Slick and Sleek Hair Trend NYFW Fall 2024 Runway Beauty Report

Though Miley Cyrus’s voluminous ’do at the 2024 Grammys could still catalyze a return to big hair, the New York Fashion Week runways are going in a different direction. Sleek hair is always spotted on at least a few runways each season, but as the Fall 2024 shows get under way in New York, sleek, we saw it on both Christian Siriano’s and Helmut Lang’s models. All signs point to this being the year of hair gel.

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The Christian Siriano show saw a return to ultra-styled hair, with Unilever stylist and celebrity artist Lacy Redway pulling it back into low sculptural chignons and finishing it off with gold flake accents. “My inspiration for this look is quite literally a reflection of Christian’s collection,” Redway says. “When I first saw the clothes, I wanted to mirror the reflectiveness of the designs in the hair while also indulging in blunt and unique textures that make the look feel fun and futuristic.”

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Redway and her team used a suite of products from Dyson and Tresemmé to achieve the look, including the new Dyson Supersonic r dryer and globs of Tresemmé Mega Control gel, which gave the hair that high-shine finish.

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At Helmut Lang, the models’ sleek hair had edge. The collection—the second by creative director Peter Do—asked: Is the way we dress armor or adornment? In beauty, that translated to slicked-back hair, worn down, that exuded both confidence and utility. The smoky makeup played with this concept, too. “Makeup artist Daniel Sallstrom wanted the models to look like they had done their makeup perfectly, then stepped outside and faced the elements,” Cat Quinn of MAC Cosmetics said on Instagram.

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The sleek styles continued at Coach's Fall/Winter 2024 show, where wet-looking straight hair played a juxtaposition to the delicate pieces within the collection–from coquette-inspired bow sweaters to satin purple ruffle skirts.

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We saw plenty of high-shine, sleek hair at the couture shows last month, with Schiaparelli, Fendi, and Giambattista Valli all giving us takes on it it. We expect plenty more this season, in New York, London, Milan, and Paris.

Jenna Rosenstein is the Beauty Director at Harper's BAZAAR across both print and digital. While attending NYU, she held internships at Women’s Wear Daily, Bloomingdale’s, Harper’s BAZAAR, and Allure, the latter of which she parlayed into her first job as the Beauty Assistant. She left Allure three years later as the Senior Beauty Editor. She spent a few months at Refinery29 overseeing branded content in the same title, before finally landing back at BAZAAR to manage all beauty content. When she's not testing every lipstick known to mankind, getting zapped by new lasers, or interviewing experts and celebrities, you can find Rosenstein at home in New Jersey with her son, husband, and black cat named Maddie.

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