Justin Beiber sat front row at the Y-3 show at New York Fashion Week sporting his signature side-swept bangs from the beginning of his career. But in an apparent attempt to add some maturity, he also grew this "mustache" (if you can even call it that). Y-3 designer Yohji Yamamoto seemed unfazed by the feeble facial hair as he chatted and fist-bumped with Beiber, but I'm calling it a creepy fashion faux pas. Selena, you got out just in the nick of time.
At the Givenchy show at Paris Fashion Week, makeup artist Pat McGrath proved her love for all things sparkly isn't going anywhere. The intricate face masks were made out of Swarovski crystals, sequins and netting, and took 12 hours and over 40 sets of hands to apply. Is it just me, or does a swarm of 40 assistants manhandling your face for 12 hours sound like one of Dante's circles of hell? Still, after a month full of slicked-back hair and those perfect "natural" makeup looks, isn't it nice to see something with a little more pizazz?
In fashionland -- at least when it comes to models -- the saying, "good things come in small packages" is regarded as law. So the fact that designer Eden Miller debuted the first plus size fashion line to show at New York Fashion Week ever is no minor thing. And, at Total Beauty, we haven't stopped talking about it. Sadly, even with all the hype surrounding the show, we noticed there wasn't a whole lot of coverage detailing the pieces that Miller sent down the runway. A first step is good, but there's clearly still progress to be made in accepting plus size lines as part of the fashion world.
Twinsies! The models at Jen Kao's show in New York City drew hair inspiration from the sleek and straight-haired Afghan Hounds that strutted alongside them on the runway. Bumble and Bumble hairstylist James Pecis took the models' hair to new lengths with 24-inch extensions. We'd call it an homage to Crystal Gayle, except our guess is that no one in modeling land is old enough to know who the '70s country singer is. Jen Kao's line was appropriately named Hound & Hare. Does this mean retailers will finally stop selling all those weird cat sweaters?
This summer, supermodels Iman and Naomi Cambell joined the Diversity Coalition to campaign for more diversity on the runway. Iman pointed a finger at brands that don't use black models and urged her Twitter followers to boycott and speak out against those fashion labels. "If you engage the social media, trust me, it will hurt them in their pockets," she told Vogue UK. "If you take it out there, they will feel the uproar." Then in September, Naomi Campbell called out Céline who "has never had a colored person showing in their collection. Ever." Once again, come on, fashion world. Since when do the pale and pasty have a monopoly on beauty?
Fashion Month always lingers in my mind far past September. The gorgeous gowns, unforgettable makeup, and of course the outrageous and hilarious moments that crop up amongst all the day-to-day action.