Naughty Knotties. Zig-Zag Part, Zwiggles – 1978
Photos: © Lorraine Sylvestre
Asymmetric Naughty Knotties, one higher than the other, with a zig-zag part zooming across the head, and zwiggles flirting on the forehead. The photo on the left made US Vogue in September 1978, and other magazines world wide. Antonio da Costa Rocha, who did the hair for La Coupe, was the darling of New York Society Ladies with his chignon and dressed hair talents, his charm, his manners, a true gentleman, sadly missed. For more on his Naughty Knotties, scroll back and forth, click HERE
Hair: Antonio da Costa Rocha, La Coupe, /New York/Montreal … Model: Melissa Hargraves … Photo: Lorraine Sylvestre.
CommentPillbox Chignon With Veil – 1978
Photo; © Lorraine Sylvestre
1978. This hat chignon, inspired by a Pillbox Hat, is as inspirational today as it was way back then. The veil, a hot new trend in 2015, with hair or a hat, was added for drop dead chic. Antonio da Costa Rocha invented this no-pins original chignon using a mistake-proof satin pad. How to do it and more hat chignons, click along in this album, click here
Hair : Antonio da Costa Rocha, La Coupe, Montreal/New York … Makeup: Nadia, La Coupe, Montreal … Dress: Scott Barry/Lily Simon … Model: Donatu … Photos: Lorraine Sylvestre … Art Direction/Fashion Styling/Produced by Helen Oppenheim
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Ginger Rogers Inspired Dancing Hair – 1986
Photo: © Geoffrey Hargrave Thomas
Dancing Hair, the iconic 1986 La Coupe Collection, was inspired by Ginger Rogers dancing with Fred Astaire in the famously romantic 1935 movie, “Top Hat.” This hair by the King of Chic Chignons, Antonio da Costa Rocha, couldn’t be more elegant, more romantic or more flattering. It’s not just a braid wrapped around the head. To see more versions and how to do it, click here:
Hair: Antonio da Costa Rocha, La Coupe New York/Montreal … Makeup: Honey Twigg … Fashion Stylist: Aleta Wolfe … Dress: Jackie Rogers … Jewelry: Linda Lee …. Model: Marilyn Coe … Photo: Geoffrey Hargrave Thomas. Produced by Helen Oppenheim
CommentPillbox Hat Chignon, A Stunner – 1978
Photo: © Lorraine Sylvestre
From the 1978 Hat Chignon Collection, this stunning and original hair idea by the one and only Antonio da Costa Rocha of La Coupe was inspired by Pillbox Hats. Here’s a unique hair idea for all of you, just in time for the Holidays. It was created on very long, all-one-length hair – with no pins. The chignon innovator shows how it was done and you can see other versions, by clicking here:
Hair: Antonio da Costa Rocha, La Coupe. New York/Montreal, 1978 … Dress: Scott Barry, Lily Simon (I added the shoulder pads, very fashion forward then) … Model: Donatu … Photo: Lorraine Sylvestre … Art Direction/Fashion Styling/Produced by Helen Oppenheim
CommentDancing Hair, Elegant, Romantic – 1986
Photo: © Geoffrey Hargrave Thomas
Dancing hair by the great Antonio da Costa Rocha of La Coupe has never dated, although it was created, with huge success, in 1986. False hair was braided, twisted and twirled to wrap around the head for a romantic, elegant evening, giving flattering height and width to the head. Some of the braids had colors entwined. So many great photos in the album, a how-to, and the video that inspired the iconic style. More Dancing Hair, click here:
Hair: Antonio da Costa Rocha, La Coupe, New York/Montreal … Makeup: Honey Twigg … Fashion Stylist: Aleta Wolfe … Dress: Oscar de la Renta … Model: Carol Dlugos/Ford … Photo: Geoffrey Hargrave-Thomas … Produced by Helen Oppenheim
CommentNaughty Knottie. A Chic Chignon – 1978
Photo: Lorraine Sylvestre
This photo of an asymmetric knotted chignon was published in US Vogue, September, 1978. One naughty knottie was higher than the other and wisps flirted on the forehead.
Antonio da Costa Rocha of La Coupe, who created this unique chic chignon, had good looks, great manners, charm and his talent made him the darling of New York Society Ladies, as well as a famous beauty editor or two, and a few famous movie stars …
Hair: Antonio da Costa Rocha, La Coupe New York/Montreal … Model: Melissa Hargraves … Photo: Lorraine Sylvestre
CommentAntonio da Costa Rocha In Action – 1977
Photo: Lorraine Sylvestre
Eighth in a series featuring the talent in action working on photos in the Archives.
Antonio da Costa Rocha, The King of Chignons, was beloved by the society ladies and major press in New York and before that in Montreal. The Portuguese-born hairdresser, always an original, created chignons like no one else. Before he sadly passed away, far too young, he even published a book, on poetry.
Here, he is concentrating as he worked on his Swim Knot in 1977. (The photo was sent to me by the model, Oksana Dykyj, in 2013. ) One image from this Collection was featured in Italian Vogue, albeit small, but there!
For more on Antonio’s Swim Knot in the MishMash album, click here Also, check the website – HairThen, La Coupe, 70s and 80s – for more hair history and albums with Antonio’s innovative chignons.
Photo: Lorraine Sylvestre
CommentA Collage Mistake, Revisiting Favorites – 2011
Dancing Hair Photos by Geoffrey Hargrave Thomas … Origami Hair Photos: Helen Oppenheim
Sometimes, mistakes can be beautiful. Right, a collage which just happened, a mistake. But so interesting, I thought you’d like to see it. Top and to both sides are photos from the website cover (Dancing Hair, La Coupe’s Antonio da Costa Rocha, 1986) and center are photos from Carolina Herrera’s Mercedes-Benz NY Fashion Week Spring 2011 (Orlando Pita’s Origami Hair.) All photos just happen to be my all-time favorites. Revisited, the Origami Hair to left, a beautiful innovative hair idea, the kind of hair not seen often enough at NY Fashion Weeks!
For more Dancing Hair and a video of Fred and Ginger Dancing Cheek to Cheek in Top Hat, click here:
For more Origami Hair, backstage photos, more versions and fashions, click here: