festivities include a Silent Auction composed of items donated by local businesses. ARTwear 2011 promises to be an exceptional experience celebrating the natural pairing of contemporary art and fashion, and the theme of Parisian glamour.

ARTwear 2011 will be held at Hotel Arts (119 – 12 Avenue SW) on Thursday, November 10, 2011. Doors open at 7:30pm

ARTwear tickets are $75. These tickets include standing room at the fashion show as well as musical talent at the after party.

VIP Reception tickets are $200 each. VIP tickets will gain you access to the VIP reception at The Art Gallery of Calgary (117- 8 Avenue SW) which takes place from 5:00pm to 7:00pm. VIP guests will enjoy hors d’oeuvres, cocktails, and Atelier, Wearable Art Fashion Show choreographed by the locally renowned and well-loved designer Dee Fontans and featuring students from the Alberta College of Art + Design. VIPs will also enjoy complimentary transportation to Hotel Arts and preferred seating during the fashion show at Hotel Arts.
Buy your tickets for ARTwear here.

  There are fewer and fewer natural gingers in this world and more and more of us trying to fake it!  There are so many shades of red to experiment with – from soft ginger, through coppery orange, to deep merlot.  Our stylists have already begun transforming their own locks from blond to strawberry, chocolate to warm copper, and caramel brown to dark wine and I’m about to go boldly from platinum to bright, coppery orange-red.  Here’s some inspiration!  What shade tempts you?

Its definitely fall…the breeze is cool, the mornings are crisp, and the leaves are starting to change colour.  Maybe you want to change colour too?  Why not play with the idea of a golden blonde?  Who says you have to go dark for the winter?

images from jakandjil.com, weheartit.com, fashiongonerogue.com, and gobackstage.blogspot.com