AUDI SHOWROOM, NYC
words/images Judith Ecochard
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| team gets briefed |
Backstage at
Stephens Burrows was controlled...models there on time, hair/make-up, nails
DONE without the last minute rush panic we see a lot during NYFW.
Interviews given backstage centered on the signature knits-this year inspired by chevrons-a geometric shape representing "the ups and downs in life"---
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| backstage staple-a steamer |
Make-up featured the classic dark smokey eyes/red lips...that worked perfectly for the collection.
Melanie Mills is an in-demand make-up artist to the stars, specifically
Dancing with the....who got the models all glittery glamourous ---using several brands including her own... the smoothed on like lotion, Gleam Body Radiance bronzers for the glow (and full of anti-aging ingredients like the anti-oxidant endowed, brown seaweed/Japanese green and white tea extracts, jojoba seed oil, moisture loaded olive oil, soothing aloe extract) and fab Lip Radiance lip glosses (7 colors in all) for a long-lasting shiny pout.
Other products used ----was like a make-up pro's roll call of must have...
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| Mills raved about the Dolce Gabbana foundation--- |
Mehron and
Graftobian are cult fans...
Red nails from ORLY---and Lucas" Papaw Ointment from Down Under---a natural healer.
Shoes were amazing-we wanted them all---naturally-they were all
Christian Louboutin!
"They approached me," Burrows told us about the collaboration with RAVEN for a line of dressed up, tailored denim. LOVE...very 70's in a way---this dark rinse with signature Burrows' red top stitching.
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| Denim collection with Raven |
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| Make-up review |
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| Wella products for the hair buns |
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| Fashion Journalist Robin Givhan gets the scoop from Burrows. She is writing a book on the Palais du Versailles staged Fashion Show in 1973, that managed to ignite a world wide wake-up call to Black models (who walked exclusively) and American designers like Burrows, Donna Karan and Oscar de la Renta |
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| snake print Raven collab |
Lashes were dramatic...two sets of the classic Arnell applied...and curled up using the end of the adhesive tube-the perfect tool.
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| rehearsing... |
