Celeb Hairstylist Orlando Pita Says Kate Winslet’s Hair Was Cut And Dyed For British Vogue
Wednesday, March 23rd, 2011According to an interview with MODERN SALON, celebrity hairstylist Orlando Pita says that Kate Winslet’s hair was cut for the British Vogue cover.
He told MODERN “I think Kate is very versatile and can wear many different looks. We chose this look because the photographer Mario Testino wanted to giver her a very different look. The fashion in the story was black and white so we decided to go with almost white hair and cut it short and choppy.”
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Pita, a celebrity hair consultant on Bravo’s recent season of Shear Genius, also noted the Academy Award winner’s hair on British Vogue was a dramatic departure from her former shoulder length, dirty blonde locks.
Of course transitioning hair color from dirty blonde to stark white was shocking to fans as was the short choppy hair which many questioned. Did Kate really cut her hair or not? After all, many celebrities over the years have stunned fans with a drastic new length or color only to confess later to wearing a wear, hair extensions or some other instant hair altering accessory.
Jessica Simpson famously shocked fans a few years ago by showing up at a red carpet event wearing a drastic new red hair hue.
Shortly afterwards her celebrity hairstylist Ken Paves explained he and Simpson had collaborated on her stunning new do by having her wear a new wig from her Jessica Simpson collection. Simpson also told the media she used powder mascara to camouflage any random blonde roots that might have popped out from the wig. (more…)