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photography : John Perez

For the third annual Arrojo Underground event “Arelquins” were used to carve out a new aesthetic for dynamic hair shape and color. Once again it proved a massive sold out success.

A concept driven by our own Chrystoph Marten, the idea was to showcase avant-garde and ornamental hair through the two faced pantomime of modern day “Arlequins”.

With neo-gothic ceilings and American Confederate style balconies the Angel Orensanz Center on the Lower East Side of Manhattan was the perfect setting for this opaque interpretation of small town America.

The first of two runway shows was a contrasting black and white collection of sensational pinned back up dos. The diamond shaped sections and cold color, an oblique reference to the riches that consume the “Arlequins”.

Runway show two once again displayed Chrystoph’s phenomenal technical ability. This time using the diamond shaped sections with hues of grey to invigorate a new wave of romantic post punk within the “Arlequins”.

Dark and militant clothing, (provided by designers Cloak, Naum and Derek Lam), organic electro music and madcap dancing light marbled this unique masquerade, and made for full impact on the cognition.

Indeed, with the Angel Orensanz’s crumbling gold leaf alter as the backdrop the “Arlequins” appeared almost as space age Valhalla’s that had fallen in the night.

A bold new vision takes hold.