This collection from Davines Ambassador Philippe Tapprest was shot in Lisbon with a class team working on cut, style and colour. The title Bleu De Chine literally translates as Chinese Blue, and we love the powerful use of hair colour to elevate the use of blue in the styling.
Inspiration
Fashion is the prime inspiration. Here are the words of the Philippe Tapprest team: “China, one of the world’s most polluting countries with traditional values, is waking up to a new era: life in blue… The traditional Mao suit is reused and transformed into a fashion suit. The people are yearning for freedom and peace. Between tradition, modernity and serenity, the cut was asymmetrical, the hair was washed and the bangs were long or short.
” Assembled from second-hand clothes, we have fun, we dress up, respecting sustainable development and craftsmanship rediscovered with greater ecological awareness. We’re going back to something simpler: jeans and three T-shirts. But the important thing is to be different, to have fun and to exist socially, so we’re all inventing our own fashions. A severe or badly cut fringe, a wispy bob, a faded pastel blue hair colour.”
Credit Due:
Hairdresser: Philippe Tapprest @philippe.tapprest, Briand and La Baule-Escoublac, France / Davines Ambassador • Colourists: Candice McKay, Olympia Kolagki, Nathalie Levillain • Artistic direction: Candice McKay • Photo and video credits: Vishal Baharani @therealvbd • Makeup artist: Maria Faria Lisboa • Stylist: Federico Fiumi, Style Events & Production • Postproduction: Maria Malpartida @laqueretoca • Models: Style Events & Production • Studio Davines: Lisbon
