Innovative Hairstyles Based On the Blow-Drying Hands-On Skills Test of the Level B Technician Certification for Female Hairdressing

• Main Authors: Tsung-Ming Chen, 陳宗銘
• Other Authors: Yen-Lin Wu
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2017
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/4w2jbu

碩士 === 東方設計學院 === 文化創意設計研究所 === 105 === Hairdressing has a long history and evolves with human society.Hairstyles recall distinctcultural periods, and producing them is a traditional craft that deserves continued attention. This craft requires constant ingenuity; its practitioners mustdesign new hairstyles with sophistication, harmony, balance, and grace. In brief, hairdressing inherits the distinct cultural values of eachperiod in the history of a society and reflects its particulartrends, evoking vibrancyin fashions.Moreover,in addition torepresentingcurrent fashions,hairstylesare a sign manifesting an individual’s personal image. Blow-drying is a hairdressing technique that uses piling, shaping, and aesthetic impulsesto create distinctive hairstyles. The aesthetical, art, and beautification functions of blow-drying create miscellaneous and vibrant visual perceptions, constructing the visualization of characteristics.In this thesis, hairdressing was combined with environmentally-friendly media to inventively adapt the blow-dried hairstyles that are covered in the hands-on skills test of the Level B Technician for Female HairdressingCertification (as mandated by the Taiwanese government), creating a different sense of layer, innovating hairstyles, and integrating traditional and trendy elements.The results present9 affective and delicatestyles characterized as“classically trendy,”“youthfully charming,”“trendy wild,”“cerebral and graceful,”“intellectual and classic,”“gentle and profound,”“modest and petite,”“energetic and romantic,” and “clever and elegant.” This study proposesthis range ofhairstyles to promotethe development of this cultural and creative industry and the refinement of blow-drying. The findings of this study may inform further research and contribute to the hairdressing industry.