In special-event styling, the details are what elevate a look to the next level. Stylist and salon owner Anna Peters, owner of re:TREAT Color + Hair Design and Studio in Clovis, CA, has started incorporating a "pleating" technique that give hair styles a heightened level of sophistication.
"I’m having so much fun with it and finding a way to use it on almost every upstyle," says Peters, a Sam Villa ArTeam educator. "It was inspired by a pinch-and-pull action to create texture.
"I loved the beautiful soft dimension you get from it, but I wanted to elevate it with a soft edge, so I started ironing in pleats with the Sam Villa Professional Flat Iron,” she explains.
How to Pleat With a Flat Iron
- Pinch and pull random sections of hair to create volume with elevated ridges.
- Run the smooth edges of the flat iron along the ridges for a deeper, more defined edge.
“This makes the dimension pop and show up beautifully in photos! You can see the left side with no pleats and right side with pleats,” Peters says.
Watch her demonstrate the technique below:
Peters will be teaching this technique in her upcoming classes throughout 2024. You can book her here.