New York A/W 2012: Grooming Trends

A sleek centre-parting with textured, wavy locks
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Alexander Wang

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

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Alexander Wang

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

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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

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Altuzarra

Altuzarra

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

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Calvin Klein

Calvin Klein

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

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Calvin Klein

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

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Diesel

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

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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

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DKNY

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

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DKNY

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

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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

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New York A/W 2012: Grooming Trends-Eugene Souleiman

Donna Karan

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

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Lacoste

Lacoste

Hairstylist Laurent Philippon left things natural at Lacoste

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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

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Marc Jacobs

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

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Guido Palau combed the hair on one side

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

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New York A/W 2012: Grooming Trends

Philip Lim

Another crimson eye at Phillip Lim. This time it’s a finer band contrasted by thick black eyeliner: a tri-dimensional look by Francelle Daly

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Odile Gilbert created a clean hairstyle with simple ponytails

Philip Lim

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

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New York A/W 2012: Grooming Trends

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Pat McGrath used a pastel palette to uniform the cheeks, with a hint of blushy pink on the lips and eyes

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Ports 1961

Ports 1961

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

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the girls at Proenza Schouler a boyish look

Proenza Schouler

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

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New York A/W 2012: Grooming Trends

Proenza Schouler

In an equally simple fashion, Diane Kendall left faces almost bare, giving a subtle glow to the lips and the eyelids

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New York A/W 2012: Grooming Trends

Ralph Lauren

Tom Pecheux took care of the serene complexion at Ralph Lauren, and focused the attention on the perfect cat-eye

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Guido Palau’s hair was smoothly pulled back in a low ponytail

Ralph Lauren

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

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Rodarte

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

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New York A/W 2012: Grooming Trends

Rodarte

Bringing home the Australian desert references, Odile Gilbert imagined a wind storm to ruffle the models’ hair, which she tucked in to create a bob, decorated with oversized bobby pins

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Thakoon

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

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hair was extremely ladylike, smoothly pulled up in a high French twist

Thakoon

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

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Thom Browne

Thom Browne

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

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New York A/W 2012: Grooming Trends

Thom Browne

Thom Browne’s futuristic ladylike style included 1930s sharp eyebrows, smoky eyes with a focus on the lower lashes and silver foil lips

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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

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Tommy Hilfiger

Tommy Hilfiger

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

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Victoria Beckham

Victoria Beckham

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

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

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

(Image credit: Victoria Beckham)
Jack Moss
Fashion Features Editor

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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