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subscribe to beauty blog via RSSBackstage At Gaultier It’s Hollywood Glamour-Pusses—And Pop Stars
July 9, 2009 2:04 pm
There was something reminiscent of Marc Jacobs’ Fall presentation backstage at the Jean Paul Gaultier Couture show yesterday, insofar as rather than having one uniform theme, Odile Gilbert and Tom Pecheux were charged with re-creating a series of iconic Hollywood heroines through hair and makeup, respectively. This meant about 20-plus completely unique beauty schemes to complement the collection’s 42 looks, including Lara Stone as Brigitte Bardot with compulsory nude lip and wispy blond beehive and Natasha Poly as the embodiment of the 1940’s ideal, which demanded a classic smoky eye (with white liner on the inner rims for definition), a perfectly lined berry pout, and a short crop of marcel waves. Thana Kuhnen may have been our favorite throwback effort, though, since there was something both archival and very current about her middle-parted mass of blond curls, bright blood orange lips, and dark eyes that seemed to work equally well as a Jean Harlow homage and a shout-out to Lady Gaga. Whether or not this was intentional remains to be seen, but we could definitely see Gaultier as a Gaga fan, you?
tags: Brigitte Bardot, Hair, Jean Paul Gaultier, Lady Gaga, Lara Stone, Makeup, Marc Jacobs, Natasha Poly, Odile Gilbert, Thana Kuhnen, Tom Pecheux
