The Iron Wig 2016 contest is almost to round 4 so Toki took some time to look back at the previous 3 rounds. Each round sure was a challenge and the competition is fierce! Here are her three entries and her thoughts and inspirations behind her creations.
For the first round we received a ponytail wig in Cherry Red and a Long Ponytail Clip in Light Copper. My wig is a combination of an octopus-like shape and a Kokoshnik (a traditional Russian headdress). The color of the wig and clip-on inspired me to make it into an octopus. The Kokoshnik gave me the idea to shape the wig into this design. I styled the rest of the wig in such a way that the idea of the octopus is still visible.
The second round we were given a Rose Pink Wig and two packs of wefts. The theme this time was a pouf updo a la Marie Antoinette. These hairstyles reminded me of ice-creams and the pink color of the provided wig really suited this idea. That’s why I decided to make a parody of a pouf updo and made the wig into a huge strawberry ice-cream swirl with a cherry on top. And because it’s an ice-cream, it’s melting on one side.
The third round we got a curly ombre wig. It was a freestyle round again, so we could do whatever we wanted. This time I asked my sister to be my model for the wig. Her features are very different than mine so I could go into a different direction with the design. I began sketching with her face in mind and eventually I came up with the idea to make a wig for an alien witch queen (not that she looks like an alien, though. But it just suits her haha!) The first association I had with the colors of the wig were flowers and coral. When I was searching for inspiration I found a very interesting brain-like type of coral. I didn’t want the pink to look cute, but rather a bit nasty. Therefore, I used the brain-like pattern for the back of this ET-hairdo.
The presentation is also a category we get judged on. I’m happy my friend Jeroen Wolf could help me out with the pictures in all three rounds, otherwise I wouldn’t have these nice pictures.
The audience poll is still open for votes for round 3! If you like the Alien Witch Queen as much as we do, you can leave a vote here: Audience Poll.