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Hair StarOribe Canales, hair dresser to the stars, showed off his styling secrets at Umbrella Salon in San Joseby Jessica Fromm on Jan 01, 2010REMEMBER that gigantic rectangle of poofed, ringlet hair that garnered Jennifer Lopez tons of flack at the 2002 Academy Awards? That was an Oribe creation. Celebrity hairdresser Oribe (pronounced OR-bay) Canales has made a name for himself cutting and teasing extreme hair for some of the biggest names in fashion and Hollywood for the past 30 years. On Dec. 21, he made an appearance at Umbrella Salon on Market Street in downtown San Jose to promote his new line of luxury hair-care products. Between styling for Vogue photo spreads, creating chic hairstyles for Louis Vuitton advertising campaigns and giving the Victoria’s Secret Angels their signature big, sexy hair, Oribe has been touring the country getting the word out about Oribe Hair Care for the past year. As for J-Lo’s award-show look, Oribe admits that sometimes the hair works, sometimes it doesn’t. But what matters, he says, is being willing to take risks, which is something that he has always tried to instill in his larger-than-life approach to styling. Working with Gianni Versace in the ’90s, Oribe is widely credited with bringing the wig back to high fashion. Nowadays, he doesn’t travel anywhere without a large collection of hairpieces, extensions, clip-ins and wigs. Standing in front of a chicly dressed 50-person audience made up of the top stylists in the South Bay, Oribe demonstrated how to create his signature out-there looks while he gladly dished on some of his most famous celebrity patrons. He recalled an incident where Naomi Campbell kicked him in the shin. Then there was that time he wanted to throw a “neurotic and controlling” Barbra Streisand out of his salon chair. He told stories about his most adored clients, counting Lopez and Penelope Cruz among them, and his new favorite patron, Lady Gaga. “We’re living in a really exciting hair time. There is a recession, and hair is changing. It’s about standing out, being a character and being fabulous,” said Oribe, who credits Gaga for what he sees as a new try-anything era in fashion and hair. Oribe added that he worked with Gaga on her cover shoot for the September 2009 issue of V Magazine. For one steamy shot, Gaga specifically asked Oribe to make her a bright pink wig and matching merkin. He says that he diligently manufactured her a cute little pink pubic wig, only to be rebuffed. “She said, ‘Oh no, I want it big!’ So there I was on my hands and knees, gluing this giant pink bush to her,” said Oribe with a laugh. The photo spread did turn out fabulous, though. by Jessica Fromm on Jan 01, 2010 |
 HAIR EXTRORDINAIRE: Renowned celebrity hairstylist Oribe Canales gives an updo demo at Umbrella Salon in San Jose. |
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