Gunnar Deatherage is a man of many talents; Designer, Stylists, Creative Director. I was excited when he contacted me regarding hair for his upcoming fashion spread for The Voice Tribune. I was very excited as he said curly hair and the shoot would focus on a generation of wealthy, fashionable women in a huge home.

I was excited again to have the opportunity to work with make up artist, Bethany Hood and Photographer, Clay Cook would be photographing the collection. Models would be book from Heyman Talent Agency.

the entrance upon entering the Conrad Caldwell House

I think one of the best parts of this photoshoot was is the home which served as the backdrop to this collection. The Conrad Caldwell Historical Mansion with its haunting energy was rich in beauty and history with a haunting vibe to the past. I was mesmerized by the house and intrigued by it size, high ceilings and original decor.

Clay and the crew with cover spread model, Annilease

Bethany and I did hair and make up to prep the models at Gunnar's studio. For hair I prepped the models with Redken's Guts 10 for subtle volume and then I sprayed Iron Shape 11 on sections of the hair and used various curling irons. I used the new Sam Villa Curling iron on all models and on the youngest model I used the Kiss 5/8 curling wand to set the hair.

Clay Cook and his team did scouted various parts of the house to be used as backdrops to tell a story for the collection. Special lighting and test shoots were done prior to photographing the models. Special care was used when working with the actual antiques in the home which we were not allowed to move.

on set bts image of all models (Heyman Talent Agency)make up by Bethany HoodHair Matthew Tyldesley — on set bts image of all models (Heyman Talent Agency)
make up by Bethany Hood
Hair Matthew Tyldesley

The entire shoot last 10 hours and was published in the Fall 2017 Fashion Issue of the Voice Tribune.

The collection was a featured fashion editorial in The Voice Tribune Fall Fashion Issue 2017.

Gunnar doing final touch up on wardrobe on model, Journey

Credits

Mannequins of the Mansion @thevoicetribune

Creative Direction\Styling || Gunnar Deatherage @gunnardeatherage

Photography || Clay Cook @claycookphoto

Photo Assistants || Hunter Zieske @hunterzieske

Louis Tinsley @louistinsley

Chelsea Marrin @chelsea_marrin

Hair || Matthew Tyldesley @hairbymatt

Make Up || Bethany Hood @thehouseofhood

Models || Melissa Moore @melissamoore27

Annaliese Levy @annalieselevy

Annalise F.

Journey B.

Heyman Talent Agency @heymantalentagency

Location || The Conrad Caldwell House Museum @conradcaldwellhouse

BTS making of video for Mannequins of the Mansion

I have some pretty amazing friends in the beauty industry. My friend and make up artist, Bethany Hood asked if I was interested in a fashion and beauty photoshoot with photographer, Chelsea Marrin. I course I say yes I had not had the chance to work with Chelsea and I was excited when they sent me the vision board.

They wanted lots of texture and volume, warm hair tones that contrasted with dark hair color and heavy fringes.

Wardrobe would be original designs made by Gunnar Deatherage. I quickly pulled from my arsenal of hair pieces and wigs to create several looks. I precut a couple bobs with strong fringes and set a couple with either a texture iron or curling iron. I colored a couple hair pieces as well.

fringe benefits...custom bang attachments

The photoshoot was set early on a gorgeous sunny day at Clay Cook's studio. Lots of snack were present and random tunes played in the background as Bethany and I readied both models. Initial fittings were done on the models before hand and hair and make up were combined to compliment each look. Sadie Ann Miller and Mei Li Zheng were the lovely models booked.

For this look on model Sadie, I used a custom wig colored with a soft peach highlights mixed with dark tones of which I secured to her head. I then used really small hair pads I place on her top sides and lightly backcombed the hair before covering the pads entirely and secure with hair pins. I strategically placed random section of hair across her forehead and highly teased the ends before spray Redken's Quick Dry 18.

Make up consisted of a green lip and soft cat eye with enhanced gold eyeshadow. Brows were heavily defined with soft contour on the cheeks.

bts image of Mei Li all about the fringe

This look required a custom wig that I Cut a strong fringe before styling each section with the Sam Villa texture iron. Afterwards hair was teased at the root and shaped into volume with Fashion Works 12 and lots of Control Addict 28.

Bethany turned up the depth with a darker lip color to compliment Gunnar's wardrobe.

A similar technique was done on Sadie's hair

The following looks on both models contained custom wigs colored with various Redken copper and reds hues. Heat styled with a curling iron and Iron Shape 11.