INFRINGE is a platform dedicated to hair culture
Created by Anthony and Pat Mascolo, INFRINGE explores the world of hair across creative disciplines
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Across the globe, we place enormous value on hair. Some is purely aesthetic, and millions of us spend hours grooming and maintaining it. But if we dig deeper, we can come to understand its value beyond this, its social and cultural significance across universal subjects which affect us all, in one way or another. Inextricably linked to our ideas surrounding identity, gender, race and religion, hair is a powerful symbol. It is an extension of our identity, attitudes and beliefs.Through hair we express our individuality, conform to uniformity, or show our dedication to a specific subculture, tribe or lifestyle.
“Hair is a powerful symbol. It is an extension of our identity, attitudes and beliefs”
Anthony & Pat Mascolo
Here we explore the world of hair creatives in the broadest sense. We cast a focus on anyone working with hair, across creative disciplines. From the hairdressers, barbers and wigmakers using it as a medium for their craft, the photographers capturing hair culture across the globe, and the artists and activists challenging perceptions of hair and its role in shaping our sense of identity.
INFRINGE is the Anthropology of Hair. We hope that you will find the content interesting and thought provoking.
Anthony & Pat Mascolo
Founders & Editors-in-Chief Anthony & Pat Mascolo
Features Director Emma de Clercq
Design Director Nathan Dytor
Photographer Panos Damaskinidis
Features Assistant Alex Mascolo
Web Developer Chris Fernandes
Special Thanks
Allan Hogg, Elena Unugur, Almira Alidon & Sarah Ostler
Yann Turchi creates braided hair sandals inspired by Joan of Arc
The unusual shoes were designed in collaboration with DRAG & DROP for their AW19 collection, which combines medieval and modern influences
Cult Hair: Modou. ‘My hair is the finishing touch of the finishing touches’
Cult Hair by INFRINGE. Dedicated to capturing London’s unique and diverse hairstyles
Brittany Schall’s hyper-real drawings explore what our hair reveals about us
“even the most subtle nuances of hair communicate who we are” – Brittany Schall
LA hair guru Candice Birns on styling for the music industry
The hairstylist to Calvin Harris, Haim and Bastille talks trends, inspiration, and what it takes to style for the music world
Elodie Antoine’s hirsute sculptures inspired by fairytales
Using hemp to create hair-like structures, her eerie artworks seem to resemble living forms
I Got My Papers
This story aims to empower anyone whose status has been questioned because they appeared foreign