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# Poofy Femme Mullets
Big Hair For the Black and White Editorial 'Tough Love' in W Magazine

By Marissa Liu | Published 2010-04-21 | Fashion
Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/tough-love-in-w
References: [forums.thefashionspot](http://forums.thefashionspot.com/showpost.php?p=7059187&postcount=62) & [models](http://models.com/feed/?p=9334)

Photographer David Sims captures the late 80s-flavored hair-centric editorial 'Tough Love' in W magazine. Featured in the magazine's May 2010 issue, 'Tough Love' stars models Alla Kostromichova, Patricia van der Vliet, Heidi Mount and Kamila Filipcikova.

Guido Palau created the [voluminous manes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/zara-hair-1) we see for 'Tough Love' in W while fashion editor Alex White put together the [androgynous and edgy outfits](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/contemporary-femininity). Some of the [hairstyles](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/wet-brush-goody-x-loveshackfancy) are more accessible than others and the editorial vacillates between late 80s excess and early 90s grunge.

## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter)

- Score: 1.5/10
- Popularity: 16% | Activity: 20% | Freshness: 8%
- Audience gender: 10% men, 90% women
- Primary generations: Millennial
- Top markets: North America

## Categories

[Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Fashion](https://www.trendhunter.com/fashion) > [Hair](https://www.trendhunter.com/hair)

## Key Themes

### Why This Trend Is Growing

- **80s-inspired Hair:** Opportunity for disruptive innovation in hairstyling products and techniques that recreate the bold and voluminous hairstyles from the 80s.
- **Androgynous Fashion:** Potential for disruptive innovation in gender-neutral fashion designs and styles that embrace androgyny.
- **Nostalgic Editorials:** Opportunity for disruptive innovation in editorial photography and styling that taps into nostalgic fashion eras for inspiration.

### Industries Being Reshaped

- **Hairstyling Products:** Possibility for disruptive innovation in the development of hairstyling products that can create and maintain voluminous, retro-inspired hairdos.
- **Fashion Design:** Potential for disruptive innovation in the fashion industry with the creation of androgynous fashion lines and styles that challenge traditional gender norms.
- **Editorial Photography:** Opportunity for disruptive innovation within the field of editorial photography, with the focus on creating visually striking images inspired by nostalgic fashion eras.

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