Years ago I was flipping through a fashion magazine and admired a photograph of hair that had an infinite braid that swung low along the neck with fabric laced througout it. I showed a friend this phtotograph of this hair that I admired so much and he looked in the credits and told me oh yea that is Odile Gilbert.

I had not heard this name before but I had already developed a love for her work and have been inspired by her work not even knowing who she was. I went on to learn more about her career, she has worked with designer’s backstage at fashion shows such as Jean Paul Gaultier, and Givenchy and high end ad campaigns with Chanel and Lancome. She also designed the elaborate look for Sofia Coppola’s movie Marie Antoineete, which I am in love with!

Odile Gilbert is truly an inspration to me. She creates sculptures with hair that I didn’t even know were possible. She inspires me to push myself in my work creatively and incorporate other materials into the hair to create something fantastical.

Below are some photographs of her work that have inspired me the past few years.