Genevieve Sixbey-Spring and I present Volume I of our collaborative styling project – Style Amateurs. Inspired by Dries Van Noten S/S ’13, Tartan Blossom includes custom crafted floral details and pulls from Threadflip’s Editors’ Picks closet. Click the previews below to access the full spring 2013 editorial.
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The inspiration behind Primary New York‘s Spring/Summer 2013 collection brings about a Jackie O in Morocco vibe, centered around a city girl spending the summer in the Mediterranean. She’s comfortable, but still stands out in linear silhouettes and a glowing fresh face. With a focus on simplicity, contrast, and functional essentials, founder Cleo Schroeder and design director Roderick Rojo introduce us to breezy summer whites, luxe jersey modals, and lace and tile motifs. Stylist Kelly Framel brings the Onassis inspiration together with reptile print accessories, handkerchief headscarves, and classic round eyewear.
Beauty
Javier Romero at Top 5 Management used the beautyblender egg shaped sponge to create a warm face with a more natural looking radiance. Smokey eyes are kept subtle using brushes from Revolution by Royal & Langnickel while a glossy pink lip completes look.
Hair
Hair design by Ion Studio serves the handkerchief headscarf styling, with a hi-low pony tail combo creating enough height for the look.
Pre-Show
Brooklyn-based blogger and stylist Kelly Framel in action.
Cleo Schroeder making final adjustments to a silk chiffon print shirt and lambskin leather flounce skirt look.
Presentation
Snakeskin kitten heels provided by Sole Society.
View the rest of the set here!
®2013 The Greyest Ghost | Julio Cortez
Christopher and Nicholas Kunz
Backstage
With a bright and early backstage call time of 8 a.m., MBFW kicked off with Nicholas K’s Spring 2013 show at Lincoln Center. “Follow the glitter rug road,” I was told, making my way past Peoples Revolution’s Kelly Cutrone and into a draped off beauty room jam packed with the cool folks from Catwalk by TIGI, Aveda, and Haven Spa for Essie.
Beauty and Hair
With a minimalist apocalyptic future in mind, most hair was twisted into intricate side ponytail knots and swept under nude or black stocking caps, along with more fashion forward headscarves and hoods on the runway. The eyes were kept smokey with brown hues, softened by burnished cheeks and wet pink pouts.
Nails
Haven for Essie pumped up the soft neutrals in the collection and makeup with silver nails. With the minimal addition of accessories on the runway, the metallic nail art was the perfect pop of glitz against the overall desert color palette.
Runway
The runway presentation was inspired by the 1970s futuristic film Soylent Green and featured an array of flowing hems, cargo elements, and effortless layering. Humorous oversized scarves, statement necklaces, and round frames offset the muted color palette, making it a more fun than serious metropolitan spring collection.
View the full photo set on Flickr!
®2013 The Greyest Ghost | Julio Cortez
Fei Fei Sun
For Spring 2013, Anna Sui fuses romantic post-war French inspiration and chaotic punk subculture influences with her trademark attention to detail. Lace, millinery, and pearls meet mesh, studs, and denim. Inside Lincoln Square theater, no model escaped the show’s heavily styled layers to the tunes of Edith Piaf and the Ramones. Leading ladies such as Karlie Kloss, Lindsey Wixson, and Aymeline Valade were dripping in French interior-decor fabrics inspired by Madeleine Castaing with that traditional gothic twist perfected by Sui’s own subcultural influences.
Mirte Maas
The eccentric beauty palette is surprisingly kept simple. Stylistic cross referencing was exaggerated with pink and blue candy-colored hair pieces swept into tight but messy ponytails. The vibrance of the hair piece is repeated in the makeup (seen below), with double liquid eyeliner applied over electric blue and red eyeshadows for a traditional glam-punk look.
XIAO WEN JU
The collection is quintessential to the brand’s cultural and historical influences, with detailed wearability at the forefront of each layered Spring look. Individual pieces scream wear me, though I wouldn’t put recreating exact runway looks past Sui’s fearless following. Standout details include pearl trimmed cat ears, hardware embellished denim, and mesh garnished garden dresses.
Thairine Garcia
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For VPL’s Spring 2013 collection, designer Victoria Bartlett brings more visibility to the panty line than ever before. The 43-look collection is true to the brand’s signature comfort, functionality, and style. This season, Bartlett adds surreal feathers, contrast metallics, and parachute volume for our layering pleasure.
Hair
Hair lead Bob Recine created a symmetrical hairstyle to parallel the collection’s lines using PHYTO and Amika tools.
The hair is first styled back into a clean and tight pony tail.
It takes two people and four hands to execute the intricate fishtail braid.
The fishtail is then brought forward and pinned atop the head.
The hair is kept in place with a fishnet and PHYTO holding spray until the models are ready to sport their bungee head straps on the runway.
Beauty
Makeup by Romy Soleimani with Obsessive Compulsive Cosmetics focused on soft, dewey skin and a flash of metallic eyelids. The skin is hydrated with ARCONA ice spray and eye dew for a natural, radiant glow. OCC primer is mixed with silver pigment and applied with a brush over the eye crease for a 90s stroke effect.
Nails
Nail art by Obsessive Compulsive Cosmetics completes the look, with a custom paint job created for the runway using a drop of blue “RX” lacquer blended with “Dangerous” and “Tarred”. This is a practical everyday color that you may want to mix for yourself at home. All nail lacquers available at Beauty.com.
Runway
Bungee strapped girls breezed on the runway in casual futurism silhouettes embellished with metallic contrasts and plenty of peek-a-boo skin. Hard lines and signature symmetry are softened by Bartlett’s effortless draping combined with a playful neutral and pastel color palette. Fuzzy layers, earth tone sequins, and spring’s go-to parachute anorak round out an inspiring RTW collection that any city girl would want to slip into for sartorial comfort.
New Year's Eve
Models: Maddie M., Charlotte B., Khrystyna K.
Photographer: Martine Pinnel
Polaroids and Styling: Julio Cortez
Beauty: Cynthia Amnatkeo and Desiree Cerda
Production Assistance: Aubrey Kia and Jennie Lodge
Italian Designer Editorial
Model: Maddie M.
Photographer: Martine Pinnel
Polaroids and Styling: Julio Cortez
Beauty: Cynthia Amnatkeo and Desiree Cerda
Production Assistance: Aubrey Kia and Jennie Lodge
D&G lace turtleneck worn over Dolce & Gabbana bustier dress. Grommet strap sandals by Gucci. Gold lion belt by Zara. D&G PATENT EVENING CLUTCH.
