Things We Learned From Bonnaroo
Bonnaroo 2011 is officially in the books and while the Eminem, Arcade Fire and Black Keys-fronted outdoor camping extravaganza didn’t bring out the kind of celebrity sightings we’ve come to expect from the annual music and arts festival (a face-painted, Indian headdress-wearing Drew Barrymore was sorely missed this year), we still managed to glean a [...]
Talking Fall Hair Color With Redken’s Tracey Cunningham
With November just a week away, Fall has hit its stride, which means a couple of things: First, you’re likely coming to the end of your seasonal-transition skin issues (rejoice!) and, two, you’re probably considering a hair color change now that those summer sun streaks seem incongruous with the cooler temperatures. “I warm my clients’ [...]
Red, Again
Tao Okamoto has been a little experimental in the hair department of late. Her signature black bowl cut was transformed into blond beach waves for an editorial spread a few months back, and for the latest issue of Vogue Nippon, she’s gone red. The ginger hue is a popular one these days; with Karen Elson’s [...]
Sleeping Beauties At Rodarte
When we arrived backstage at Rodarte yesterday, makeup artist James Kaliardos was doing a little promotion for Karen Elson, who was sitting in his chair. “Tell us about your new album, Karen,” he said, but the flame-haired model-turned-singer was willing to divulge little except to say that it was “spooky.” So was the makeup look. [...]
London Gets Lippy
The latest edition of our red-lip matrix takes us across the pond to London, where scarlet pouts were out in full force at the British Fashion Awards last night. Karen Elson, Georgia May Jagger, and Daisy Lowe all sported bright lipstick, and while each woman successfully pulled it off, the question is, dear reader, who [...]
The Citizens Band Finds Beauty In The Recession
The Citizens Band’s performances have come to represent more than just an opportunity to see well-choreographed political satire in cabaret form. The singing, dancing, and acrobatic extravaganza that stars a rotating cast of a few of our favorite fashion and Hollywood notables has become something of a beauty showcase as well. Backstage, James Boehmer, international [...]
Coco Goes Cocoa
When Vogue helped Coco Rocha dye her mousy brown hair a fiery Karen Elson red last year, the fashion world let out a collective gasp, and soon enough countless women—many of them Rocha’s catwalking compatriots—were bee-lining for their nearest colorist. Well, devoted Coco followers should book another appointment, because the Canadian model just revealed a [...]
Anna Sui Is “Living The Dream”
To celebrate the tenth anniversary of Anna Sui’s first foray into cosmetics and fragrance, a suite was set up backstage at her show last night, displaying the full color line and collection of perfumes. The rose-scented makeup went M.I.A for a little while, but it’s back in full effect with five new lip glosses, five [...]
Jack And Karen’s Crimson Ties
The rock star-meets-model love story is always a crowd-pleaser. But there’s something other-worldly about Jack White and Karen Elson that surpasses other, less stunning versions of the archetype. Is it her porcelain skin and flame-colored hair, worn long and straight to the royal world premiere of Quantum of Solace in London this week? Or perhaps [...]
Citizens Unite In The Name Of Makeup
Known for fusing a classic burlesque sensibility with an undercurrent of political satire, The Citizens Band’s gaggle of actresses and supermodels (and an aerialist for good measure) has been spreading its message of social change through song and dance for the past four years. In its sixth original show, the troupe will perform The Panic [...]






