Sneak Peeks: NYFW F/W 2012 Day Six

Victoria Beckham Backstage

Jeremy Laing

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Sneak Peeks: NYFW F/W 2012 Day Five

Wes Gordon

Christian Siriano

Rachel Antonoff

L.A.M.B.

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Sneak Peeks: NYFW F/W 2012 Day Four

Kate Spade

NAHM

Pamela Love

Jen Kao

SUNO

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Sneak Peeks: NYFW F/W 2012 Day Three

Erickson Beamon Backstage

KAELEN Backstage

Katie Gallagher

Costello Tagliapietra Backstage

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Sneak Peeks: NYFW F/W 2012 Day Two

Hyden Yoo

Backstage at Rachel Comey

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Sneak Peeks: NYFW F/W 2012 Day One

OBAKKI

OBAKKI

All Photos and Content ®2012 Rachel Scroggins/The Greyest Ghost

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Getting in the Spirit of Fashion Week

Things have been quite around here, while I’ve been doing a lot of planning and preparation for NY Fashion Week. A lot of last minute friend hangouts, schedule wrangling– and a lot of laundry!

As is tradition, I like to start off each new fashion week revisiting some of my favorite photos from the season before. Hopefully, I will have a lot more great coverage from my 6th (!!) season at NYFW. For anyone new here: I shoot such a high volume (at least 30 shows, averaging about 16-20,000 photos overall–all while pulling 12 hour days for about 9 days straight) that I post “teaser” images every night. Full show and backstage coverage will begin the day after NYFW ends.

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The Blonds S/S 2012

I found it very fitting that one of the most theatrical and entertaining shows of NY Fashion Week took place on the last (for me) day. The Blonds’ shows are always a sight to see, as much a true spectacle as one can find during fashion week.

This season, I not only photographed the runway show, but ventured backstage as well. There, I found hair and nails just as show-stopping as the clothes.

CND nail tech Kristina Eastabrooks created a 20 sets of glamorous, sparkling nail tips for the show– that took over 100 hours to complete! The details on the nails, which featured materials like crushed geometric glass, 24k gold leafing, Swarovski crystals, and hand painted designs, were truly amazing:

The finished nails:

Dennis Lanni for Bumble and Bumble created “Jessica Rabbit”, curvy big hair that corresponded with the show’s classic 60′s heyday Playboy theme.

Dennis himself is a huge fan of 60′s era beauty, and it’s “big healthy hair”, but also insured the look didn’t veer too far into “pageant hair” territory.

To get the look:

Hair was sprayed down with Bumble and Bumble Thickening Spray. A large barrel curling iron was then used to curl hair, which was then pinned on the top of the head to set.

Once pins are removed, hair was back-combed with a fine bristled (not nylon!) brush. Hair was finished with Spray de Mode for hold.

The finished look:

Phillipe Blond gets the model treatment

The clothes themselves showed off an equally intense attention to detail:

Hand-finishing a corset right before the show

See the full photo set here.

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Karen Walker S/S 2012

Karen Walker’s collections expertly toe the line between girly and tom-boyish, interjecting bright, quirky prints that keep things fresh season after season.

For her Spring show’s nail art, Karen wanted a color that screamed “summer”. CND lead nail tech Wanda Ruiz created a custom lemon-lime sherbert color by mixing 2 existing CND polishes.

7 drops of Blackack were added to the bright yellow shade Bicycle, which was painted onto models’ nails in 2 coats. 1 coat of AirDry Top Coat was applied to finish the look.

A closer view of the finished look:

Laurent Philippon for Bumble and Bumble created a rock and roll inspired boyish 40′s hairstyle.

Careful to note that this style can be dangerous if it veers into “wedding-ish” territory, the look was slightly disheveled, and meant to be a style that could easily be a “cool girl DIY”. The result was one of my favorite hairstyles of the season!

To get the look:
Hair was sprayed with Bumble and Bumble Thickening Spray (a favorite product of mine!) at the roots, then blow dried. Surf Spray was misted over the length of the hair to mattify. Hair was then rolled, and secured with bobby pins. Laurent then roughed up the hair using his hands, to create a disheveled look. Hair was finished with a spray of Bumble and Bumble Hair Powder, in corresponding shade to match the models’ hair.

The finished look:

Additionally, a handful of the models’ hair was styled with “do rags” made from Karen’s prints:

Makeup by Clinique

Prints are always the highlight of Karen Walker’s collections:

Designer Karen Walker

Many guests at the show wore dresses from Karen’s F/W ’11 collection:

Karen makes the best boyfriend blazers

See the full photo set here.

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Jen Kao S/S 2012

For two seasons in a row now, Jen Kao’s collections have provided some much needed color during New York Fashion Week. Never afraid to mix colors and patterns, Kao’s designs continually push the envelope and become more progressive. For Spring, the nail art proved to be just as revolutionary.

Inspired by poisonous frogs, CND lead nail tech Wanda Ruiz created “lethal love” nails, a “dark sided” ombre look:

To get the look, CND’s Midnight Sapphire, Anchor Blue, Rouge Red, and Green Scene were airbrushed onto artificial nails. Followed by a layer of CND Blackjack. Nails were finished with a layer of Air Dry Top Coat.

The jungle-esque nail art perfectly complimented the beautiful bird of paradise inspired jewelry, and prints of Jen Kao’s spring collection, making it one of my absolute favorite shows of S/S ’12:

Drool-worthy gladiator sandals

Handmade paper art worn by models in the show

My favorite piece in the collection

The show opener

See the full photo set here.

All Photos and Content ®2011-2012 Rachel Scroggins/The Greyest Ghost

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