Hairstylist Guido Palau found himself facing a reality-TV-caliber challenge at Versace when eight models rushed in from the Fendi show with teased, shellacked updos that were eons away from the sleek ponytails he hoped to create. "I cursed a lot," says the Redken creative consultant. "But I've done it to other stylists, too." To prevent knotting, his team painstakingly brushed the models' hair ("Don't use
any water, or you'll make the knots worse," Palau says), spritzed on smoothing Redken Iron Silk spray, then pulled hair back for a bella (à la Donatella) finish.
