The main way I overcame problems with my design was working with my partner to find ways that I could create the design on my hair, I had to reel back some of my ideas during this assignment as sometimes my ideas were too extravagant and would not work on my hair length and type and also would not be applicable for my current skillset.
The way I developed my research was through looking at portraiture and reading books about Elizabethan hair, this was my main way of getting genuine historical research, then I went on to looking at secondary sources like films.
I really enjoyed working to my partners hair brief, although it was simple It was really effective and she was a fantastic partner to work with in the way of cooperativeness and communication.
Overall I found the project really challenging in the sense that we were not allowed to create our own designs, and also the fact that we had to create something to someone else's standards, it was hard to break out of my own habits to create someone else's vision, and to in some sense swallow my pride and do some things completely different to how I would do it personally. I really think this was a great learning curve for me because in industry this would be the case, as I will in my career work under a makeup designer or creative director and this will influence how I work.
The thing I enjoyed the most about this brief was finding links between Elizabethan hairstyles and contemporary runway/ fashion editorial, I enjoyed this so much because it was surprising how many things could be referenced as Elizabethan, this unit has given me the confidence to analyse fashion images and speak confidently about how I believe the hairstyle can be linked to the Elizabethans.
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