Alexander McQueen Last Show 2010

The inspiration behind my Fraulein Kost hair design comes from Alexander McQueen's Spring 2010 Last Show. The hair featured in the show was of futuristic qualities with large structures. My inspiration came from the braiding. I thought that I could contemporise Fraulein Kost by including a braid down the centre of the hair to change the structure of the hair, much like McQueen has featured here. I didn't want to braid the whole hair because the hair design still had to be in keeping with the 1930's style.

Alexander McQueen. 2010. Last Show. Viewed 26/11/14

Alexander McQueen. 2010. Last Show. Viewed 26/11/14

As seen in the image above, the braid is down the centre of the hair creating a divide between the two structures. This has inspired me to create a braid down the centre of the hair to divide the hairstyle created. I think that this will add a contemporary twist on to a 1930's bob. The texture of the bob needs to be different to take it away from a traditional 1930's look. Therefore I think I will take the textured sideburns seen in the first image and apply this to the structure of the bob to create texture. The frizzy hair can be made larger to create an alternative silhouette as the 1930's bob was very sleek, therefore I want to create the opposite. The Plato's Atlantis Last Show has really inspired me in terms of textures of the hair and the structures created. I think I can take this forward and interpret it into my idea for a contemporary Fraulein Kost.

In response to the inspiration, I have decided the above hair chart. This incorporates the braid from Alexander McQueen's Spring Last Show 2010 to bring the style into a contemporary state. I have kept the sleekness of a 1930's bob on the side of the hair before the texture comes back in to play expanding out create a different silhouette. The hair will still be styled in a 1930's bob but will be made contemporary by the textures and structure.