Hollywood’s brightest are feeling romantic. From the Academy Awards to the Dune promotional circuit (a style event in its own right), manes of pre-Raphaelite waves are the ultimate in soft, fantastical glam.
“In pre-Raphaelite artworks, such as those by John Everett Millais, Dante Gabriel Rossetti, and William Holman Hunt, hair is left long and loose as a representation of extreme femininity and beauty,” says Rachael Gibson, also known as the Hair Historian. “Although paintings often depict allegorical figures and imagined worlds, they still represent an aspirational beauty ideal.”
Zendaya’s waist-skimming curls, worn for the New York premiere of Dune: Part Two, drew influence from the film, along with a more modern aesthetic source. “We decided to go with something big, very much inspired by Diana Ross and the sand in the Dune universe,” says her hairstylist Tai Simon. “I was inspired by Dune’s sand worms and wanted to create a shape similar to how they shape the sand.” The look was executed with the help of 30-inch clip-in extensions, the T3 1″ SinglePass Extra-Long Curler, and a good brush out—perhaps the most essential step.
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