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| Photography by Lucas Seidenfaden |
With the models prepped, Toni and Guy
director Jody Taylor took a quick break to talk me through the show look:
As
there are four different designers, the look had to be universal. We had to
compromise basically; it had to be very very simple. A reference was Miami Vice
meets French Riviera. We’ve kept the hair quite natural, first of all applying
volume mousse, then the hair has been set in a parting and blow dried off the
face with some volume in the front. We maintained a natural feeling through the
lengths and ends through finger drying. Just before show time we’re going to
spray in some sea salt spray, and scrunch that into the hair to add a little
more of a tousled, textured feeling to the shape. The look is natural, but
structured as well.
Watching the show it was clear to see how
well this sweptback look complemented the collections. At Trine Lindegaard
swim-cap like millinery made from leather-look colourful strips adorned the
model’s head, those ‘finger-dried’ ends peaking out from beneath. Kye showed
models with longer, and thus further textured hair, completing the collection’s
urban aesthetic.
Model’s faces were kept soft and clean. The
Body Shop’s Skin Primer Matte was ‘essential’ to give skin that velvety finish,
according to head makeup artist Lan Nguyen. ‘They just want the guys to look
healthy,’ said another member of Lan’s team as she talks me through the process
using the moisturizer, foundation and the press powder from the range.
Text: Rosanna Cole and Natasha Slee