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Creatures of the Wind Hair & Makeup | Fashion Week Fall 2013

Creatures of the Wind: Where Military and Metallic Meet

February 7, 2013 by Jessica Cruel

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Creatures of the Wind: Where Military and Metallic Meet

For Fall 2013 Fashion Week, the models at Creatures of the Wind portrayed the ultimate cool girl. While the clothing was filled with utilitarian military fabrics made in Japan, the makeup (by Nars) was the opposite, with shining metallics taking focus. Hair, by Odile Gilbert for Kérastase Paris, was tousled yet sleek, with sunglasses used as hair accessories.

The look: Matte skin, a nude cat eye, and "flat volume" hair.
The inspiration: '80s Memphis-style furniture, Teddy Girls from the '50s, and candy.
Who should wear it: The cool girl who loves menswear and goes to art galleries on the weekend.

— Additional reporting by Maria Del Russo

Source: Getty

Since the collection was so graphic, Gilbert wanted to go in the opposite direction. Instead, she opted for cool-girl hair.

She started by flattening the top of the hair down with Kérastase Ciment Reconstructor Milk to give it some "flat volume."

After curling hair with a three-barrel iron, Gilbert ran her fingers through the waves with Kérastase Elixir Ultime Moringa Immortel to break them up. "Nothing is natural, even though it looks like it," she said.

Nars director of global artistry James Boehmer had a similar idea. He toned down the makeup to offset the clothes. After using Nars Sheer Matte Foundation to take the shine out of the skin, he focused his attention on the rose-gold eyes, which were inspired by the shoes of the collection.

Mixing Nars Maldives Multiple, Copacabana Multiple, and Nepal Single Eye Shadow together, he created a winged-out, nude cat eye. "We normally do a lot more color here, but it just didn't seem right. There is so much color in the collection," Boehmer said. And since the lights in the show had a rose tint, they illuminated the shadow when the models walked through.

The nails, by CND, were inspired by urban art in the '80s . . . and by the clothes themselves. Split down the center and patterned on one side, the colors were chosen based on the models' skin tone.

This funky manicure is easy to mimic at home. Pick your base color and paint on two coats plus a top coat. Let them dry completely. To pull off the squiggles, grab some Sharpie markers and sketch away.
Photo: Maria Del Russo

The final product was urban-cool and incredibly wearable.

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