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ECLIPSE
Never-before-seen images from Cos Sakkas, HJ's 2024 British Hairdresser of the Year, sponsored by Schwarzkopf Professional
HAIR: COS SAKKAS, TONI&GUY
MAKE-UP: LANS NGUYEN-GREALIS
PHOTOGRAPHY: JACK EAMES
Cos Sakkas won British Hairdresser of the Year for the third time with his Eclipse collection, images that have contrast at the heart of the looks. We wanted to find out a little bit more about the shoot and what goes into creating a winning collection. Cos explains:
“MY ECLIPSE COLLECTION EMBRACES FRACTURED, ASYMMETRICAL ELEMENTS THAT MIMIC THE UNPREDICTABILITY OF LIGHT AND SHADOW. THIS IS MY FIFTH COLLECTION FOR HJ'S BRITISH HAIRDRESSER OF THE YEAR, SPONSORED BY SCHWARZKOPF PROFESSIONAL – AND MY THIRD WIN. BUT MORE THAN A TITLE, THIS ONE IS A TRIBUTE. AN ACKNOWLEDGEMENT TO THE CRAFT THAT’S SHAPED MY JOURNEY. SHADOW & LIGHT IS EVERYTHING I LOVE ABOUT HAIR: THE POWER OF A CLEAN LINE, THE TENSION BETWEEN STRENGTH AND SOFTNESS, THE POETRY IN PRECISION. EVERY LOOK BEGINS WITH A CLASSIC FOUNDATION – BUT EACH IS REIMAGINED, REFRAMED, TWISTED JUST ENOUGH TO PROVOKE A SECOND GLANCE.”
“LIGHT TELLS ONE STORY. SHADOW TELLS ANOTHER. WHAT YOU SEE ILLUMINATED IS WHAT I OFFER. WHAT LINGERS IN THE DARK – WELL, THAT’S FOR YOU TO FIND. IT’S AN INVITATION TO LOOK DEEPER. TO EXPLORE THE TEXTURE, THE SHAPE, THE INTENTION BEHIND EACH CUT. TO SEE THE CRAFT NOT JUST AS STYLE, BUT AS SCULPTURE. AS STORYTELLING. THIS ISN’T JUST A SHOWCASE – IT’S A SHARED SPACE. A VISUAL CONVERSATION BETWEEN HAIRDRESSER AND HAIRDRESSER. I MAY HAVE STARTED THE STORY, BUT HOW IT ENDS IS UP TO YOU. BECAUSE GREAT HAIRDRESSING DOESN’T JUST ASK TO BE SEEN. IT ASKS TO BE FELT.”