15 Sep Photos/ Interview: GANT by Michael Bastian Spring Summer 2012 New York Fashion Week Backstage Beauty
Designer: GANT by Michael Bastian
Make Up: Max Delorme
Hair: Martin Christopher Harper for Kate Ryan with products by Cutler
Nails: Tracy Lee Percival for Priti
The Look: “One Sunny Day”
Walking into The Park restaurant on Tenth Avenue I could smell the flowers. Everywhere I looked were bright, exciting, electric colors. The word GANT was individually spelled out in flowers and it was a picture perfect day for an outdoor fashion show.
Backstage, bold colors were everywhere, too. On the toes, celeb manicurist Tracy Lee used custom Priti colors (an orange and yellow) on the Female models toes and a nude sheer pink (the name of the exact color still has not been determined) on their hands. “All these shades were custom created by Priti for GANT,” says Tracy. Male models were treated to a mani/pedi with a clean, smooth finish in clear.
Michael Christopher Harper for Kate Ryan was the lead stylist and created a look that was “Brady Bunch going to Hawaii but with a more modern, Williamsburg, Fire Island hipster feel.” Hair products were provided by Cutler Salon (www.cutlersalon.com) and the Cutler Molding Putty was used as well as Redken products such as their Rootful 06 Lifting Spray (www.redken.com) and Redken Wool Shake 08. The finished overall look had a sandy, ever so slightly windblown look yet still smooth and clean looking. Hair shined and was straightened at the root in sections but was left with a bit of bounce at the ends.
The bold lips were inspired by zinc sunscreen and were also reminiscent of the bold colors shown in Gant’s collection. Max Delorme wanted the natural, healthy glow you’d have after a bit of sun paired with these colored zinc-like lips to really show off the face’s natural warmth.
All things were beach and sun inspired and the overall look was playful yet still polished.
– Nicole Gordon Levine
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