Styling at DSquared Fall 2012

If you're not familiar with dynamic brothers Dean and Dan Caten, then you should know that they are forces to be reckoned with. Their DSquared label has both an outdoorsy look, featuring fur trim and tons of plaid, and a glamour-meets-rock appearance, featuring badass biker jackets, hand-stitched denim, and deconstructed corsets. All of these major identifications make the designers stand out.

While their clothes appeal to fashionistas who want to add the perfect amount of edge to their look, there was just as much effort put into the backstage beauty.

The design team decided to style hair and makeup in a way that referenced the sixties. All of the models were powdered from their contoured cheekbones to their eyelids. Swept across the eyelids was the Blacktrack Fluid Eye Liner Gel from MAC cosmetics, which shaped the top of the lids for a cat-eye effect. The black eye liner was also applied to the bottom of the lids and the brows to create a bushy effect that was seen on every housewife of that era.

On-staff hairstylist Sam McKnight used Pantene Pro-V products, like the Volume Mousse and the Extra Strong Mousse, on damp hair to get an intensified "bump it" look. The models deserved a medal for walking the runway with what probably felt like another head on top of their own. The hairdos looked like the pinned-back beehive from the sixties.

To see what Dean and Dan Caten have been up to, as well as some edgy pictorials, check out their website. On their well-constructed online store, they are offering ready-to-wear outfits, shoes, accessories, perfumes, and items from "Dean & Dan's Closet," where they have hand picked their favorite pieces.

Text Jordan Bossman
Sources DSquared, WWD

NYFW Kick-Off Highlights

Fall 2012 looks kicked off yesterday with the fabulous BCBG Max Azria collection. The good news is that the color blocking trend we loved so much this year isn’t going anywhere, because yesterday’s runway looks proved that this trend is here to stay throughout the fall. In addition to the bright blocks we’ve been incorporating into our wardrobes this season, BCBG shows off a new way to color block: By replacing bright tones for more neutral, softer colors.

Wispy skirts and structured leather pieces made an appearance, in addition to fuzzy fur accents.

Friday fashion fun fact: For the best coverage during Fashion Week, follow your favorite designers, bloggers, and magazines on Instagram for up-to-the-minute looks and behind-the-scenes coverage. For those of us not able to attend this spectacular week in NYC, it’s the perfect substitute. It really makes you feel like you have a front row seat, and you get to see the looks just seconds off the runway!

Have a stylish weekend.  

Text Sera Michael

Source Associated Press 

Amy Winehouse-Inspired Show Upsets Family

Last week, Jean Paul Gaultier’s show paid tribute to Amy Winehouse, as models dawned the late singer’s signature beehive hairstyle and eye makeup, but not everyone viewed the tribute as such.

The soulful singer’s father, Mitch Winehouse, told British Vogue, “It portrays a view of Amy when she was not at her best and glamorizes some of the more upsetting times in he life. That’s upsetting for her family.” 

Described as a celebration of Winehouse’s impact on fashion by Gaultier, the clothing featured in the show will not be retailed. But Mitch Winehouse said, “This is purely about Gaultier making money,” also mentioning that a donation should have been made in Amy’s name.

“She was an icon of fashion and, truly, the sense of how she mixed the clothes, it was great,” Gaultier said about Winehouse. “It was very eighties, but we did it in a very modern way. It was joyous.”

With everything about Amy Winehouse touching the fashion world, it will be interesting to see how her family responds to future tributes or dedications.

Text Quamé A. Hamlin 
Image GoRunway/VOGUE.com 
Source British Vogue