Talking hair with Kiyoko Odo
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Stella wears jacket PRADA
The wig wizard talks us through seven of her spectacular ‘dos inspired by Japanese cartoons, neoclassical chandeliers and 18th Century Pouf hairstyles.
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Words: The Face
Photography: Hanna Moon
Styling: Danielle Emerson
Hair: Kiyoko Odo
Images taken from The Face Volume 4 Issue 005. Order your copy here.
Kiyoko Odo is a self-confessed Marie Antoinette addict. “I love the Marie Antoinette era so much,” explains the Shimonoseki-born, London-based hair stylist who’s previously spun barristerial-leaning wigs for Kiko Kostadinov and fashioned tight Little Bo Peep curls for Yuhan Wang. “18th Century hair designs make me so excited. I would have enjoyed it so much if I was a hairdresser during that era!”
Odo was able to play out her wildest fantasy on the pages in Issue 05 of THE FACE via Hair Apparent, a fashion story photographed by Hanna Moon, styled by Danielle Emerson and shot on the streets of London. “The wigs I’ve made come from a hypothetical world in which my friends exist in the Marie Antoinette era,” Odo explains. “These are the kinds of hair styles I would make for them.” The stylist’s other influences include the dress codes of Japanese orian (high level courtesans) and kawaii culture – the latter an influence that runs through Odo’s work having grown up reading Harajuku street-style bible FRUiTS magazine. Below, Odo talks us through seven of her spectacular‘dos inspired by Japanese cartoons, chandeliers and 18th Century Pouf hairstyles.
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“I made this one for my friend Nami Yoshida who did the make up for this shoot. To me, she’s very zen, so I wanted to make this part her style and part Marie Antoinette.”
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Stella wears dress and trousers ANDREAS KRONTHALER FOR VIVIENNE WESTWOOD and earrings SLIM BARRETT
“I used to love Japanese kawaii style. This hair style is based on a Japanese cartoon character called Candy Candy.”
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Stella wears jacket PRADA
“This one is inspired by a broken chandelier. This hair would have been worn by a rebel during the French neoclassical era.”
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Stella wears cardigan BOTTEGA VENETA, bra Saint Laurent BY ANTHONY VACCARELLO, trousers MUGLER and gloves MARC JACOBS
“I would recommend this wig for a person who likes tomboy, masculine style.”
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Stella wears dress ANDREAS KRONTHALER or VIVIENNE WESTWOOD and earrings SLIM BARRETT
“This one is inspired by Japanese orian style.”
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Stella wears dress and shoes BALENCIAGA and tights FABIAN KIS-JUHASZ
“I made this wig for Danielle Emerson who styled the story. I see her as an elegant rabbit.”
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Stella wears dress, shirt and gloves GUCCI
“This one is based on a bear head from a stuffed toy. I made it for fun!”
Make-up: Nami Yoshida
Nails: Chisato Yamamoto
Model: Stella Jones at Kate Moss Agency
Photographer’s assistants: Abi Gualtieri, Joe Reddy
Stylist’s assistant: Borys Korban
Hair assistants: Kyosuke, Anton
Make-up assistant: Yoko
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