Who: Nagi Noda, infamous Japanese director/art director/artist
What: Her latest work, Hair Hats
I’m noticing a very hairy trend… Two years ago, I had the chance to collaborate with Icelandic artist Hrafnhildur Arnardóttir, aka Shoplifter (she made Bjork’s hair sculpture on the Medúlla album cover) on an installation during NYC Fashion Week. The Shoplifter’s amazing garlands of human-hair braids covered the walls and stole the show. This past season, my friend Jules Kim aka Bijules, created an accessories collection called Hairem, featuring human-hair hairrings, necklaces, a bun pillbox hat, and a glasses lariat, all designed to let the wearer add a clever streak of hair color, without having to dye their own. Now, Japanese artist Nagi Noda adds her unique spin to this trend by creating Hair Hats, a collection of fifteen human hair sculptures, intricately molded into various animals, my personal fave being the poodle-fro! Wear one of these to your next editorial fashion shoot or Purple Magazine afterparty, feathers in your hair is so last season!
Photos by: Kenneth Cappello