Contemporary to Elizabethan [1]

Initial Design 

Inspirational image 

I chose this hair image by Sam McKnight as it reminded me of the scene in 'Elizabeth' (shown in the image above) when Queen Elizabeth is preparing for battle her is loose and free which is rarely seen. I took the idea of amour from this scene using plaited wires i created this design contrasting with the flowing hair in this crown like structure i feel the look portrays power yet in a feminine way. I started with this 3D structure to visualize how this would look as a hair design while creating i was thinking about ways i could interpret hair within the design so then i moved into 2D as shown in the image below. I then took a photograph of my wire design and drew over the top. The idea being that the hair would wrap within the wire structure and smaller wire like pin curls at the base of the head. I then further added diamonds and embellishment to add a richer texture an element i feel emphasizes the crown like structure. 

middle process 

wire structure and wire pin curls 

Final Design 

Final Design