As an artist, David Kinigson has always taken his cue from Leonardo da Vinci, whose areas of interest included invention, painting, sculpting, architecture, science and music. The gifted hairdresser studied ballet, jazz, tap and acting in high school where he was also captain of the gymnastics team (he has four varsity letters). He earned a […]
TED (Technology, Entertainment, Design) is a nonprofit devoted to spreading ideas in 18 minutes or less through short, powerful talks that are posted free online. TED talks became so popular that an international community began organizing TEDx events based on TED’s format and rules to celebrate locally driven ideas. Celebrated hairdresser and educator Patrick McIvor […]
A born entrepreneur, Seiji Yamaguchi was just 15 when she created her own line of makeup after discovering that she was allergic to the harsh metals and chemicals found in most consumer brands. Growing up in California, she had also become deeply concerned about the amount of plastic that was being found in the Pacific […]
The name alone—Hairbrained—is genius for a website created for people who think about hair 24/7 and the beauty professionals for whom hair is a magnificent obsession. “We have about 400,000 followers now,” says Gerard Scarpaci, who with Randy Taylor, co-founded the website that created a community of hairdressers where none existed. Let’s face it, before […]
In the age of all things social media, it often feels like everyone is presenting themselves as the next big thing. That’s why NYC-based Simbarashe Cha (known to the public as Lord Ashbury) chose to separate himself from the pack, cleverly referring to himself as a “fashion recorder” vs. a photographer. “When I first started […]
While slightly clichéd, the saying “never judge a book by its cover” rings true in 2016 more than ever. There’s a major shift toward embracing originality instead of conformity. We profiled one of the industry’s “mane” men, Castillo, who beauties like Ruby Rose, Priyanka Chopra, and Halle Berry count on to keep them looking red […]
This month we sat down with Mariea Huynh, a Miami-based creative for our very first article in MOP’s Modern Original People interview series. We initially met Mariea at a casting call where she stood out amongst the crowd. Mariea is a fashion forward Garment Artist / Designer for her hand made clothing line Nonsense, Co-Owner […]
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