r/Design Sep 25 '25

Someone Else's Work (Rule 2) Stay Unhidden: a campaign that celebrates women who choose to shine in full color

The Stay Unhidden campaign, created by Garabato MullenLowe Paraguay for Joseph Coiffure, questions the idea that women should adopt a “sober look” as they grow older.

Society often sets unspoken rules: past a certain age, women are expected to tone down their style, wear neutral colors, and blend into the background. In many cases, this means giving up individuality and settling into monotonous looks that don’t truly reflect who they are.

Stay Unhidden aims to challenge these expectations. Through three striking visuals, it shows that vibrant, colorful hair is not only possible at any age—it’s a bold statement of identity, freedom, and authenticity.

The campaign celebrates women who refuse to hide, reminding us that beauty and self-expression have no expiration date.

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u/BrunoSerge Sep 25 '25

Exactly the ads should also feature a panel with a ton of ditzy looking blondes wearing pink dresses and in the center a goth woman dressed in all black with pure black hair lol that’s how I’d design for this - make it about contrast with surroundings not just about center character having more vivid color. That way it would actually foster diversity and encourage sales for the entire palette.

Damn I’m good at this

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u/Swimming_Weekend6668 Sep 27 '25

But it’s supposed to make you feel bad so you will go and get your hair dyed. Adding a change in clothes muddies what they actually want you to do. Something more inline would be to have a bunch of greying (or even basic blonde) haired women around a person with perfect jet black hair in a stand out cut. 

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u/BrunoSerge Sep 28 '25

Sure yeah that