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Final Project Evaluation

This project was challenging but enjoyable for me as it allowed me to see a progression and improvement in my practical abilities. My research for this project began by looking at traditional Elizabethan hairstyles; I used the Internet as well as reading books. As the brief was to create a contemporary look I also studied contemporary versions. I looked mostly at catwalk shows and photo-shoots where I could see a link to the Elizabethans. The main challenge that I faced in this project was coming up with my own design. I struggled initially in coming up with an idea and my early original designs did little in resembling Elizabethan hair. In the end my favourite element of my design, the plait at the back, was stumbled upon by accident when tying my model's hair up for her walk home. During the beginning of the project my practical ability let me down, however by the end, after practices, this no longer seemed to be a problem. My design incorporated a decorated hair band but after decoration it was too small to fit around my head. Redoing the piece and changing the positions of the pearls that were on it overcame this design fault.  Working to my partner's brief was challenging for me as at the beginning I struggled with the design. I also did not want to disappoint the designer. There were elements of it however that could not work due to the length of the model's hair but this was overcome by changing the design slightly. This therefore made the style easier for me and consequently I was pleased with the final result. Overall I think this was an enjoyable project and it has increased my passion and made me eager to learn more. 

Timed Assessment In The Role Of The Designer

In this week's timed assessment my hair design was being carried out by my partner. In this assessment I think that my design was carried out really well. Before the assessment my stylist was keen to practise my design and understand my aims and the results that I wanted to achieve. My design had many different aspects including a variety of plaits, padding, crimping and backcombing. My favourite part of the design and the area that I think was carried out the best was the fishtail plait at the back. I think that it was neat and added interest to the back of the hair. I also think that the front section of my hair, which was wrapped around the padding, was also executed well as I think that it had a nice texture and a good shape. Although I believe there to be very few errors I think that the shape created by my hair at the ends of the padding could have been improved as the sides did not match, leaving it almost looking wonky. I believe this could have been improved by leaving more hair free before being put up, and more backcombing. I also believe that there could have been more communication throughout, for example questions regarding temperature of tools against my head and the tightness of hair pulling. Overall I think that the assessment was good and my design was mostly carried out how I intended.

My Hair Design

My Hair Design

My Two Other Designs

Before creating my final design I had already experimented with two other ideas. In the end I decided not to use these as I felt that they did not reflect the Elizabethans enough, this feeling was also reflected by my teacher in a feedback session. I also did not think they were exciting or original. I am happy with my decision not to use them as I feel my final design was far better.

One Of My Designs

One Of My Designs

Timed Assessment In The Role Of The Stylist

In this week's timed assessment I was the hair stylist. Before the timed assessment, during practices, I was struggling with the hair design created by my partner. I found some of the techniques involved difficult to carry out, and struggled to make it look neat and professional. Due to the changes involved during the practices I only managed to complete the design once on my partner but I also practised on my false hair doll. Going into the assessment I was worried that I would not be able to sufficiently and competently carry out the design. However, during the assessment, once I got into the design, I felt really comfortable and the felt far more easy and my practices had clearly helped. I think that I carried out the design well, and compared to the practices it was neat and looked like a finished style. The look involved attaching a metal head piece into the hair, using only pins and hair. Although I had not previously struggled much with this technique I feel that I carried it out the best I had done and the best I could during the timed assessment. Padding was another aspect of the design that I had to carry out; I had previously found it difficult to cover and gain the height that was needed for the design. However when creating the look for the final time I managed to achieve the height and cover the padding reasonably well. I believe that the padding could have been covered more, but I did not leave enough hair out of padding to cover the rest. Another aspect of the design that I believe that I could have improved upon was covering and concealing pins. I like to use kirby grips as I feel that they hold the most secure grip, however they are harder to cover and I think that in the assessment this aspect could have been improved. I think this assessment taught me not to doubt myself so much and have faith in my skills. Overall I think that the assessment was a success and after previous worries I actually found it quite enjoyable.

The Hair Style I Created

The Hair Style I Created

The Hair Style I Created

The Hair Style I Created

Practising For The Timed Assessment As The Designer

In this week's seminar my partner and I were practicing my hair design. This practice session was very successful, my partner grasped my ideas quickly and was able to carry the design out very well technically. The end result was better than I expected and I liked my design more than I thought I would. My design changed slightly but not drastically throughout the process; I simply made the plaits that hold the padding in place visible at the sides, just to add some more detail and effect to the overall  look. It also became clear that the padding was too large for the design so that will be reduced in size for the timed assessment. Overall I am pleased with the design and think after these slight changes it will be successful.

My Design

Practising For The Timed Assessment - As The Stylist

In this week's practical lesson I was practising my partner's hair design for next week's timed assessment. There were parts of the design that I thought were easy to create and other parts that I struggled with. During the practise session it became clear that  some areas of the design did not work and therefore it changed slightly to give the desired effect and work with my model's hair.

Practise

Practise