Can a wig be a work of craftsmanship? Yes, it can, says Tomihiro Kono (河野富広). In a previous interview with Irenebrination, the Japanese hair artist, head prop designer and wig maker compared his wigs to Haute Couture, explaining that, to make them, he uses a "time-consuming handmade process that consists in making a foundation, knotting hair strands into it and colouring, cutting and styling the wigs into any shape. It takes a lot of patience to go through this process, but it's really worth doing it since it can be considered as real couture."
Tomihiro Kono's new volume Personas 111 – The Art of Wig Making 2017-2020 that will be out on 15th March on Konomad Editions.
Image credits for this post
Hair | Wig: Tomihiro Kono @ Julian Watson Agency
Photography: Sayaka Maruyama
Make-up: Chiho Omae, Nana Hiramatsu
Model: Cameron Lee Phan @ New Pandemics
Publisher: Konomad Editions
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