New York A/W 2012: Grooming Trends

A sleek centre-parting with textured, wavy locks

(Image credit: Alexander Wang)

last updated 1 November 2022

Alexander Wang

A sleek centre-parting with textured, wavy locks by Guido Palau, defined the hair at Alexander Wang

Writer: Rosa Bertoli

BS Alexander Wang 098 — **Alexander Wang**

Diane Kendal sculpted razor-sharp cheekbones, and gave the rest of the face a natural glow

AW 12 BS Altuzarra — **Altuzarra**

Tom Pecheux gave the models a look that mixed the show’s Berber references with 1960s elegance, tracing (with extreme precision) a double black line over the lids and completing the look with emerald green accents

**Altuzarra**

Paul Hanlon structured wavy locks in keeping with the wild mood of the show

**Calvin Klein**

Pale complexions with matte lips and slightly shaded eyelids were perfectly in keeping with Calvin Klein’s signature simplicity

AW 12 BS Calvin Klein — **Calvin Klein**

To counterbalance the composed volumes of Francisco Costa’s collection, the hair was extreme in the most minimal way possible

Diesel-New York A/W 2012: Grooming Trends — **Diesel**

Models at Diesel featured glowy complexions by Pat McGrath, who coloured both lips and lids in subtle shades

New York A/W 2012: Grooming Trends-Diesel — **Diesel**

The aggressive urban mood was interpreted by Guido Palau with a messy ponytail, complete with artificial sideburns to complement the show’s menswear attitude

DKNY-New York A/W 2012: Grooming Trends — **DKNY**

Eugene Souleiman styled the models with a simple low ponytail and a sleek side parting

New York A/W 2012: Grooming Trends-DKNY — **DKNY**

Charlotte Willer’s sophisticated look was accentuated by the full, dewy lips

New York A/W 2012: Grooming Trends-Donna Karan — **Donna Karan**

Charlotte Tilbury gave the lips and face a pearly shine, and applied a dramatic coat of cherry red eyeshadow to the lids, blending it at the edges of the eye

New York A/W 2012: Grooming Trends-Eugene Souleiman — **Donna Karan**

Eugene Souleiman created an elegant yet simple do, twisting locks on one side

**Lacoste**

Hairstylist Laurent Philippon left things natural at Lacoste

New York A/W 2012: Grooming Trends — **Lacoste**

Mayia Alleaume followed the hair’s natural lead with a hint of almost imperceptible blush on the cheeks and an impalpable shadow on the lids

**Marc Jacobs**

Colour reigned at Marc Jacobs, where Dick Page made a bold statement using the brightest shade of thick red lipstick, contrasted by a fine green line on the eyes

**Marc Jacobs**

To work both with and without the collection’s extreme makeup, Guido Palau combed the hair on one side and gathered it in a tight ponytail

**Philip Lim**

Odile Gilbert created a clean hairstyle with simple ponytails, in keeping with the show’s minimalist attitude

**Ports 1961**

Guido Palau kept hair very casual, with seemingly unkempt locks gently falling on the models’ faces

**Proenza Schouler**

Paul Hanlon gave the girls at Proenza Schouler a boyish look with the disheveled locks left to frame the face

**Ralph Lauren**

Guido Palau’s hair was smoothly pulled back in a low ponytail, secured tightly with a lock of hair

**Rodarte**

Interpreting the Australian inspiration behind the show, make-up artist James Kaliardos’ Outback girls featured heavily bronzed cheeks with just a dot of brilliant fuchsia

**Thakoon**

In keeping with Thakoon’s colour palette inspired by Amsterdam’s red light district, lips sported a matte, almost fluorescent shade of red, while faces had a simple glow

**Thakoon**

To contrast, hair was extremely ladylike, smoothly pulled up in a high French twist with a few straightened locks falling at the front

**Thom Browne**

The hair at Thom Browne was twirled up into a tight chignon, on which a geometric veil was pinned

New York A/W 2012: Grooming Trends-Tommy Hilfiger — **Tommy Hilfiger**

Diane Kendal created an incredibly luminous complexion at Tommy Hilfiger, accentuated by a hint of gloss on the lips

**Tommy Hilfiger**

Eugene Souleiman simply pulled hair back into a central-parted, low ponytail

**Victoria Beckham**

Yet another bright red matte lipstick, setting the mood at Victoria Beckham

**Victoria Beckham**|

Hair on the other hand was simple and ladylike, brushed straight and with a sleek parting on one side

Jack Moss is the Fashion Features Editor at Wallpaper*, joining the team in 2022. Having previously been the digital features editor at AnOther and digital editor at 10 and 10 Men magazines, he has also contributed to titles including i-D, Dazed, 10 Magazine, Mr Porter’s The Journal and more, while also featuring in Dazed: 32 Years Confused: The Covers, published by Rizzoli. He is particularly interested in the moments when fashion intersects with other creative disciplines – notably art and design – as well as championing a new generation of international talent and reporting from international fashion weeks. Across his career, he has interviewed the fashion industry’s leading figures, including Rick Owens, Pieter Mulier, Jonathan Anderson, Grace Wales Bonner, Christian Lacroix, Kate Moss and Manolo Blahnik.

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