Prada Ombre Hair Makes It Official: Dip-Dyed Is Back -- Or, Still Here (PHOTOS)

Oh, ombre hair.

It swept through the fashion set and down through average hometown salons with an intensity not seen since The Rachel (at least that's how it felt). Suddenly everyone and her blogger friend had the dip-dyed tresses, with dark roots fading to every shade of golden blonde on every stylish head.

But somewhere along the line, we lost track: was ombre still new? Was it trendy anymore? Was it so dated you didn't want to be caught dead with a two-toned head?

Just when we were sadly contemplating giving up our own fading ombre style, Prada came and swiftly rescued us. At the Italian fashion house's Fall 2012 show in Milan today, Miuccia Prada styled her models with extreme dye jobs, with pin-straight hair fading from deep brown to bleached blonde.

Against the vibrant prints and orange-tinted smoky eyes, the bold hair popped... and made it official: ombre hair is back. Or still here. Whatever. We're keeping ours.

Check out the Prada girls as well as our favorite ombre'd celebs. Do you ombre?

Comments

[Trennepohl Richard]

12:45 AM on 02/27/2012

As a professionl hair stylist, this look is beyond tacky what has happened to the thought behind styling hair,today's look is an effect of 'un-styled hair. The lack of styled hair on to-nights Oscar show was a sad commentary on how blase' Americans are when it comes to dressing. Shame.

[larmarch5]

03:34 PM on 02/26/2012

I didn't know it was a desired effect, thought it was just a botched, or late, color job.

[FashionWhistle]

11:17 AM on 02/26/2012

It's all for the show... we know how to modify the looks to make them real. Enjoy and observe --- can be fun and funky but doesnt mean YOU have to go to the extreme.

[GraniteSkyline]

02:40 PM on 02/25/2012

I'm more afraid of the evìl eyeshadow.

[Bickidan]

01:40 AM on 02/25/2012

tsk tsk! Prada didn't do the "faded" look - they attached contrasting extensions to the models' dyed locks. Faded is g r a d u a l, where as this is SHOCK. Learn to observe. Either way, this look garnered attention, so kudos to the stylists at Prada.

What I loved about the Prada show were the CAP-TOED MARY JANES. WOW! Must have some!

[ewwthatsnasty]

07:01 PM on 02/24/2012

this looks screams "recession. can't afford to keep up with salon visits"

[rockinroll]

12:51 PM on 02/24/2012

This is a look? It's awful. It appears to be women growing out their color in the worst way. Who thought htis one up?

[cestpasvrai]

10:52 AM on 02/24/2012

I'm natural ashy blonde and about a year and a half ago I stopped highlighting my hair so I could grow it out nice and long (a majority of us natural blondes have really fine hair...). It was the perfect time to stop damaging my hair, too, because now it looks like I was actually trying to achieve this ombre look! Win.

[collectsrocks]

08:53 PM on 02/27/2012

I'm a natural brunette but became a "faux" blonde so the grey doesn't show. I haven't touched up my roots in a while so now have ombre colored hair. Hurray for me I'm accidentally in style. ;=D

[probo]

10:27 AM on 02/24/2012

The clothes are _ugly_..

[Kevin Jewell]

09:12 AM on 02/24/2012

1965Girl of the Year, Warhol Superstar, socialite Edie Sedgwick made her ombre hair quite famous with lay-outs featuring her in Vogue, Life, and many many other magazines. difference with her short boyish androgynous hair cut it was referred to as 'Ermine Hair' by rock music Priestess Patti Smith
...Oh it isn't fair
Oh it isn't fair
How her ermine hair
Used to swing so nice
Used to cut the air
Oh it isn't fair
How her ermine hair
Turned men around
She was white on white
So blonde on blonde

[flyinghigh0905]

08:58 AM on 02/24/2012

Those models are scary. if I saw them walking down the street like that, I'd turn tail and run for it.

[boscobear]

08:55 AM on 02/24/2012

Someone must have gotten a good price on orange eye shadow but did that mean they had to use it?

[BloodGlutton]

08:17 AM on 02/24/2012

Unfrozen caveman model.

[BEAVER PEEPER]

05:56 AM on 02/24/2012

Jeepers Creepers look at those Peepers!

[shempbat]

02:58 AM on 02/24/2012

She's freakin hideous!