The razor’s edge

The look this season for the femme fatale is the razor cut, worn long or short, while the macho males sport an Italian cut, a close clone of the crop style. Different colours and textures are another way of adding to your wardrobe. This makes experimentation with fashion colours the talk of the town. Besides the natural colour, one could get raunchy with a rich shade of brown, mahogany or tones of earthy copper — the hottest colours the season has to offer. Short looks are boldly coloured, glossy and sculpted whereas medium length hair is dressed into definite shapes with vibrant copper and mahogany shades and longer hair is structured though free and alive with shine. The inspiration behind the men’s latest snazzy, jazzy and suave styles comes from the cute cuts of the Soccer stars of the World Cup ’98 to the hottest hairdos on the ramps. The women cadre look upto international models on glossy covers and the latest donned by the Bollywood bellesBut in spite of all the hoopla, the buzzword around the city is the “natural” look with minimum hassles. Says a college student, Afia Singh, “Perms are passe making way for coloured straight hair.” Deepa Arora, a middle-aged housewife feels that colouring among her age group is catching up. Her contemporary Sneh Popli from an advertising agency, however, wants “to age gracefully sans the use of colour”.

The cool dudes go in for looks that make them “feel different, look good and be cynosure of all starry-eyed gals”. Says another college student Rahul Verma, “I sport a hairstyle that my girlfriend suggests.” His college mates Sahil, Anant and Arjun portray a devil-may-care-attitude that reflects in their disheveled hairstyles. Apparently this summer men need smarten up, shape up and get in the groove with the look that’s sauve and compliments their individual style.

So for all you guys and gals out there, your hair may be long or short, whatever you choose, make sure you step out this season with a sensual hairstyle befitting your attitude.