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Velvet Depth Collection is a sensual journey – inward.

A world where hair is more than a form: it’s a message. It breathes with the one who wears it.
In this collection, softness and depth are not opposites, but harmony. The soft texture of the hairstyles evokes the touch of velvet, while the nuances of colour and shape convey the quiet yet powerful presence of the feminine soul.
This collection speaks to the modern woman – who doesn’t shout, but is still visible. Who does not follow but feels. Who is not loud, but who makes an impact.
Velvet Depth is not just a collection. It is a mood. An inner world – smoothed outwards, told through hair.

Hair: Erika Dancsó
Photography: Jacek Ura
Make up: Szilvia Ágoston, Kata Orosz
Stylist: Erika Csaba

Inspiration

A deeply personal and expansive hair collection that celebrates the full spectrum of hair textures — from sleek, straight strands to the most intricate coils. This work is a tribute to inclusivity, individuality, and the quiet power of self-expression.

The collection is unified by Mocha Mousse, the 2025 Pantone Colour of the Year — a warm, earthy tone that evokes a sense of grounding and calm. Its soft richness acts as a visual thread, symbolising emotional stability and resilience. Through this tonal palette, Wonder invites us to release fear and step into a place of confidence, softness, and strength.

Each look is designed to honour the unique character of the hair it adorns, while together they form a cohesive narrative: one of courage, serenity, and beauty in all its diverse forms.

Hair: Sarah McCulloch
Photography: Lee Jarred Howell
Make up: Louise Brown
Stylist: Michelle Watson

The first hairdressing collection created by Javier Ventoso with artificial intelligence is called Essens.IA.Ls. It is a project that combines creativity, diversity, and technology with a clear objective: to showcase the essentials of hairdressing from a contemporary, inclusive, and label-free perspective. The collection is composed of eight images: four masculine and four feminine, conceived to work as a joint proposal or as independent pieces with their own identity. From the very beginning, Ventoso sought for each look to reflect the plurality of today’s world: different ethnicities, skin tones, and hair textures. Diversity is not an accessory detail, but rather the central axis running through the entire proposal.

The inspiration came from observing current trends in hairdressing and urban fashion, blending them with timeless finishes that convey elegance and naturalness. The cuts and hairstyles are designed for everyday wear, yet carry a forward-looking, avant-garde touch. Colors, volumes, and shine combine to offer a realistic, commercial, and at the same time innovative proposal.

As for the styling, Ventoso chose a minimalist path. White was the predominant color in the clothing, precisely to highlight the models’ skin and hair. The neutrality of the garments allows the hairstyles to become the true protagonists, while white conveys cleanliness, purity, and freshness—values the creator wanted to associate with this first foray into artificial intelligence.

The name Essens.IA.Ls summarizes the philosophy of the project. It is born from a hybrid between “Essentials” and the acronym “IA” (inteligencia artificial / artificial intelligence). The result is a unisex, neutral, and contemporary concept that reflects the essence of a collection embracing both masculine and feminine with equal importance. Essens.IA.Ls also symbolizes how technology can integrate into the art of hairdressing without displacing the human element but rather enhancing its possibilities.

Hair: Javier Ventoso
Image Production: David Arnal

The Creative Vision Behind – LINES OF VISION
Lines of Vision is a sculptural, architectural hair collection inspired by two
iconic buildings by Zaha Hadid – the Heydar Aliyev Center in Baku, with its
soft, flowing curves and organic movement, and the Guangzhou Opera House
in China, defined by its sharp geometry and bold, structured lines. I’ve long
admired Hadid’s work for its ability to turn architecture into emotion –
combining radical form with minimalist strength.
This collection captures that contrast: fluid softness versus graphic tension,
expansion versus compression, movement versus stillness. Each look is
designed as a visual composition – shaped by light, contour, balance and
rhythm. While each structure stands on its own, they all live within one
architectural language.
Even when working with wigs and hairpieces, I focused on preserving the
materiality and integrity of hair – sculpting it by hand, not masking it. My goal
was to show that simplicity and precision can hold just as much visual power as
complexity.
Lines of Vision is where minimalism meets momentum – a study of contrast,
reflection and crafted silence.
I’m honoured to share this collection with you.
With kind regards and best wishes,
Bona Joerg

Hair: Bona Joerg
Photography: Jamie Blanshard
Make Up: Katie Moore
Styling: Ellen Spiller

This collection takes inspiration from traditional Japanese fashion and cultural style. Through powerful, bold shapes, the images portray strong, warrior-like women.
Using structure, texture and colour, the collection has a fierce feminine attitude.
The styling is high-end, couture, using a muted palette with accent colours, such as red,
orange and yellow to strike an interesting contrast.

Hair: Tim Scott-Wright & Teri Lowe
Photography: Michael Young
Make Up: Maddie Austin
Styling: Clare Frith

This collection explores the power of transformation through hair.
Each look reveals a different facet of personality, playing with contrastas between structure and fluidity, naturalness ans sophistication.
Inspired bu contemporary energy and the boldness of individuality, the collection embodies a balance of strength and delicacy.
Ut celebrates the diversity of styles while uniting them through the same visual
intensity, almost cinematic in its expression.
Through these creations, i wish to invite everyone to see hair as a universal language,
a way to reinvent oneself, to assert one’s identity, and to tell one’s story.

Hair: Jérôme Fendt
Photography: Gael Lesure
Make Up: Cyrielle Riggi

Hair: Project Sassoon 2025
Photography: Chris Bulezuik
Make Up: Grace Hayward
Stylist: Mathilde Dutheil

INSPIRATION

I was inspired by the presence of AI and Retro Synth music, hence the collection title, Retro-Synth. I wanted to push boundaries and create looks that took on an AI aesthetic. Society tasks AI with creating so many things for us. From artwork to writing, there seems to be nothing that AI hasn’t touched. I decided to turn the question on myself, “What could AI task me with creating in the real world?” I did this all while listening to 80’s infused, retro-synth music. The meaning behind my collection is that we should be inspired by the greatness of AI, but not reliant on it. Especially in the realm of hair competitions and earning titles.

Hair: Paul James Graham
Photography: Joel Devereux
Make Up: Holly Smith
Stylist: Paul James Graham

Inspiration

FULARARE is inspired by my deep love for bold, expressive colour and the endless sculptural possibilities of natural afro-textured hair. I’ve always been captivated by the way afro hair can hold shape, form, and volume, almost like a living sculpture.

Hair: Chris Grimley
Photography: Sophie Goldsworthy
Make Up: Amy O’Driscoll