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LIFE THROUGH A LENS
Creating headline-making hair for the world's biggest magazines, designers and celebrities, Sam McKnight was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in 2023
1 Ready To Wear
I created super-sized ponytails made from cut strips of couture tweed and silk, and incorporated these into hair pieces to blend seamlessly with each model’s natural hair colour.
2 Fendi Couture
Exactly 54 custom-made wigs were cut into round, 70’s inspired bobs and dyed to match each outfit.The colours were inspired by every shade of Roman Marble, ranging from light to dark.
3 Cloud Chanel
We sat cloud-like, voluminous curls high atop the models’ heads for this Chanel Couture show and emphasised the silhouettes for added drama.
4 Jewelled Feathers
For the Dries Van Noten AW20 show I created feather partings, inspired by the images of Serge Lutens in the 70’s.The feathers were incorporated into partings for faux jewel-hued roots.
5 GET A LIFE
Inspired by a 17th-century line drawing of a man running down the stairs with his hair on fire, for Dame Vivienne Westwood’s Get A Life SS10 show, I coloured and styled hair pieces into flames.
6 Food For Fendi
From the intricate twists, turns and braiding you find in pastry and bread, the hair was piled high with serpentine coils.
7 Crescent Croissant
The Chanel Croissant was inspired by a Karl Lagerfeld sketch of a crescent moon.The minimal, elegant sculptural hairstyle reflects the zen-like Japanese garden of the set.