PHOTOGRAPHY ANNA BAUER
Report by Jess Hogan, Beauty and Health Associate, Vogue
The start of London Fashion Week saw hair and make-up teams at David Koma, Ashley Isham and Hakaan in a contrary mood backstage. The result was a series of beauty looks that were full of contradictions: hair stylist Cos Sakkas for Toni & Guy at David Koma, created a style of wet look hair slicked tight to the scalp with lengths left dry and softly kinked. Meanwhile, displaying masculine and feminine traits in one hairstyle at Hakaan led Luigi Murenu for John Frieda to create a small head silhouette with hair gelled tight to the scalp while gently waved lengths hinted at the softer curves of womanliness.
At Ashley Isham, both make-up and hair were riddled with paradoxes: a Forties roll whipped up by Malcolm Edwards for L’Oreal Professionnel revealed both sleek and wispy textures, while make-up artist Sharon Dowsett for M.A.C painted the outer corners of the lips a green-bronze shimmer, filling the centre in with matte pink. Could this all point to a mood of ‘first day’ indecision? It’s more likely that LFW’s hair and make-up talent are totally tuned in to the creative direction of the designers and know exactly how to deliver compelling, albeit contradictory, strikingly feminine beauty looks with a tough, modern edge.
Also in Backstage
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Nathan Jenden
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Antonio Berardi
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Anna Bauer's edit
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Anna Bauer's Edit
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Opposites Attract
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Anna Bauer's Edit
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Yasmin Sewell's LFW Diary
I was privileged enough to get a little preview of Michael Van der Ham’s new collection showing this Saturday, Feb 20th at Fashion East. He’s used Liberty print in such an elegant and modern way. I’m not allowed to say too much or show you too much as it will all be revealed at the show, but I’m personally very happy to see a new silhouette that i’ve been craving the past few seasons.Michael showing me the collection
Frantic shoe making in the back room
Me and Michael having a moment
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Judy Blame styles himself a Daily accessory
Photography by Orlando Gili
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To Tweet or not to Tweet
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Cat People
Report by Julia Robson
Photography by Marcus DawesForget fashion’s current leopard-print fad, cats of the domestic variety are the mascots of next season. Backstage at her recent presentation, Suzanne Clements, of design duo Clements Ribeiro, revealed the two reasons why their Spring/Summer 2010 collection has such a feline theme: “Toulouse and Marie, our new British Blue pet cats.” Cat fans will go gaga over the new Clements Ribeiro range, which features embellished cats on preppy cashmere cardigans and a cat print on silk dresses. It’s purrrfect!
