RE\SET Backstage Beauty: Why Orange is Always Cool
While Toronto Fashion Week was going down in Yorkville, Queen West’s The Great Hall was host to another exclusive fashion event: RE\SET. Over two days (Sept. 6 and 7), the multi-stage contemporary affair saw young, indie Canadian designers showcase their FW17 collections. There were some familiar faces too: Sid Neigum, Christopher Bates, MARAM, and House of Nonie were among those who presented.
We went backstage at the beautyBOUTIQUE by Shopper’s Drug Mart to talk runway looks with makeup artist, Simone Otis. The beauty trend we were crazy about? Monochromatic orange.
Except, trend might not be the right word. “I hate saying a trend,” Otis said backstage, “because then you put a line in the sand and say this is good and this is bad. I don’t think that’s really valid. You do, however, want to talk about an area where things are going.” And, Otis talks about what’s cool. (Because if anyone knows, it’s her.)
For the MARAM show, they did a monochromatic orange look, (with lots of highlight.) “Orange, to me, is a colour that doesn’t necessarily have a year attached to it,” Otis explained, moments before sending the models to get dressed. “Orange keeps trying to pop up over the years in makeup. But it doesn’t feel like it’s the 60s — it’s slightly 70s, which makes sense. The 70s are popping up everywhere in fashion.”
If you’re not a fan of orange, you can do another look. Here’s what you need to know about monochromatic make-up: “You can do an orange, orange, orange on the features. As long as you stay in that family, it’s an easy way to play with colour. You could do that in other ways: you can do it with cranberry, berries of any sort, pink.” Why Orange instead of fresh, young and springy pink? According to Otis, “orange feels a little edgier.” And we couldn’t agree more.
Take a look at the BTS beauty images from the MARAM show at RE\SET.
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, the multi-stage contemporary affair saw young, indie Canadian designers showcase their FW17 collections. There were some familiar faces too: Sid Neigum, Christopher Bates, MARAM, and House of Nonie were among those who presented.
We went backstage at the beautyBOUTIQUE by Shopper's Drug Mart to talk runway looks with makeup artist, Simone Otis. The beauty trend we were crazy about? Monochromatic orange.
Except, trend might not be the right word. "I hate saying a trend," Otis said backstage, "because then you put a line in the sand and say this is good and this is bad. I don't think that's really valid. You do, however, want to talk about an area where things are going." And, Otis talks about what's cool. (Because if anyone knows, it's her.)
For the MARAM show, they did a monochromatic orange look, (with lots of highlight.) "Orange, to me, is a colour that doesn't necessarily have a year attached to it," Otis explained, moments before sending the models to get dressed. "Orange keeps trying to pop up over the years in makeup. But it doesn't feel like it's the 60s — it's slightly 70s, which makes sense. The 70s are popping up everywhere in fashion."
If you're not a fan of orange, you can do another look. Here's what you need to know about monochromatic make-up: "You can do an orange, orange, orange on the features. As long as you stay in that family, it's an easy way to play with colour. You could do that in other ways: you can do it with cranberry, berries of any sort, pink." Why Orange instead of fresh, young and springy pink? According to Otis, "orange feels a little edgier." And we couldn't agree more.
Take a look at the BTS beauty images from the MARAM show at RE\SET.
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