Zac Posen NYFW SS/15

Catwalk: Zac Posen New York Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2015

The Zac Posen Spring/Summer Catwalk followed a colour theme of red, white and black. The red shade had an almost coral orange undertone to it which made it bright and fresh.
The collection was made up of dresses which were plain in detail but created bold silhouettes. 
The satin material which was used for some of his creations made the dresses appear more character and elegance so no embellishment was needed on this simple but classic style. The dresses ranged from knee length to floor length and from fitted to slightly more loose. All however held the colour theme well. 

Collection by Zac Posen

Zac Posen created some dresses which clinged to the waist and displayed the models figure giving the silhouette an hourglass appearance. Other dresses offered a flowing skirt with a constructed boned bodice. Some dresses really showed off his spectacular tailoring by boasting sharp angular shapes which proved firm and hard to walk in. 

Makeup by Kabuki
Hair by Odile Gilbert

The Makeup 

The makeup was created by Kabuki. The focus of the makeup was clean healthy skin with a bold red lip to tie in with the colour theme. The eyes were glossy to match the dewy skin and the cheeks had a rosy flush to them. The eyebrows were pretty natural and were not over-groomed. 

For this look I think the base would have been applied to the face first as the eye makeup is barely there so fall out would be non existent. The foundation looks quite light so MAC's Face and Body could be used as this product allows the skin to still be visible underneath. Then concealer is used just to cover any dark tones under the eyes so I would imagine a MAC Concealer Palette would be used. The cheeks look quite dewy where as the T-Zone is matte so the T-Zone would be powderd with a translucent setting powder. However to add shine on the cheek area MAC Stroke can be used to highlight the top of the cheekbone. MACs 'Fleur Power' Blush can be swept on the cheek bones to capture that healthy glow. Brow Gel by MAC can be run through the brows and any gaps can be filled with a powder which is the same shade as the models natural colour. MAC 'Brule' can be washed over the eye area with a fluffy brush for the base. 'Cork' can be swept through the crease to add some depth to the eye area. A light coating of mascara can be brushed on the top lashes and Vaseline dabbed on the eye lids to get a glossy finish. The lips were most probably lined first to create the perfect shape. I would expect a lip liner like MAC in 'Ruby Woo' would have been used with MACs Lipstick in 'Cockney'. The lips are matte so they could be blotted to take down shine and another layer of lipstick can be added. To further crisp up the lip line concealer one hade lighter than the skin tone can be added around the lips. 


The Hair

The hair is designed by Odile Gilbert who created this sleek wet look which pushes the hair away from the face. The hair has a side parting and a blow dry gel was smoothed through the hair on the top and sides to create the wet look. The front of the hair was combed in an upward motion to create a wave and a blow dryer was used to set the hair into shape. The hair is kept back from the face and pretty simple as to let the bold colours of the lips and dresses stand out and steal the show. 


References

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The Glass Magazine, (2014). NYFW SS15: Zac Posen. [online] Available at: http://www.theglassmagazine.com/nyfw-ss15-zac-posen/ [Accessed 4 Dec. 2015].

Makeupforlife.net, (2014). Runway Beauty: Glowy Skin with Red Lip at Zac Posen Spring/Summer 2015 - Makeup For Life. [online] Available at: http://makeupforlife.net/2014/09/glowy-skin-red-lip-zac-posen-spring-summer-2015.html [Accessed 5 Dec. 2015].