MARC JACOBS S/S 2011 runway!
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Well, I take back what I said about muted, subdued colors! They appear much brighter in the photos than in the actual runway video. Beautiful, jewel tone colors.
Thanks for Posting Jun & LB!
I Diiiiiiiie for that purple
These are the first shoes I've seen where I really really want a platform or wedge shoe!
I Diiiiiiiie for that purple
These are the first shoes I've seen where I really really want a platform or wedge shoe!
MAKEUP: Francois Nars, founder and creative director of Nars Cosmetics
HAIR: Guido Palau for Redken
NAILS: Roxanne Valinoti for CND
SNAPSHOP: Flapper Diva
THE SCOOP: Marc Jacobs' fashion show is the closest thing that America has to couture. Each tiny detail is executed with the utmost precision, and each recent season, the masters behind the looks – Marc Jacobs, Francois Nars, Guido Palau and Jan Arnold -- attempt to outdo their last showing.
It's no easy feat, especially when, last spring, the team created a Geisha-inspired look that put even the Paris runways to shame. "We're the first ones to get bored with anything," Nars told us backstage before the show. "It's always nice to keep pushing buttons and surprising – you never want to get bored."
And this season's button-pushing look is all about 70s glamour with a touch of 30s louche. "We're doing a very 70s inspired glam look, inspired by Angelica Houston, Donna Mitchell, Pat Cleveland, but modern, with a twist to make it more Marc Jacobs," explained Nars. He used a green-black shadow on the eyelids with lots of sparkle and tons of wet shine, juxtaposed against matte, burgundy lips that were touched up with brown eyeliner for a dusty effect.
And the brows? "Completely eradicated," laughed Nars. In a cosmetic rebellion again this season's bold brow trend, arches were bleached to help the eye shadow, lips and hair look more dramatic.
Which brings us to the nails, which were manicured to match the eyebrows. Yes, you read right. "This is the first time I've seen nails and brows that matched," said CND's Jan Arnold, an industry veteran. Manicurist Roxanne Valinoti coated nails with a peachy-flesh tone polish, mixed with a mattifying agent for a "tinted moisturizer" effect. "It's the no nail nail," she quipped.
"In the 70s we copied the 30s," said hairstylist Guido Palau of the four looks he created for the show. "It's very louche and decadent, like a Perfume ad girl." He described one of the looks at a "Grace Coddington frizz," and explained that each model will be wearing a fake flower in her hair, and we'd see lots of hats
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