- May 22

Style Inspiration: POP by Mikelah-Jayde Riley

This Goes POP!

“There is nothing like pop culture to make a collection POP!” says Mikelah-Jayde Riley of Mikelah-Jayde Studio in Waikiki, WA.

“Of course, I’ve added a current twist to styles from the pop art era which started in the Modernist 50s and reached its peak in the 1960s,” Mikelah said.

She said that the looks are commercial and salon-friendly although sometimes exaggerated, but, with the colours capturing the witty, gimmicky fun of these eras.

The 60s sexual revolution allowed women to be less demure and more ‘out there’, so the POP! collection celebrates the emancipation of 60s women and the freedom of Australian women today.

“I deconstructed retro looks and made them into everyday hairstyles with ‘wow factor’ colour for now,” Mikelah said.

They are for the girls who like to stand out in the crowd and be individuals, rather than conforming to prior conservative tastes. Those of the generations that went before them.

Social media and mainstream media women/influencers are quite likely to have these attention-grabbing hairstyles for the sake of self-promotion.

High contrast and bold, even over-dramatic colours are the perfect expression for these trailblazers.