It’s been a big few weeks on the European Fashion Week calendar – and sadly tomorrow spells the end of the big three – London, Milan and Paris. As fashion editors start packing their suitcases, beauty editors continue to pore over the different make-up and hair trends coming out of the fashion weeks – knowing that they will soon be dominating not only up-coming magazine shoots, but also looks on the street. We take a look at some of the runway hair and make-up looks from Europe.
London Fashion Week
Sleek and neat
for Christian Blanken
Complementing Christian Blanken’s super-structured clothing that ranges from shiny leather jackets to floating dresses, KEVIN.MURPHY European creative director Carl Reeves and the KEVIN.MURPHY team created sleek hair with a smooth squared-off up-do with little Japanese parcels in the back. Early inspirations were Elvis, Billy Fury and David Bowie, before Reeves opted for a more expensive-looking, seamless style.
Long crimping
Pantene Pro-V for Moschino Cheap & Chic
With the clothing displaying a melting pot of Shwe Shwe African fabric and 70s bell-bottoms mixed with platform wedges in acid brights, Pantene Pro-V global stylist ambassador Sam McKnight’s hair took a similar global journey. I wanted to capture the youthful spirit of the Moschino Cheap & Chic girl and celebrate the various influences impacting this collection. The grunge of East London, the crimping of the 70’s, the braiding of Africa and the polish of Milan,” says McKnight. The completed hair look has a ripple effect with the hair swapped across the forehead from the side parting creating a youthful finish.”
Sheer complexions
for Burberry Prorsum
Holding three simultaneous live shows at Hyde Park, online and screened at Regent Street, Burberry brought a new-age edge to London Fashion Week. The beauty look was elegant and modern, featuring a siren red lip with soft definition that was inspired by a strong, feminine attitude. Burberry artistic consultant Wendy Rowe, under the creative direction of CEO Christopher Bailey, created a sheer, sculpted complexion combined with naturally defined and almost bare eyes.
Hippie chic
for Matthew Williamson
It was grown up take on sophistication and hippie chic by Toni&Guy international artistic director Cos Sakkas at Matthew Williamson. Hair was inspired by an Indian voyage and was purposefully made to look effortless but with a healthy, polished finish. Matthew’s collection this season is inspired by a beautiful woman journeying around India and I wanted to compliment this with a style reminiscent of travel, a look epitomising a woman arriving fresh from a plane,” says Sakkas. The originally tight, glamorous bun has loosened, relaxed and is slightly teased and the bohemian style braid gives a note of playful elegance.”
Milan Fashion Week
Contrasting textures
Wella Professionals for Missoni
Wella Professionals global creative director Eugene Souleiman created dual-textured sporty, futuristic-inspired hair for the Missoni show. I want it to look like the girls have been wearing a bandana for a while and have then taken it off, so the hair look is strong like ethereal athletes,” says Souleiman. The hair was designed to look contemporary and structured, with a sharp silhouette of hair close to the head mixed with free, ethereal ends. The top of the hair is strict whilst the bottom is free. By juxtaposing two different textures the contrast in the styling effect is striking,” adds Souleiman.
Dead straight
Pantene Pro-V for DSquared2
Super straight glossy hair was the order of the day for the DSquared2 show. Pantene Pro-V global stylist ambassador Sam McKnight created hair looks reminiscent of the iconic photography of the 90s supermodel mixed with biker chic. At DSquared2 this season, it was about replicating the look of the fashion icons of the 90’s and giving it a modern day twist. The look we wanted to achieve was a light-hearted take on the decade through beautiful, healthy, glossy, super straight shiny hair,” says McKnight.
Feminine elegance
for Ermanno Scervino
Highlighting the elegance of the clothing, Moroccanoil hair director Gabriele Trezzi created chic, feminine looks for the Ermanno Scervino Spring/Summer 2013 show. I wanted an elegant and refined hairstyle, but at the same time with an image that could transmit true grit and modernity,” says Trezzi. My fantasy took me to the legendary 1960s, all feminine and glamorous, but revisited in a fresher and more contemporary note and with a brand new sense of movement.” Rigorous at the front with a slight touch of volume on top of the head, hair was then gathered softly in a low ponytail at the nape of the neck.
Image by Fillipo Mutani for Moroccanoil
Paris Fashion Week
Metallic blue
for Anthony Vaccarello
For the second consecutive year, Estée Lauder teamed up with Anthony Vaccarello to create the make-up and nail looks at Paris Fashion Week. Creative make-up director Tom Pecheux led a team of 15 make-up artists, debuting the brand’s colours for next year on more than 25 models. Anthony’s clothes are much looser and more fluid this season, with pleating and wrapping around the body, which is what inspired me,” says Pecheux. I wanted to continue this story through the makeup, so I created a very fluid, very liquid look, with an aqua, transparent feeling – like a reflection of water on the eyes. But Anthony’s clothes are also powerful, so I added a graphic element by using a blue eyeliner with a touch of metallic.”
Nails – Manicurist Christina Conrad used shades from the new Pure Color Nail French Nudes collection, launching May next year.
