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Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week NYC Fall ‘10: Zac Posen

It might have been early, but the backstage area of Zac Posen’s Fall 2010 Collection show was a flurry of hair, nails and makeup—and plenty of coffee. of course. For hair, Odile Gilbert for L’Oreal Professionnel created a middle-parted, wavy look using products from the Texture Expert Infinium line along with the new Life Extreme [...]

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Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week NYC Fall ‘10: Erin Fetherston

Inspired by Nico of the Velvet Underground, Erin Fetherston’s Fall 2010 Collection brought together bohemian styles with rock’n'roll tailoring. Odile Gilbert for Moroccanoil followed that lead and gave all of the models long, straight hair with drama

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Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week NYC Fall ‘10: Herve Leger

Shown beneath the tents at Bryant Park, Herve Leger’s sophistication-meets-urban-edge Fall 2010 Collection was beautifully complemented by natural, free-flowing “undone ponytails,” styled by Bob Recine for Moroccanoil. He used one product—Luminous

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Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week NYC Fall ‘10: Elise Overland

When David Cruz for Phyto first viewed Elise Overland’s Fall 2010 collection, he saw it as “very strong, very powerful.” To soften the overall look, he decided to create a loose chignon-like updo. The front of the hair had a bit of height, which Cruz

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The nails were colored with CND Rosewater.

Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week NYC Fall ‘10: Karen Walker

To complement Karen Walker’s Fall 2010 Collection, the hair, nails and makeup were minimal. Below, watch a video of CND’s Jan Arnold describing the clean and sheer nail coloring. The hairstyle created by Rolando Beauchamp for Bumble and bumble fea

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Mercedes-Benz Spring ’10 Fashion Week: Cynthia Steffe

For the Cynthia Steffe show, key stylist Rolando Beauchamp for Bumble and bumble kept things simple. “I was inspired by the early ’70s,” he said, referring to the middle part with some texture he created for the runway. Stylists didn’t need to use ma

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Mercedes-Benz Spring ’10 Fashion Week: John Patrick Organic

The John Patrick Organic presentation at Keen’s Steakhouse in midtown Manhattan was imbued with a romantic speakeasy vibe, which perfectly matched the designer’s understated yet glamorous aesthetic. The Aveda hair team created controlled curls that w

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Mercedes-Benz Spring ’10 Fashion Week: Victor de Souza

To complement Victor de Souza’s futuristic spring ’10 show, Mordechai, lead stylist for Phyto, created a textured updo with a flattened roll at the back of the head. “It has an androgynous feel in the front, but the back is chic and feminine,” h

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Mercedes-Benz Spring ’10 Fashion Week: Cynthia Rowley

Backstage at Cynthia Rowley’s spring ’10 show, lead stylist Bok-Hee for Redken told me she wanted the models hairstyles to make them look like “girls who were perfect but went renegade.” The look, a looped ponytail with rolled bangs in front, had a m

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Mercedes-Benz Spring ’10 Fashion Week NYC: BCBG Max Azria

Here in Manhattan, we’re in the middle of spring ’10 Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week. I kicked off the week with a visit backstage at BCBG Max Azria, in the tents at Bryant Park. The lead stylist, Bob Recine for Phyto, was busy backstage tending to t

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