For those of you wondering how the zebra-print shirt in the last look at Louis Vuitton could be so skin-tight on Kristen McMenamy that nary a fabric ripple could be seen as she traipsed down the runway, there was good reason for that: It wasn’t a shirt at all—it was painted on. Body art has [...]

In addition to some serious staying power, there’s something else to admire about nineties model Guinevere Van Seenus: her chameleonlike ability to rock a series of different hair colors and look gorgeous every time. That’s thanks in large part to colorist Laurie Foley, who has taken the light brown-haired Van Seenus from golden (think: that [...]

The hair and makeup looks at Rodarte over the past few seasons have included gray lips, blackened red pouts, tribal body art, wool hair nets, and ghostly complexions inspired by spooky sleepwalkers, so the simple pinned-back tresses and monochrome gold faces at yesterday’s show were a big change of pace for the Mulleavy sisters. “For [...]

Not so long ago, we lived for barrettes. In seventh grade, it was plastic baby clips in the mold of ducks, birds, and other similarly infantile shapes, and then it was barrettes of the multicolored, mini-sized Goody variety, which have since been discontinued and which we buy in bulk should we happen upon them at [...]

New York’s Joya has already established itself as a formidable player in the home-fragrance field. Its founder, Frederick Bouchardy, was one of Fashion Group International’s 2010 nominees for the International Rising Star Award for beauty and fragrance entrepreneur, and Joya has already collaborated with heavyweight arbiters of cool Opening Ceremony and Rodarte. Thus far, its [...]

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. [...]

As one of the truly eco-friendly global brands in the business, Aveda has always tried to bring its philosophy of sustainable beauty to fashion week. Since the S/S 2008 collections, when the company began printing all invitations and programs on paper that’s at least 20 percent post-consumer recycled, replaced bottled water with large cisterns of [...]

The Olsens offered us so many runway-to-reality talking points at MoMA’s Second Annual Film Benefit honoring Tim Burton last night that we’re not quite sure where to begin. Shall we start with Ashley’s subtle, pastel hair streaks à la Proenza Schouler, or should we dive right in and applaud Mary-Kate’s two-toned berry lip, as seen [...]

Fashionphiles with an appetite for indie magazines will be delighted to know that the entire December issue of Dazed & Confused Japan is devoted to womenswear. Beauty fiends, on the other hand, will likely be drawn to the glossy’s cover for its distinct nod to 1930’s pin curls and an equally era-specific dark lip. [...]

Of all of the burgeoning trends we’ve seen backstage this month, pops of bright hair dye and body art were two of the more surprising ones. While New York’s hot pink, teal, and purple streaks didn’t seem to have legs across the Atlantic, hand-drawn tattoos did manage to make the trip. To properly accessorize his [...]