New Delhi: One of the leading stylists in Delhi have opined that global slowdown has affected the hair styling industry and women mainly in metros are going for low-maintenance hair styles.

Bina Punjani, the creative head of one of Delhi’s oldest unisex hair styling salon, Looks stated, “Indian women now want styles that last longer, does not require maintenance and are relatively less expensive.”

She added, “However, the Indian styling industry has not been affected as much as in Europe and the US. The effects of meltdown are just trickling in. July is a dull season for hair stylists in general; but the trends are apparent going by the demands of the women, who come to me despite the fact Delhi hates to scrimp on hair. Women in the capital want a new hairdo for every occasion. Delhiites hate to be spotted with a bad hair day unlike other metros.”

Bina Punjani has styled most of the participants at the IIFA Awards in Macau, is the first stylist from the capital to have been hired for the job.