It’s a happy coincidence that New York Fashion Week coincides with Valentine’s Day this season—providing some well-timed inspiration just in time for the weekend. Case in point: Backstage at Suno this morning, there was one beauty statement that was as instantly want-able as the clothes.
The starkly beautiful ponytails wrapped in black silk-velvet ribbon that hairstylist Odile Gilbert was crafting for the runway seemed to require little more than a quick trip to the nearest notions store. Set against the collection’s muted earth-tone plaids and feminine ruffled sleeves, the effect is “graphisme,” explained Gilbert of the linear, self-contained look. To start, she first wet the models’ hair and layered in Kérastase’s L’Incroyable Blowdry Heat Lotion (out in April) before blowing out the lengths. Then, after securing a very low ponytail, she tightly crisscrossed the ribbon three-quarters of the way down—“like a corset,” she pointed out—knotting in the back every few turns to keep it from sliding.
Against the sunlight streaming in through the Pier 59 windows, the minimalist style proved easily wearable by day, but “the fact that it’s silk velvet makes it more evening,” she judged. “It’s a touch of sophistication.” There’s also a subtle association with the hair accessory, the Parisian continued: “Years ago in France, if you put a tiny ribbon around your neck, it meant you were searching for somebody. There was something romantic to it.” Whether or not sartorial signals are your date-night thing, think of this as the quickest way to infuse a hint of French-girl spirit into your look. As for what to do with the ribbon at the end of the night? We’ll let you take it from there.
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