Men's hair trends from the autumn/winter 2014 catwalk

HJi looks at some of the major men's hair trends straight from the catwalks of London Collections: Men Autumn/Winter 2014. FRINGE BENEFITS With Autumn/Winter fashion came a host of hats, caps and hoods, which meant the fringe came into its own, ensuring hair looks were still centre stage even when the heads were covered. Over-sized beanies were a major feature of Kit Neale’s Autumn/Winter collection which meant the session team, headed by Ben Jones had to get creative with fringes, which were strong and textured, with a dirty matt finish. Fringes with a gritty finish were also prominent for the Sibling show for which the team, led by Sid Hayes were asked to create look reminiscent of old fashioned pudding-bowl cuts. Matt clay and sea salt spray ensured a gritty finish.   ANARCHY REIGNS Punk was back with an anarchic bang, nowhere more blatantly than at Katie Eary where multi-coloured ‘wings’ and wet gel centre panels harked back to the 70s and authentic street Punk. There were also nod to punk at A Sauvage, where multi-textured looks included elongated braids and ‘tough, sweaty’ finishes. A touch of punk was also evident at the KTZ show where ghostly silver face paint was partnered by strong fades and clipper cuts - all of which complemented the stunning monochrome collection which was inspired by black and white photography.   PRODUCT OVERLOAD You can never have too much of a good thing, and this was certainly the case with hair looks for shows including Christopher Shannon and James Long. Hair teams from Fudge worked on both shows. For James Long lashens of products including Hair Cement, Membrane Gas were applied, and even household cling film was utilised along with Paintbox colour to create a Lego man inspired look. Football icons of the 1970s were the inspiration behind the product-heavy wet looks at Christopher Shannon, where the team headed by Fudge creative director, John Vial, created looks drenched in Fudge Hair Gum. The idea was to make the models look like they were dripping in sweat after a long game of football.   GRUNGE GROOMING There was much evidence of a move towards more groomed looks although in most cases there was also an element of grunge. At JW Anderson hair looks were inspired by public school boys, with hair parted down the centre in a traditional groomed fashion. An element of grunge was added to the back of the hair, which was blasted with hairspray to give a slept on appearance. For Orlebar Brown the team from Toni and Guy was briefed to create looks that were groomed and tailored but with some natural texture. Looks were achieved using a mix of Label. M Power Paste and Sofflé.