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THROUGH A Life LENS
Avant-Garde Hairdresser of the Year, Emmanuel is known for his ingenious and visionary hairstyles, here he shares his seven favourite images
1: Texture Play
This look was inspired from a ceramic artist Leah Caplan who creates insane textures in her work.
2: Hair Couture
This look took me a long time to achieve. I wanted to produce a look that was inspired by a style of dress created by designer Iris Van Herpen.
3: Loud and Proud
This was my proudest shoot yet. I had to weave the hair similarly to how you would weave a carpet.It was difficult to achieve, but I loved the final look.
4: In the Wild
This shot was inspired by a range of paintings. Funnily, I painted this design on the day of the shoot just 20 minutes before this shot was taken so I could see my vision clearer.
5: Burnt Emerald
I love this shot, this texture along with the colour match have never been done before and has not yet been recreated, which is the goal when creating an Avant-Garde look.
6: Up, Up and Away
It was a blast creating this look for Diva for our first ever campaign together. I envisioned an antigravity style and wanted the hair to appear as if it were floating.
7: Golden Girl
So much went into this image.I created this dramatic look and it has since been featured on a magazine front cover which was a very proud moment of mine.