Hollywood Highlights - Susan Baldwin On Oscar Hair Styles.

22-02-2007 16:32

Oscar season is upon us. Stars will be attending countless parties, choosing fabulous dresses and spending hours with stylists perfecting their red carpet look. With the awards themselves just days away, A-listers are putting final touches to their style and outfit – not only hoping for Oscar glory, but to be crowned style queens of Hollywood (and to escape scathing tabloid press reviews!)

Last year, female celebrities opted for the stylish screen siren look from the golden age of cinema, taking inspiration from legendary icons such as Greta Garbo, Grace Kelly and Marlene Dietrich. But what can we expect this year? It’s not only the dress that gets talked about but the whole package, which includes having the perfect hairstyle to complement it.

Keeping an eye on the red carpet is always a way to get an idea of future high street trends and the pressure to constantly maintain and update the celebrity image falls squarely in to the lap of the stylists and advisors.

Colourist Susan Baldwin, (UK creative colour director at John Frieda), is recognised as one of UK’s finest technicians - her famous client list includes the likes of Kirsten Dunst, Elizabeth Jagger, Claudia Schiffer and Renée Zellweger!

She joined FemaleFirst recently to discuss what we can expect to see at the prestigious awards in the States this weekend amongst other things.

How important is it for celebs to get their hairstyle just right on Oscar night?

We think it’s absolutely essential really because these people are being shot from every single angle. More people than at any other event in the year are seeing them. It’s really important – because it’s like a showcase and it’s great for us professionals because it’s really showing of all of our work as well. So it’s really vital.

What hair and style trends will the A –List Stars be following for this year’s ceremony?

We think that it’s going to be quite soft, really lovely and something that a lot of us can do actually. A kind of half up half down look – moving on from the sort of boho beachy look – a bit more finished. Tongued, lovely soft romantic curls – maybe just clipped back. Really this probably comes from all the young girls coming through who don’t want the really severe up dos that do look really great and glamorous – but they’re kind of making their own look I think for this year.