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Designers find their muses in all sorts of ways, and for Fall 2012, Vera Wang looked to the heavens for inspiration. From statuesque makeup to wind-blown hair, see how Wang brought church-variety angelic beauty to her latest runway collection. Source: Getty Read more
One theme we've seen a lot of this Spring 2012 Fashion Week is the balance of masculinity and femininity (see: the androgynous looks at Altuzarra and the sleek, braid-bun updos at Rachel Roy), and now we have Preen doing its own take on the gender-bender phenomenon. Of the '40s-style rolled updos seen on the runway, Paul Hanlon for Aveda explained, "It's a futuristic chignon; a bit Blade Runner, Read more
Backstage at Proenza Schouler, designers Lazaro Hernandez and Jack McCollough chatted with Frederic Fekkai, whose hair care line was being used on the models. Mr. Fekkai wasn't doing hair, but lead stylist Paul Hanlon led a team in creating an undone, tousled updo. "It's a twisted Hitchcock thing," Hanlon explained. "It's cool and sexy, but the designers wanted a maturity to the look." He applied Read more
Yesterday afternoon, I checked out the Armand Basi fashion show at the historic Banqueting House in London. Just like the grand landmark setting, the behind-the-scenes area was really something to admire. This was by far the most organized and spacious backstage space I have yet to encounter this week. The models had a private changing area away from peeping photographers and media, and hair Read more
Proenza Schouler's Fall 2012 makeup look featured a soft and natural palette to balance the boxy silhouettes of the designs. A subtle, warm brown shadow was applied on the eyelids and below the eyes for that just-woke-up effect, while cheeks were absent of blush. And in keeping with the laid-back beauty theme, hair had a purposefully undone quality; if models had thick hair, it was braided Read more
As The Smiths played backstage before Proenza Schouler's show, lead stylist Paul Hanlon was in a peppy, playful mood. "It's borderline bad-taste," he said of the deconstructed hairstyle. "But it's beautiful, too. The look is masculine-meets-feminine, organic, weathered hair." While the rockabilly-inspired quiff may be too tough to wear off the runway, softly textured hair will be big for Spring. Read more
