January 2025

Beauty at Alexander McQueen AW0925 Images This piece was originally published 26 April 2019. The hair and make-up on the runway is commonly very experimental. Creative freedom combines with eclectic visions from designers to bring together the final word fantasy. Runway Retrospectives is a column that explores a few of the most legendary catwalk beauty looks of all time. Who Designer Alexander McQueen presented his fall 2009 show in Paris just over ten years ago. For the occasion, McQueen sent models down the runway wearing elegant skirt suits and dresses in shades of red, black and houndstooth that mirrored couture in craftsmanship and execution. As for the wonder look, make-up artist Peter Philips gave models bleached brows and now iconic extreme, oversized lips...