--- title: Chanel Haute Couture 2019 Featured David Bowie Inspired Hair description: The sky-high hair and bright makeup at Chanel's 2019 haute couture show was inspired by rock-and-roll legend David Bowie. canonical: https://time.com/5509467/chanel-couture-hair-2019/ author: Cady Lang article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2019-01-22T16:25:52.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:57:02.656Z og:title: Here's the Inspiration Behind the Hair at the Chanel Show og:description: Here's what you need to know og:url: https://time.com/5509467/chanel-couture-hair-2019/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt52526a82c1423bc6/698943bbe76ad2fafb634063/chanel-couture-2019-hair.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 2000 og:image:height: 1125 og:image:alt: Chanel : Runway - Paris Fashion Week -Haute Couture Spring/Summer 2019 og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Here's the Inspiration Behind the Hair at the Chanel Show twitter:description: Here's what you need to know twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt52526a82c1423bc6/698943bbe76ad2fafb634063/chanel-couture-2019-hair.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Here's the Inspiration Behind the Sky-Hair Hair at Chanel's Couture Show > Sponsored content. 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(Photo by Stephane Cardinale - Corbis/Corbis via Getty Images) PARIS, FRANCE - JANUARY 22: A model walks the runway during the Chanel Spring Summer 2019 show as part of Paris Fashion Week on January 22, 2019 in Paris, France. (Photo by Stephane Cardinale - Corbis/Corbis via Getty Images) Stephane Cardinale - Corbis—Corbis via Getty Images  by [Cady Lang](https://time.com/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Jan 22, 2019 4:25 PM UTC The high fashion at the 2019 [Chanel](http://time.com/3994196/coco-chanel-1883/) haute couture show in Paris on Tuesday was only rivaled by the sky-high hairstyle models sported along with bright, dramatic eye and lip makeup. Models took to the storied [French fashion house](http://time.com/5470968/chanel-bans-fur-animal-skins/)‘s runway at the Grand Palais to show a couture collection that invoked a Mediterranean getaway, from the Italian villa and pool backdrop to the grand bridal finale, where model Vittoria Ceretti closed out the show in a bedazzled one-piece swimsuit and matching swim cap and [wedding veil. ](http://time.com/5227837/flying-wedding-veils-china/) The highlight of the show, however, may have been the sizable and teased updos that draw to mind both Rococo beauty and the bold, brash look of the ’80s. On his personal Instagram, the show’s lead hair stylist, Sam McKnight said that the look was inspired by “18th century romance with an nod to Eighties style icons.” McKnight also revealed via Instagram that it was specifically David Bowie’s style during the era of the Blitz kids that inspired him to create this ultra-voluminous look. 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