The Hair Couture Issue
When Hairstyles Take the Spotlight!
March 2022 Issue | ShilpaAhuja.com Magazine Cover & Features
Hair: Anja Zurawski (@hair_couture_art); Photography: Sabine Dräger (@draegersabine_photography); Model: Valeria Stella; Makeup: Hannah (@makeupbyh_official)
When we hear the term ‘haute couture’, extravagant evening gowns and embellishments come to mind. However, other elements of fashion and beauty can just be as opulent.
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So to feast my eyes and understand the splendor of haute couture hair, I talked to Anja Zurawski. She is a couture hair artist based near Düsseldorf in Germany, and the hairstylist behind our March 2022 magazine cover. And as soon as I discovered her work, I realized the sublime world of hair couture is just waiting to be explored.
Instead of making everyday haircuts for your average client, Anja’s job is to create editorial and avant-garde hairstyles. Hair couture is made when a stylist completely sets their creativity free without the limitations of utility. The result is wearable sculptures that are literally over-the-top.
2020s are the decade where practicality meets eccentricity in fashion. Everyone can freely express themselves through their fashion choices, and flaunt them on social media. That’s why it’s a great time to observe the growth of hair industry now more than ever.
German self-taught hair designer Anja Zurawski in conversation with Editor-in-Chief Shilpa Ahuja about hair couture, the magazine cover, and the future of the hair art industry…
Inside this issue:
Discover the March 2022 issue of ShilpaAhuja.com’s digital fashion magazine. You can view the full resolution cover and read featured stories.
Shilpa Ahuja the editor-in-chief of ShilpaAhuja.com, which she founded with the goal of inspiring confidence in the modern working woman through fashion. Other than defining the direction of the magazine, she also writes about fashion & beauty trend forecasts, industry analysis, and opinions.
Shilpa’s work has been published in the University of Fashion blog and Jet Airways magazine. She is also an artist, illustrator and cartoonist. She is also the creator of Audrey O., a comic series that represents the lifestyle of millennial women. She enjoys creative writing and world travel. Her art has been exhibited at Harvard Graduate School of Design and the Aroma Hotel, Chandigarh and been published in Chandigarh Times.
Originally from Chandigarh, Shilpa also has a degree in architecture and has worked in interior project management. She is also the author of the book “Designing a Chinese Cultural Center in India”. Shilpa has a Masters in Design Studies degree from Harvard University.
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