At the trendy Khlebozavod and Flacon style factories– former commercial areas developed into cafes, galleries and also stores– it appears like every person’s hair is rainbow-colored. Youthful women and guys have hair that ranges in color tone from light to neon: mint, lavender, blue, purple, various tones of pink. Some have all their hair dyed, others have just a couple of colored strands.
In the last five years, the need for unnatural hair shades has grown greatly, claims Angelica, a top stylist at a Moscow beauty salon. And also if in the past artists or other “creatives” wanted bright blue hair, currently it’s librarians, medical professionals, as well as accountants. Suppose they operate in a federal government workplace? Neon green may be out, but for summer season, coloring the ideas something close to all-natural– eggplant for redheads or pale pink for golden-haireds– is simply fine.
Angelica states that even more men than females are doing it, which shocked me up until I remembered a professional photographer friend who seems to have tried all the colors of the rainbow. Another trend is couples with collaborated colored hair, although at Khlebozavod, the male’s hair shade was occasionally bolder than his female friend’s.
Why is this so prevalent? The dyes are far better and do not damage the hair. And 2nd, public opinion has actually ended up being much more forgiving of colored hair. It’s no more seen as a sign of a low subculture, but just a little present fashion.
If the initial factor is easy to understand, the second calls for some explanation.
Moskva News Agency From Samson to a Soviet Delilah Historically, hair has never been perceived just as a part of the body. People have always endowed hair with a special meaning. Consider Samson’s hair, which Delilah cut off. Or remember what happened to European ladies that had partnerships with invading soldiers in the battles– their heads were shaved.
In totalitarian and tyrannical states like the Soviet Union, personal look, like way of life in general, was not an exclusive choice. It was determined by certain regulations, formally or otherwise, which also included which hair styles were considered proper for “good individuals.”
Obviously, in almost any kind of nation hairdos in the 1950s were much more traditional than current ones. Yet in Soviet belief, strong hairstyles were not icons of style or creativity, however marginality. In Post-Soviet as well as soviet area, atypical hair came to be an indicator of protest.
This stereotype has not disappeared entirely. Because of their appearance, also currently in Russia there is discrimination against workers. Lots of firms do not wish to hire individuals with tattoos, piercings, excess weight, dreadlocks or severe hair shade, even though the labor code stipulates that individuals can not be denied the right to obtain a job as a result of their look.
Among the rumors of the summertime was over a pupil in Yekaterinburg, Roman Shcherbakov, who was provided a reduced quality due to his hair color (aquamarine). Only after the story went public was he offered a grade that mirrored his degree of knowledge, not his style choices.
Moskva News Agency Design revolution Today, nonetheless, people with vibrantly colored hair stated they didn’t know or didn’t consider their hair an indicator of protest.
A young pair in the arts, Julia and Maksim stated they dye their hair– he has lime, she has light pink finishes– just since it is “amazing.”
Anna, a red wine as well as food reporter, 44 years of ages, has actually been coloring her hair considering that she was 17. She tried every color as well as ultimately settled on variations of red. She states that her choice is not connected with inner freedom. “I share liberty in a different way.” Anna enjoys intense shades, however she does not have much time to invest in appearances, so bright hair and also nails are her finest alternative. If you do it at home, it takes an hour; if you do it in the salon, it takes 3 hours, yet you can review while it’s being done. Nail gloss takes 10 minutes anywhere.
Vibrant hair as an alternative for makeup or a substantial wardrobe– not such a negative suggestion.
Rapper Morgenstern Sergei Vedyashkin/ Moskva News Agency Possibly it’s going mainstream. This spring Alfa-Bank, the biggest private bank in Russia, worked with the rapper Morgenstern as component of an attention method. Although his hair is normally dark, he has an extremely edgy haircut and also his face is tattooed. If a major financial institution is ready for staff members who appear like Morgenstern, possibly various other business– and also culture all at once– will certainly soon quit victimizing people with colored hair.
Stranger points have actually happened in Russia.