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Mercedes-Benz Fall 2012 Fashion Week NYC: Alice + Olivia Hair and Makeup Test

What happens before clothes hit the runway? Once Stacey Bendet had perfected this season’s romantically edgy Alice +Olivia collection, she still had a lot of work to do in preparation of its display at New York Fashion Week. After choosing which of the 44 models looked best in which ensembles, came the ever-important detail: hair [...]

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Mercedes-Benz Fall 2012 Fashion Week NYC: Marc by Marc Jacobs

The hair was sleek and sassy for the Marc by Marc Jacobs show, hair done by Redken Creative Consultant Guido for Redken. With a deep side part the hair was slicked neatly back into a low pony that Guido said was designed to be simple and elegant.

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Mercedes-Benz Fall 2012 Fashion Week NYC: Bibhu Mohapatra

With a totally Asian-inspired, modern Fall 2012 collection Designer Bibhu Mohapatra looked to L’Oréal Professionnel Master Session Artist Amit Abraham to create a beautiful, sleek look fitting of the modern, sharp collection that featured lots of bo

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Mercedes-Benz Fall 2012 Fashion Week NYC: Ports 1961

The theme behind the Ports 1961 show held in the New York Public Library this morning was modern sensuality. The clothes matched the understated elegance of the venue, playing on interesting textures and color blocking. Hair, makeup and nails were ea

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Matrix Rocks the Catwalk at Texture on The Runway

In the midst of the chaos of fashion week I was lucky enough to attend a very fun  event at the City Winery in Tribeca, NY. The event, aptly named Texture on the Runway was a celebration of curly and wavy hair. Matrix served as one of the sponsors w

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Mercedes-Benz Fall 2012 Fashion Week NYC: Sophie Theallet

The character Sophie Theallet created in her fall 2012 show at Milk Studios once lived a life of opulence as a wealthy aristocrat, but now finds herself disconnected from that fortune and refinement. “She still lives a decadent lifestyle, she’s s

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Mercedes-Benz Fall 2012 Fashion Week NYC: Diesel

Guido Palau, lead stylist for Redken, was masterful backstage at the fall 2012 Diesel show. He created a look that was part ingénue, part 1960’s and part tomboy.  He started out by using Redken Full Frame Mousse throughout the hair for volume

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Mercedes-Benz Fall 2012 Fashion Week NYC: Marc Jacobs

The Marc Jacobs fall 2012 runway show created a mood that combined Victorian fairytale with cartoonish fun. The mad hatter fashion extravaganza mixed charm, innocence and enchantment as François Nars, founder of NARS Cosmetics said, “only Marc can

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Mercedes-Benz Fall 2012 Fashion Week NYC: Alica+Olivia

The collection at the Alice + Olivia show had me longing for an invitation to an exclusive dinner party. Alice + Olivia designer Stacey Bendet mixed bright colors, metallic, leathers and lush embroidery for a romantic yet edgy look. She collaborated

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Mercedes-Benz Fall 2012 Fashion Week NYC: Badgley Mischka

The inspiration behind Badgley Mischka’s fall 2012 collection was the science-fiction impressionism seen in the German film Metropolis. Reflected in the strong structures, high collars, defined angles and overall mood of the collection, one might e

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