Renaissance

Emmanuel Esteban'd "Renaissance" collection is a strong contender for British Avant Garde Hairdresser of the Year 2013. Esteban weaves a tale of dark castles and moody knights--female knights that is--who exist in an alternate universe during the Elizabethan period. Photog: Clare Louise.
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Renaissance

Creating an aristocratic allure, Emmanuel Esteban's regal princess is wrapped in velvet and silk during times of peace and leather and chainmail when she's called on to defend the kingdom. Photog: Clare Louise.
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Renaissance

Like warriors who come from far away lands to protect the queen, Emmanuel Esteban creates a female order with gritty styles and looks that leave no doubt: This army of knights takes no prisoners. Photog: Clare Louise
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Renaissance

Emmanuel Esteban is a British stylist. His collection, "Renaissance" is a strong contender for British Avant Garde Hairdresser of the Year 2013. His visual tale of female knights in an alternate universe is spellbinding. Photog: Clare Louise
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Renaissance

Emmanuel Esteban's "Renaissance" collection is a strong contender for British Avant Garde Hairdresser of the Year 2013. This "black" knight is definitely dangerous ... a ninja-like warrior, perhaps. who deals in stealth and treachery. Photog: Clare Louise
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Renaissance

Emmanuel Esteban has created this fascinating tale with abstract armor, Elizabethan collars and distorted hairstyles that speak of another time...a time that perhaps existed in a parallel universe during Queen Elizabeth's reign. Photog: Clare Louise.
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Renaissance

Emmanuel Esteban, a senior designer who works with Anne Veck, depicts female knights--too powerful to be mere dames of the realm--as war weary, tough, intense and sexual in the most powerful sense of the word. Photog: Clare Louise
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Renaissance

Emmanuel Esteban'd "Renaissance" collection is a strong contender for British Avant Garde Hairdresser of the Year 2013. Esteban weaves a tale of dark castles and moody knights--female knights that is--who exist in an alternate universe during the Elizabethan period. Photog: Clare Louise .
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Renaissance

Emmanuel Esteban'd "Renaissance" collection is a strong contender for British Avant Garde Hairdresser of the Year 2013. Esteban weaves a tale of dark castles and moody knights--female knights that is--who exist in an alternate universe during the Elizabethan period. Photog: Clare Louise

Creating an aristocratic allure, Emmanuel Esteban's regal princess is wrapped in velvet and silk during times of peace and leather and chainmail when she's called on to defend the kingdom. Photog: Clare Louise.

2. Like warriors who come from far away lands to protect the queen, Emmanuel Esteban creates a female order with gritty styles and looks that leave no doubt: This army of knights takes no prisoners. Photog: Clare Louise

3. Emmanuel Esteban is a British stylist. His collection, "Renaissance" is a strong contender for British Avant Garde Hairdresser of the Year 2013. His visual tale of female knights in an alternate universe is spellbinding. Photog: Clare Louise

4. Emmanuel Esteban's "Renaissance" collection is a strong contender for British Avant Garde Hairdresser of the Year 2013. This "black" knight is definitely dangerous ... a ninja-like warrior, perhaps. who deals in stealth and treachery. Photog: Clare Louise

5. Emmanuel Esteban has created this fascinating tale with abstract armor, Elizabethan collars and distorted hairstyles that speak of another time...a time that perhaps existed in a parallel universe during Queen Elizabeth's reign. Photog: Clare Louise.

6. Emmanuel Esteban, a senior designer who works with Anne Veck, depicts female knights--too powerful to be mere dames of the realm--as war weary, tough, intense and sexual in the most powerful sense of the word. Photog: Clare Louise

7. Emmanuel Esteban'd "Renaissance" collection is a strong contender for British Avant Garde Hairdresser of the Year 2013. Esteban weaves a tale of dark castles and moody knights--female knights that is--who exist in an alternate universe during the Elizabethan period. Photog: Clare Louise .

8. Emmanuel Esteban'd "Renaissance" collection is a strong contender for British Avant Garde Hairdresser of the Year 2013. Esteban weaves a tale of dark castles and moody knights--female knights that is--who exist in an alternate universe during the Elizabethan period. Photog: Clare Louise


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