Instagram/@gwendolineuniverse
Gwendoline Christie was the star of the night at a major British fashion event, where she presented a prestigious award while wearing a provocative haircut that soon became the most talked-about topic of the evening. The celebrity from “Game of Thrones” supported independent creators and even conjured the memory of Pam Hogg—who recently passed away—but it was her extreme choice of hairstyle that won the public over.
Advertisement
Dressed in completely black, Gwendoline Christie at the British Fashion Council gala at Claridge’s looked like a goddess. She was the one who awarded the Isabella Blow Award for Fashion Creator to Dover Street Market and its co-founder Adrian Joffe. Social media post of hers referred to independent creators as “deeply significant to our arts industry” and thanked the legendary Pam Hogg, “Fashion won’t be the same without you.”
But let’s be honest, she was really the focus of everyone’s attention due to her hair. Christie had a hairdo that was absolutely stunning and seemed to challenge gravity. The massive and sculpture-like hair was brushed upward and outwards to produce the effect. It was hair styling of the most sophisticated kind that was both very elegant and almost otherworldly. The power, the elegance, and the almost otherworldly edge of it all combined to form a picture-perfect look which was further enhanced by the phenomenal photography of Giles Deacon, who was shooting.
The audience there instantly reacted to her presence like an electric shock. The comments turned into a place of awe-filled festival that had never happened before. One of the fans even went so far as to characterize the style as “lorax realness and we love it!!!!,” thus making a light-hearted analogy to the Dr. Seuss character. The next one simply expressed a very short and simple statement, “The hair! Im obsessed! 😍🖤”. The look was again and again described with the words “iconic,” “fierce,” and “powerful.”
An astute observer remarked, “You are really good at stealing the show, and all the attention you get is just natural. This hairstyle is great, the look is so elegant, and you are charming as always.” Many people held this opinion and pointed out Christie’s special talent of taking over a whole gathering with her bold fashion decisions.
The hairdo sparked very animated talk and even speculation to some extent. One of the hardest questions that each individual was struggling with was how was it done? One user directly asked, “Hair, wig or hat?! We HAVE to know 😭”. This led to answers that were along the line of discussing the practicalities, one person in a humorous way saying, “Hopefully a wig, imagine the effort of washing out all the hairspray and combing out the teased hair at the end of the evening! 😮”. Another user though was begging, “Please tell me that’s not a wig???”
Some others were similarly engaged in looking for the artistic side of the hairdo. One of the messages made a very helpful connection: “And I have to say, this hair reminded me directly of the famous Pouf hairstyle… it just took my mind to it 🍃”. The user’s reference to the stylized hairdo of the past speaks to the very connection that Christie’s hairstyle had with the dramatic, if not the exaggerated, period of fashion.
The most touching response perhaps came from a person who saw the fashion statements of Christie as meant to convey a deeper message. “You’ve shown me the nice, unusual, and creative way of seeing fashion—as more than just clothing but as a true art, transformative. Thank you for that,” was what they wrote. The comments give a great indication of the impact that Christy has of constantly uplifting myriad others by presenting fashion as a radical and personal art form.
Advertisement
For a long time, Gwendoline Christie has been a fearless person in the world of fashion, her approach has always supported artists and she mainly used her red carpet and event appearances to stretch the limits of what is considered acceptable and to direct attention to the beauty in it. Her most recent appearance, to a certain extent, where she was both the creator and at the same time the creation was a perfect demonstration of her belief. The hair was not just a hairstyle she wore; it was the statement piece, a conversation starter, and the piece of wearable art that perfectly matched her pronouncement on the significance of the independent vision. In one night she was able not only to pay tribute to the fashion legends but also to establish her own status as one of the most exciting and unpredictable icons in the history of fashion. Her stunning look also brought to mind her recent vintage glamour at the Miu Miu event.
This story originally appeared on Celebrityinsider
