September saw a slew of major international Fashion Weeks hitting the calendar – think New York, London, Milan, Paris and closer to home, the Perth Fashion Festival. While the spotlight is on the fashion, the clothing isn’t the only thing that people are getting direction for. Consumers also get a glimpse into what beauty trends will soon enter into their daily hair, make-up and nail routine. bd takes a look at the top 12 looks from across the fashion weeks.
Make-up
Karen Walker New York Fashion Week
global colour artist Jenna Menard teamed up with Karen Walker for her The American Girl collection. Cheeks and lips were the stand-out features with a peach cream blush on the apples of the cheeks and a bold coral lip. Skin was dewy and flawless, while eyelids had a transparent cream shine set off by subtle definition around the top lash line.
The Row New York Fashion Week
creative makeup director Tom Pecheux created fresh elegant looks on 15 models for The Row show. The beauty look for The Row presentation is softly sophisticated. The models look fresh, natural and beautiful – what any woman would want to look like when she wakes up in the morning,” says Pecheux. Manicurist Deborah Lippman used Estée Lauder Pure Color Nail Lacquer in Nude Attitude on the nails.
Vivienne Westwood Red Label London Fashion Week
While you wouldn’t want to be wearing this look for a casual trip to the local shops, the crazy colourful creation by artist Alex Box for Vivienne Westwood Red Label looked strong on the catwalk. Box describes her inspiration as neo, neon nymphs and airbrushing. Make-up saw heavy blusher used to create vivid contour through the temples and over the cheekbones, with eyes in vivid turquoises and pinks and the skin having an ethereal sheen.
Karen Walker The Row Vivienne Westwood
Hair
Jeremy Scott New York Fashion Week
Wella Professionals global creative director Eugene Souleiman’s hair look for Jeremy Scott was inspired by Country Barbie, showcasing a glamorous take on a classic country and western look. I wanted to have fun with the hair and create caricatures as an extension of the girls’ personalities,” reveals Souleiman. The collection had a ‘Wild West’ theme, but in true Jeremy Scott style, he used lots of bright colour and brought a sense of fun and energy to the clothes, and I wanted to do the same with the hair. We started with a very fresh and pretty cowgirl look with pigtails in ringlets, but then created a ‘50s style ultra high glamorous bouffant wave on the top of the head. The contrast of the young pigtails against the sophisticated top section created a sense of drama and surprise.”
Badgley Mischka New York Fashion Week
stylist Peter Gray created dramatic, voluminous multi-textured up-dos for Badgley Mischka. Inspiration for the show included the volume and shapes of sculptor Umberto Boccioni and the flowing curly texture of Elizabeth Taylor’s hair in Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf. Curls in a triangular shape rested on a smooth, sculpted bold French twist. This look is all about the preparation of the hair,” says Gray. I used cocktails of Moroccanoil products to create the shape and movement and to make sure the hair stayed healthy, smooth and well-conditioned throughout the styling process. It was important that the hair looked sexy, well cared for and shiny on the runway.”
sass & bide London Fashion Week
ghd hair director Renya Xydis created a hair look for sass & bide that represented the contrasts seen throughout the collection. The collection features quite feminine looks, from tailored pieces to long flowing dresses, so this is reflected with a contrasting hairstyle,” says Xydis. It’s quite different to anything we have done with sass & bide in the past. The look is quite masculine and is sleek and angled.” Models had cornrows put through the middle section of their hair, and the middle section was then basket weaved with the two side sections. Xydis used the ghd Style range of products.
Mary Katrantzou London Fashion Week
Pantene Pro-V global ambassador Sam McKnight created an urban flowerchild hair look for Mary Katrantzou’s show using Pantene Pro-V Colour Protect & Volume. The show’s theme was Nature vs. Nature, that inspired McKnight to create soft and floaty hair to match the floral and underwater photographic prints in Katrantzou’s collection. Hair was kept in a low ponytail with hair around the hairline left loose and floaty. "When we saw Mary's collection, we knew that with such rich detail it was important to keep the hair simple," says McKnight. "The lighting on the catwalk is daylight so we wanted to create this light, halo-like effect with the hair."
Missoni Milan Fashion Week
Wella Professionals global creative director Eugene Souleiman created a Spanish Harlem hair look for Missoni. Raw styled hair played against the romance and refinement of the clothing. I wanted to create tension between the hair and the clothing, to inject it with a rawness that would capture the passion and sensuality of a beautiful young Missoni woman at the end of a hot summer night,” says Souleiman. I took the idea of a traditional, slick Spanish look with a perfect side-parting and hair smoothed back over the ears and sculpted into a neat bun, and deconstructed it to create a ‘roughed up’, dishevelled effect and a slightly dirtier end-of-the-night texture.”
Aurelio Costarello Perth Fashion Festival
L’Oreal Professional hair director Brad Ngata created soft, full hair for Aurelio Costarella inspired by looks on the street. Soft, floaty hair to compliment the clothing was a key driver for this inspiration,” says Ngata. The frizz texture creates a ‘light mood’ that represents modern femininity.”
Jeremy Scott Badgley Mischka sass & bide
Mary Katrantzou Missoni Aurelio Costarello
Nails
Alexander Wang at New York Fashion Week
Alexander Wang created his first-time collaboration with Sally Hansen for New York Fashion Week. A clean, natural-looking runway nail was created to offset Wang’s speed racer-style collection. Models wore Parchment, a sheer nude Complete Salon Manicure shade on the runway.
Jason Wu at New York Fashion Week
OPI was in charge of nails at Jason Wu’s show, with nails coloured a vibrant orange/red shade using MonSooner or Later. The colour was inspired by Wu’s colour scheme and seasonal trends. It’s a privilege for OPI to be working amongst world-renowned designers during Fashion Week,” says OPI co-founder and artistic director Suzi Weiss-Fischmann. I’m thrilled to be collaborating with Jason to accessorise his spring 2012 collection with the hottest nail trends.”
The Blonds New York Fashion Week
’s Kristina Estabrooks created a Glitz and Glam manicure look at The Blonds. Inspired by 60s Playboy glamour, CND created 20 sets of nail tips that took over 100 hours to hand detail. The nails included a Stockings Series of manicures inspired by fishnets, lacy tights and sexy seam manicures. Some nails were decorated with crushed glass and 24K gold leaf. It was a true labour of love,” reveals Estabrooks.
Alexander Wang Jason Wu The Blonds