Julia Cumming Makes a Case for Pastel Hair on the Saint Laurent Runway

There was much to pine after on the Saint Laurent runway tonight: slinky slip dresses, plush fur chubbies, vintage-inspired denim, and even haute rain boots. Parading out in those new must-haves was Hedi Slimane’s “girl gang” of models, among them Julia Cumming, the multi-hyphenate face of the label, who debuted a covetable design of her own: a lilac dye job. Underneath her sparkly tiara, Cumming’s signature blunt, choppy bob looked as cool as ever—a little punk, a little retro—but her platinum strands were awash in a brand-new, muted shade of purple. The hue didn’t just sweeten up her python jacket and micro-minidress, but confirmed pastel hair is officially back on our radar.

Unlike the neon-streaked tresses of seasons past, a pastel do calls for just a hint of color—the kind that actually looks prettier the more it fades. Cumming’s go-to colorist, Chelsey Pickthorn, says they were inspired by “magic hour,” the moments just before sunset when the sky is a dreamy shade of pink and purple. Instead of a flat, solid shade, Pickthorn “broke the rules a little” and mixed Davines Mask Color Conditioning System with pure tones of purple and blue for a subdued, hazy finish.

The sun-bleached result is also ideal for girls looking for a low-maintenance tint: “Pastels tend to fade out quite quickly, especially on platinum hair,” Pickthorn tells Vogue. “But it still leaves behind this really beautiful, cool tone.” And while the icy mauve contrasts nicely with Cumming’s rock ’n’ roll chokers and leather jackets, Pickthorn says it also brightens up her complexion: “What’s so amazing is that Julia has such milky, creamy skin that this tiny bit of pink comes out in her cheeks with this new hair color,” she explains. “It makes the apples of her cheeks just glow.” Lavender locks with built-in blush? That’s a two-for-one moment we can’t resist.

 

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