Hair by guido palau: celebrating a master

Hair by Guido Palau is a celebration of the hairdresser as artist, with 70 unique looks photographed by renowned fashion photographer, David Sims. Recognised throughout the fashion and beauty industries as far more than just a hairdresser, Guido is arguably the world's most famous session stylist; an artist whose medium just so happens to be hair. His clients read like a who's who of the fashion industry and his hair has accompanied some of the most iconic collections from Marc Jacobs, Louis Vuiton and Alexander McQueen. David Sims, who Guido befriended early in his career working on the seminal Calvin Klein campaign, is one of the world's leading fashion photographers whose clients include Vogue, i-D and Arena Homme Plus. [hji-gallery-legacy] In this book, Guido and David present 70 brand-new, breathtaking hair images, created specifically for this project and never seen anywhere else. A must-have for every salon coffee table, HAIR is a mesmerizing visual folio of inspired creative styling, and a testament to the fact that beauty can be found in the unexpected. HAIR by Guido Palau; Photographs by David Sims; Text by Andrew Bolton and Tim Blanks £45 Release date: October 2014 [HAIR by Guido Palau, Rizzoli New York, 2014. Images copyright David Sims.]