Celebrity stylist Roy Teeluck on hair trends

March 2007

HAIR TRENDS
Celebrity Stylist Roy Teeluck
On Today's Hair Trends

By Leah Jaysanker
Photography by Mark Von Holden

The times are changing where a simple bob or straight bang do is no longer the staple cut for one season. Trends certainly fade in and out and nowadays people are more willing to try new things, such as extensions for a holiday fete on Tuesday and low lights for a fashion show on Friday. Whatever the case may be, style and ‘fads’ evolve from the everyday happenings in our lives. To learn more on what ‘fashion for hair’ is we chatted with Roy Teeluck, celebrity stylist and owner of the Roy Teeluck Salon in New York City.

When he’s not styling for fashion shows or schooling his clients on the dos and don’ts of washing hair he’s busy working out of his flagship salon on 57th Street in NYC. As far as upcoming fads for hair, Teeluck claims that America needs to understand that trends and styles can come in shorter packages. “I feel like there has been a little abuse in what long hair is and what it represents. More can be said for being sexy, attractive, and personable.” He adds, “We are seeing options for reasons such as boredom, making a fashion statement and or being an individual.”

Society also influences how we display our style, especially movies and actors. “Movies and movie stars have always been an influence on people,” notes Teeluck. “If it is not the character it’s about the style of the character revealing that we have options to the world on how you can pull off being sexy, and walk into a room and own it.”

Our culture today is nothing like it was several years ago. Teeluck points out that women’s liberation is far more emphasized today than it was in the nineties. “Society in general is more open-minded.” He states, “Another phenomenon hitting our industry is plastic surgery; it has had a bilateral influence on hair trends. Like men who want long hair which serves as a camouflage to cover insecurities.” Women are also affected by going under the knife explains Teeluck. “Society has a major influence on how we wear our hair and too much work (plastic) on a woman can make her look like the Joker from Batman, which is no longer sexy. We are really pushing the limit on what turns people on and what is sexy and what actually looks good.”

Additionally season and mood affects trends in hair. “I’ve noticed similarities over the years in how a person’s mood affects how their hair will be on vacation versus how their hair is at home,” continues Teeluck. “The summer light has a very serious influence on our souls. In the darker months of the year we become more subdued and when we enter back into the lighter months we are feisty; that is what creates these very trends that change a person’s look,” he finishes.

What does this 22-year veteran stylist see from his clients? Teeluck insists, “They come in and request that I make them look hot, ‘Make me look hot—I want to feel attractive, look approachable and look the best I can.’”

Roy’s recommendations:

SleekTress Sumptress Smoothing Shampoo ($8), Hydra Sleek Silken Smoothing Conditioner ($15), and Comb Thru ($11) available at nexxus.com .

Other products to try:
Restore mask by Maxime ($60, thesalonbymaxime.com ) and MATRIX Biolage smooththérapie Smoothing ($13.95, biolage.com ).