Life through a lens: pat wood's most iconic images

Award-winning hairdresser Pat Wood, who is celebrating 55 years in hairdressing, shares some of her favourite creations. In The Mood “I chose a lacy textured dress for the model and wanted to create that same movement in the hair. It took about eight minutes to create as I made a hair covered tube to keep the shape and then I wrapped it with pre-curled hair.” Bella Donna “In this collection I wanted to explore natural lighting to create a soft, sensual and feminine feel and to invoke a sense of intimacy. We shot on location in Spain, which was perfect for the look I wanted to create.” Dot Dash “The inspiration for this collection was the backdrop in a window display at Harvey Nichols as I whizzed by in a cab. I contacted their art department and asked them to reproduce it for me. The combination of the backdrop, Issey Miyake clothes and the shape of the hair seemed to lift it off the page.” Pure and Simple “This collection took a more consumer-led approach with simple, fresh and wearable hair. This image was really popular within the hair and beauty industry at the time.” HJ Covers “My first HJ front cover was with a young red-haired client in 1992. Before digital magazine layouts fitting your model between the ‘H’ and ‘J’ was a front cover requirement. I was the first to use two models on the front cover. These images were part of my first British Hairdressing Awards entry. After that I was hooked and over the next 15 years I had numerous finalist and winning collections.”   Mysterious Woman