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X Factor then you are bound to have seen one of David Koma’s beautiful pieces on countless other celebrity forms. Lady Gaga, Rihanna, Beyoncé and

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Megan Fox are just a few other female figures spotted in the award-winning designer’s signature look of structured, feminine pieces, and recently his highly acclaimed S/S 2010 collection enjoyed an extended catwalk experience with the L’Oréal Professionnel Colour Trophy regional tour. Building on their long-running

relationship – which began when the L’Oréal Professionnel Portfolio Team first worked with David at the 2009 Central Saint Martins MA show – yet again L’Oréal Professionnel took fresh design

f you didn’t spot Cheryl Cole working one of his incredible creations – to infamous results – on last season’s

The hair team gets briefed

We took a peek behind the scenes as L’Oréal Professionnel planned its Colour Trophy tour with designer du jour David Koma. The result? Innovative hair inspired by cutting edge fashion.

By Kara Dolman.

talent to its Colour Trophy tour catwalk. Aimee McWilliams and Avshalom Gur

are just some of the other MA graduates whose collections have graced the stage over a decade of collaboration with the Central Saint Martins show, and this year it was David’s stunning collection which inspired stylists nationwide. The tour took place in seven venues

across the UK and Northern Ireland throughout April, with hairdressers nationwide merging their technical genius with catwalk inspiration to compete for the industry’s longest running professional award. But before the tour got underway,

Salon Business was lucky enough to be invited behind the scenes at the creative briefing, with both the hair and fashion teams – and also the designer himself… >>

David Koma

Jo Cree Brown

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