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Hanayui by Takaya
Japanese artist Takaya adorns the heads of models with raw vegetables and blossoming flowers.
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The artist affixes the clusters of plants to styled hair, just like a florist would arrange a bunch of flowers, before pruning them with hairdressing scissors.
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This unusual form of decoration is used for both live performances and weddings.
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Another story about strange hairdressing that we've published features huge bonnets made of plaited hair - see our earlier story here.
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You can also see all of our stories about fashion here.
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Here's some more text from Takaya:
HANAYUI
Remembering the time when I had a flower clipped in my hair,
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Remembering the time when flowers were close to me,
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Tying flowers like tying hair,
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HANAYUI
Nature, trees and flowers, dressing up elegantly,
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The flower artist, TAKAYA,
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The one who ties together flower and person, HANAYUISHI.
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Born in 1975, Takaya started out in the world of culinary and in 2004, he started his work as a Flower Artist in Kyoto.
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Using only fresh flowers, he invented an original technique of art in the field of hair dressing, tying together people and flower.
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As a HANAYUISHI, he worked with many wedding occasions, live performances and media companies like NHK.
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For every face and every dress, every proposal is tailored to fit that one individual. Unthinkable design for the infinite future are also greatly supported.
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