Women are using their hair as one of their fashion accessories, being more daring due to the simplicity of clothing, according to an expert.

Session stylist and salon coiffeur Adam Reed tells the Daily Telegraph, "I love it when people make a statement with their hair. It chimes with the fact that there’s a return to a slightly more groomed look."

Big, scuplted updos were one of the defining elements of the spring/summer catwalk shows, while Lady GaGa has helped the cause of over-the-top styles by wearing her hair tied into a bow on the top of her head.

Mr Reed reveals that his salon has been teaching women how to emulate these looks.

"We've been doing catwalk classes to show people how to do beehives and buns," he tells the newspaper.

Meanwhile, another look to emerge from runways of Paris and New York recently is the "2 in 1" wet and dry style, which women can emulate themselves with the help of a few hair products.


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