February 15 2013
Q&A WITH MAKE-UP ARTIST, HANNAH MURRAY
Tell us about the look we are seeing on Helmut Lang’s Fall 2013 runway.
A monochromatic look based around creamy polished skin, a subtle glossed mushroom eye and either strong dark brows or bleached brows depending on the girls hair color. It’s strong in it’s simplicity and absence of color.
What new beauty item can’t you live without?
The new NARS brow pencils - they have a waxy texture which makes defining brows foolproof. You’re not going to get a hard solid shape which is never a good look!
Any industry skincare tips to surviving fashion week?
Good old fashioned advice - water, good food and sleep. And SK-II masks are miracle workers (although I’ve run out before we’ve even begun!).
What beauty trend do you see dominating the runways this season?
An easy boyish beauty with a tough edge - whether that comes from a heavier brow or black rimmed eyes next to chocolate lids, I feel I’m leaning towards giving the girls a polished darkness.
The Helmut Lang girl must have a muted metallic cream eyeshadow in her make-up bag.
I’m using NARS Cythère Velvet Gloss Lip Pencil , which gives the most beautiful tonal sheen to the eye. It gives an effortless modern edge to your look without looking make up-y.
February 15 2013
Q&A WITH HAIR STYLIST, PAUL HANLON
Tell us about the inspiration behind this season’s Helmut Lang hair.
This season was more about the girls and casting then the hair. We kept the look simple, pure and monochromatic. The girls were given either black, brown or ash blonde hair. On 75% of the models we used a temporary color mousse to give the hair some rich texture.
What secret product / tool must you always have on hand for the shows?
CHI Helmet Head Hair Spray to hold the looks in place and TIGI Bed Head Superstar Queen Spray to thicken the hair and give it texture.
Your most memorable fashion week moment is _______
Having the opportunity to work with the brilliant Alexander McQueen in Paris. It was an overwhelming and inspiring experience. He is a man that is truly missed.
What’s the simplest way to recreate this runway look at home?
After you wash your hair don’t blow dry it and add some light mousse. Pull your hair back in a low pony tail and twist it in a tight knot. Let it dry for a bit, then take out the knot and blow your hair out on cool.
You travel a ton for all the fashion weeks, what’s your favorite part about NYC?
The energy of the city.
February 15 2013
Q&A with STYLIST, ALASTAIR MCKIMM
Tell us about the direction you took styling Helmut Lang’s Fall 2013 collection.
Savage Minimalism.
You’ve been working with Helmut Lang for many seasons now, how have you seen the collection evolve?
I’ve loved it since Day 1.
Your styling jam of the moment is ______
This season we’ve been enjoying silence.
What’s your favorite piece / look from the Fall 2013 collection?
Look #1 the Heat Taped Grey Wool Parka
What’s the best investment hanging in your closet?
My $20 Black Army Hat
February 14 2013
MODEL SPOTLIGHT: HANNE GABY ODIELE
How were you discovered?
At a music festival, 8 years ago in Belgium.
Your vice is _____
Champagne
What’s your fashion week fuel?
I like to stay consistent with my normal diet and enjoy cooking at home.
Tell us about your daily beauty routine.
Nothing, I’m all natural. Just the basic shower and cream.
What’s currently playing on your iphone/ipod?
The Knife – Full of Fire
When fashion week is over the first thing you will do is ______.
Sex, sleep and vacation in Cuba.
Reading any books you can’t put down?
Born to Run: A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen by Christopher McDougall …..If I could find it….
You never leave the house without _____
My MetroCard, because it’s the only way I get into my house.
February 14 2013
MODEL SPOTLIGHT: MEGHAN COLLISON
How were you discovered?
When I was 18, in a mall in Edmonton, Alberta (where I’m from) by my mother agency Mode Models.
Your vice is _____
Chocolate Chip Cookies.
If you could trade closets with someone, who would you choose?
Jane Birkin
What’s your fashion week fuel?
Starbucks Vanilla Lattes
Tell us about your daily makeup routine.
MAC Studio Fix Powder, Chanel Mascara, Clear eyebrow gel from MAC to brush up my brows. It’s a nice, clean and simple look.
Describe your style in 3 words _____, _____, _____.
Laid-back. Thrifty. Simple
What’s currently playing on your iphone/ipod?
Josh Ritter, Matthew Good and The Tragically Hip
Your favorite model of all time is _____.
Actually an Actress, Barbara Steele
What’s NY’s best kept secret?
Northeast Kingdom in Bushwick, Brooklyn
When fashion week is over the first thing you will do is ______.
Going back home to Canada! I’m so excited it’s for a wedding!
You never leave the house without _____
My favorite ring. It’s an awful looking thing from the 80s. It’s a big, silver and chunky. It’s one of those pieces, where I know when I’ve forgotten to put it on and will make my boyfriend run back into the house to get it for me.
February 14 2013
MODEL SPOTLIGHT: KEL MARKEY
How were you discovered?
Wasn’t! I did it myself.
What item from the Helmut Lang Fall 2013 Collection would you like to wear off the runway now?
It’s hard to pick just one, but I love the COOL slouchy trousers! They look great with the pony hair tops.
Your vice is _____
Frozen desserts.
If you could trade closets with someone, who would you choose?
It would probably be with a boy…
What’s your fashion week fuel?
My darling boyfriend.
Tell us about your daily beauty routine.
Moisturizer! Sometimes it’s tinted.
Describe your style in 3 words _____, _____, _____.
Relaxed. 90’s. Dark Colors.
What’s currently playing on your iphone/ipod?
Ben Howard
What’s NY’s best kept secret?
South Brooklyn! (Specifically my neighborhood and around Cobble Hill)
Reading any books you can’t put down?
Franny and Zooey by J.D. Salinger
You never leave the house without _____
Chapstick.
February 14 2013
MODEL SPOTLIGHT: NATASHA REMARCHUK
How were you discovered?
A model scout found me in Minsk, Belarus.
What item from the Helmut Lang Fall 2013 Collection would you like to wear off the runway now?
All the Jackets.
Your vice is _____
Sweets and chocolate.
If you could trade closets with someone, who would you choose?
Marc Jacobs
What’s your fashion week fuel?
Healthy foods and coffee, coffee, coffee!
Tell us about your daily beauty routine.
Sleep. I try to get as much sleep in as I can, but usually only get 5-6 hours
Describe your style in 3 words _____, _____, _____.
Simple. Comfortable. Black.
What’s currently playing on your iphone/ipod?
30 Seconds to Mars
Your favorite model of all time is _____.
Linda Evangelista
What’s NY’s best kept secret?
The Model Lounge
When fashion week is over the first thing you will do is ______.
To go home to Minsk.
Reading any books you can’t put down?
A Russian book I don’t know how to translate….
You never leave the house without _____
My phone.
February 14 2013
MODEL SPOTLIGHT: KATE BOGUCHARSKAIA
How were you discovered?
I’m from a little village in Russia called Samara. A model scout found me 9 months ago in Moscow at a bus station.
Your vice is _____
Cigarettes and coffee in the morning before breakfast. It reminds me of Milan.
What’s your fashion week fuel?
Vitamin C.
Tell us about your daily beauty routine.
Shower and Avène cream.
Describe your style.
Foxy Lady.
What’s currently playing on your iphone/ipod?
Incubus – Promises.
Your favorite model of all time is _____.
I don’t have a favorite, but I like Kate Moss.
When fashion week is over the first thing you will do is ______.
Sleep and see my mother, who I haven’t seen in 7 months.
Reading any books you can’t put down?
Shantaram by Gregory David Roberts
You never leave the house without _____
My phone.
November 09 2012
GREY AREA FOR HELMUT LANG: ENGINE BLOCKS BY SHELTER SERRA
For this series, New York based artist Shelter Serra cast vintage engines that have come to define the American car culture of the late 1960’s and 1970’s. Five unique car engines were used to create 17 custom sculptures for Helmut Lang. Engine Blocks will be displayed in our stores from November 7– January 7, 2013.
Shelter, who is the nephew of American sculptor Richard Serra, is well known for his cast-silicone sculptures of Fake Roley Bracelets, Birkin bags, and Beer Cans. He explores a sculptural practice of casting everyday objects in unique materials to replicate archetypes of our culture.
Q&A WITH ARTIST, SHELTER SERRA
What model engines are these casts from?
Among the five car engines are the 351 Windsor V8 from the 1969 Ford Mustang, a 426 Chrysler Hemi Long Block, and a few Chevy 454 “Tall Decks.” The engine blocks have been reduced to a solitary form, cast with injected foam that has been uniquely dyed in a variety of colors.
What is the process and material?
The foam injection process is an extension of conventional injection molding. First, an inert gas is introduced to a liquid polymer. Then, the high density polyurethane foam is used to fill an empty mold creating a solid object. It is a very similar material and process akin to the fabrication of car interiors and machine prototypes.
What is the inspiration for the work?
This project developed from a sculptural practice of casting everyday objects in unique materials and replicating archetypes of our culture. Through altering the materiality and context of the engine blocks, aspects of our everyday environment are reexamined.
ABOUT THE ARTIST
California native and New York-based artist, Shelter Serra transforms his ideas into a wide range of media from drawing and print to sculpture and video. Born in 1972, Serra studied studio art at the University of California at Santa Cruz and received a Master of Fine Art from the Rhode Island School of Design. His work has been exhibited nationally and internationally at galleries including Cystem Gallery (Tokyo), Space 1026 (Philadelphia), Perry Rubenstein Gallery (New York), and Renwick Gallery (New York).
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September 27 2012
GUEST BLOGGER SERIES Q&A: PIPPA LORD OF SOUS STYLE
Tell me about the Fall 12 Helmut Lang / HELMUT “daily uniform” essentials you selected.
My favorite things are a black blazer, black stretch pants (it feels like I’m at the gym but way chicer and the best ‘go to item) and white T’s. All of which HL does perfectly.
What’s your favorite JAM to cook too?
Frank Ocean - he is one sexy and talented man.
In the kitchen you swear by ____.
GOOGLE.COM
If you could cook for anyone, who would it be and why?
I wouldn’t cook - I’d mix up a few awesome cocktails and small bites for ‘the women’ - Hillary, Oprah, Tina and Arianna Huffington. I’m sure after the first cocktail world peace would be sorted. I need to send them an invite via paperless post or something….
Tell us about your “ah-ha” moment that made you start Sous Style.
My ‘ah-ha’ came from an ‘oh no.’ I started Sous Style because for years I hated food, my bedroom and I wanted to live in a villa in Tuscany. I made friends with these two sides of my life, food and home and fell in love with the idea of homemaking. Furthermore, I realized no one was talking to my generation of homemakers. I’m all about living a fashionably imperfect life full of sexy things in food, home and lifestyle. Hey, why not live your ‘best life ever’ now?
Best meal you’ve ever had was at ___.
I love it at Playa De Los Aristas that is located in the surf village of Montezuma in Costa Rica. It’s a super low key but elegant dining experience right on the beach.
What is NY’s best kept secret?
Her name is Elva. She is a fabulous soulful Russian woman who does the best ‘cheap and shriek’ wax ever while counseling clients on life’s ‘big questions.’
Your motto is ____.
I have a different motto for most days of the week but today it is ‘what would madonna do?’
Favorite site for discovering new recipes?
sousstyle.com
Favorite coffee table book you own is _____.
Bob Richardson, House and Garden Almanac 1973 and Derek Blasberg’s Classy to keep me in check.
Your vice is ______
Paula Deen on YouTube
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