Regression Obsession: Crimpers
Posted at 4:00 PM Feb 25, 2009
By Sharon SteelAs we watched all the '80s influences weave their way through this past New York Fashion Week, couldn't stop thinking about how, even if the clothes were regressing, in a modern way, at least the hair still looked good. But perhaps we presumed too much. Behold: the dubiously transformative powers of the crimper. Ionic hair straightening irons knocked this tool off its hair pedestal after '80s girls decided they preferred to channel the sleek locks of a Friends-era Jen Aniston instead of the pop-star bed-head of Cyndi Lauper. We're bored of super-straight-all-time-time, but we're not so sure how we feel about the possibility of a crimping renaissance.
But, as they say, everything in moderation. A few well-chosen strands or two couldn't hurt on occasion, right? And when you compare the long-term trend commitment of something like a girly faux-hawk to the temporary satisfaction of hair crimping, we've got to admit the latter wins out. As the hair-crimping voice-over lady in the video above intones: "Look spectacular tonight. Tomorrow, you can always tame it...for a more casual style." Touché.
Comments
I totally had that pink Windmere crimper, although mine came with interchangeable plates. I have really curly hair, and I would use the crimping plates to straighten my locks (Id put the iron at the root and drag it through my hair to the bottom. Ouch).
Yeah, the 80s sucked the first time around, its shocking to see it come back with such a vengeance. I guess no one has new ideas anymore.
Posted 02/26/2009 at 11:34:53 AM