When MissyElliott surprised fans last night with the drop of her “Iconology” EP, the cover was appropriately epic thanks to a major hair moment—here's how the look was created:
surprised fans last night with the midnight drop of her “Iconology” EP, the superstar’s new music wasn’t the only subject of discussion. The cover of Elliott’s first release since 2005’s “The Cookbook” was appropriately epic thanks to a mammoth braid that spelled out her name in cursive font. A lesser legend would have utilized Photoshop to create the desired effect, but Elliott and her innovative glam squad relied on ingenious design.
To take the concept from sketch to reality, Deryck enlisted the help of graphic designer Jo'V to create a stencil in a vector file. With constraints on time, Deryck did all he could to get things turned around quickly, even if it meant asking the printers to put in overtime. When his first version came out too small, Deryck had to find a last-minute solution. “I called FedEx/Kinkos to print me out the largest poster that they could make in office,” he explains.
But the all-nighter was only one half of the battle. Once the hair sculpture was finished, Deryck had to find a way to affix it to Elliott’s head. The task was complicated by the sheer size of the piece but once again, Deryck found an inspired work around. “That morning on set, due to the sheer weight of the braids, we had to hang the ponytail with clear threads to a beam,” he says. “When she got to the set, we braided her in and the rest is now history. The mission was accomplished.
Though his epic ponytail was instantly iconic, Deryck continues to push the boundaries of what you can do with hair. With this morning’s release of
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