"Head Masters", Allure, November 2010 - Alyssa Hertzig

Garren
THERE ARE HAIRCUTS THAT
CLEAN UP SPLIT ENDS, and then
there are haircuts that transform
everything. Garren’s are the latter.
His textured styles—often
accentuated with thick bangs—
make the recipient instantly
cooler. “I like my haircuts to have
individuality and some kind of
punch,” he says. He first gained
notice in 1978 when he shortened
and straightened Farrah Fawcett’s
famous Charlie’s Angels flip for
a shampoo ad. “It seemed like every
newspaper said something about
it,” he says. In the late ’80s,
he went on to work with fashion
photographer Steven Meisel,
creating looks for the period’s
biggest models, including Linda
Evangelista, whom he ushered
through a chameleon-like series of
bobs and pixies. He collaborated
regularly with Madonna, helping
her shake things up with retro
waves or a rocker-ish shag. And in
this decade, he gave Victoria
Beckham her signature gamine
cut. Still, Garren remains a salon
stylist at heart. “When it comes
down to it, haircutting is really what
I’m about,” he says. “At the end
of a cut, when the woman shakes
her head and says she loves it
You can’t get better than that.”
Wool tuxedo by Theory.
Makeup colors: Color
Intrigue Eyeshadow in
Twilight, Smoky
Eyes Powder Pencil
in Gunmetal, and
Exceptional Lipstick in
Amber by Elizabeth
Arden. Hair: Garren of
the Garren New
York salon. Details, see
Credits page.
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