Bethany Swan, hair and makeup designer on the topical HBO series, explains the symbolic gestures behind Arabella's many looks.
. We went for quite a washed-out looking [option]: We put in roots because we wanted it to look lived in, loved, and also well-used and just a little bit faded; because when we first meet [Arabella], yes, she's got a book deal, but she's seeing a guy she probably knows she shouldn't see, she's struggling, she's got writer's block. To her fans and social media, everything looks great on the outside, but at the same time, we know that she's going through it.
It's quite blunt, so there's not really any particular style in it; really, the person who wears it acts quite free-spirited, which we know Arabella to be. Also, I didn't want it to look too styled, so we've got a soft wave in there. But again, it's not pretty, it's not curly, it's not too straight. It just needed to feel like it fitted with her because she wears all of these beautiful, vintage pieces together and things clash in a really lovely way.
It can be cathartic, shaving your head, but in this case it was almost a catalyst. Arabella goes on to speak out against Zain [her writing coach] and confronts her healing process head-on. From this point of the series, we see a different Arabella, all coming to a head on Halloween , which becomes a play on a dark angel character. I love how the shaved head completely changes Arabella's silhouette: powerful and strong, but it can be vulnerable and exposed in equal measures.
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