Elizabethan Contemporary Bun

Hellen's feedback was very helpful and using a bun in my final design was an element that I definitely want to use in my final design. 

My New Elizabethan for the final assessment is Rihanna, so I started researching her hairstyles. Every time she shows up on the Red Carpet, or any other events, she is most likely to have a different hairstyle and colour. From what I've seen, lot of her hairstyles involve curls, braids and buns. I actually couldn't find any examples of her having crimped hair, guess it is something that she doesn't like to wear but the tiny frizzy curls in this image kind of look like the hair has been crimped. Also, this was actually a wig, and wigs were very popular in the Elizabethan times.

Rihanna at Gucci and Roc Nation pre-Grammy party at Soho

Hairstylist: Ursula Stephen

Photographer: Jon Kopaloff

(2011)

(http://main.stylelist.com/2011/02/28/rihanna-hairstylist-ursula-stephen-hair-secrets/ -date: Nov 20th)

Rihanna wearing a high sleek bun

At the premiere of her film Battleship

(April 10th 2012)

(source: http://www.stylebistro.com/lookbook/Rihanna/LP9RUgvS3LJ/Hair - date: Nov 20th 2014)

 

Rihanna wearing a fishtail braid

At Nivea 100th anniversary celebration in Milan, Italy

Photographer: Vittorio Zunino Celotto 

(May 5th 2011)

(source: http://www.stylebistro.com/lookbook/Rihanna/7ibTvvIso_O - date:Nov 22nd 2014)

(source: http://blackhairmedia.com/hair-care/dressy-protective-style-braided-bun-updo/attachment/rihanna-braided-bun-updo-hairstyles/ -date: Nov 27th 2014) 

First two designs

So the first design (the one on the left) is a combination of a bun and straight hair falling at the back. The bun would be created with curls and the bun would be done with the technique that did in one of our first lessons; the bun without a donut. So it would be big but without a padding. I'd use pearls as decoration.

The second design is a high bun, done just like the one in the first design. The hair would be crimped only at the roots, to get volume, but the hair used to create the but would be straight. Also there would be some curls around the bun and a french plait going across the head.

1st design (left) 2nd design (right)

(Nov 10th 2014)

 'Final design' and partners work
This was my favourite design that I've created and I gave it to my partner to try and do it on myself.
I wanted her to make a high sleek bun and crimp the hair that was used to create it. To decorate the hair I decided to use two braids that go across the head, starting from behind each ear and ending on the other side. I gave her my pearled necklace to decorate the bun with.

'Final' Design

(Nov 15th 2014)

Making a sleek ponytail (bun) was very time consuming and it took her a lot of time and patience to make it perfect. I decided to take the chart home to make a little change and make it a bit easier for her.

Final Design

This is my final design. The changes I've made are very little but make a difference. I decided that I wanted her to crimp everything. Then to make a high ponytail and leaving to sections for the braids behind each ear. I told her not to brush my hair until it is tied up, so that there is a little bit of difference in the texture. I wanted the bun to be big, backombed and made our of 4 sections. The same necklace was used as decoration. 

http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/music-arts/grammy-performers-2011-rihanna-med-sun-grammys-performance-article-1.139045 (date: Nov 20th 2014)