“I was so struck by everything I was seeing that I started to cry. I felt so embarrassed. I was like, Oh God, look at the ground, look at the ground, everyone’s going to see you’re crying — like, how stupid to be crying at a fashion show. Then I looked around, and half the audience was crying.”
Raf Simons on the effect of the SS90 Martin Margiela show, The Gentlewoman (via Business of Fashion)
For my Petit Déjeuner film and Hurry Up and Wait shoot, make-up artist Sjaniël gave model Bo Jong a barely-there ‘Saturday morning’ look (above). While working as a make-up artist and model in Cape Town, Sjaniël experienced having make-up done by different people, giving her an empathetic understanding of what it feels like for the model. On moving to London in 2011, she studied nutritional therapy and now brings her knowledge of holistic beauty to private, commercial and editorial clients.
Disneyrollergirl: How did you achieve Bo’s ‘Saturday morning’ look?
Sjaniël: I tried to do very little and keep her looking her natural, glowing self. Whenever I do someone’s make-up I always give it a quick cleanse with Absolution Organic Cleansing Water to remove any excess dirt or residue pollution (more…)
“Social media is the laxative of the fashion system.”
Scott Galloway of digital consultancy L2 on how smartphones are killing off the runway show in The New York Times
Something is up on the British high street and it’s all quite exciting. Jigsaw has been going from strength to strength for a while, bypassing the discounting and stepping up its design credentials. The new ‘A-Line’ concept is looking good; it’s creative, vibrant and bolder than you might expect from Jigsaw. The second collection – above and below, arriving imminently – feels fresh, with generously-proportioned tailoring and luxe shirting the obvious standouts. That new attitude is also being reflected in its stores, with a branch set to open in London’s St James’s, a stone’s throw in fact, from the soon-to-be-relocated Dover Street Market. (more…)
