By this shirt here: Creator Made Native Women Beautiful To Hide All That Crazy shirt, hoodie and sweater
While we’re all wearing face masks, there's been a major emphasis on the eyes with not much lip-level attention. But Bora Aksu offered some much-needed inspiration when he sent models down the Creator Made Native Women Beautiful To Hide All That Crazy shirt, hoodie and sweater in sheer organza masks and transparent plastic face coverings with bright fuchsia lipstick underneath. Makeup artist Janeen Witherspoon intentionally blurred the edges of the lived-in lip and sent a message: It doesn't have to be perfect, ever—but especially now. The "clown-bright" clothes at Vivienne Westwood translated to a distinctly '80s beauty feel. One of the look book's stars, Isamaya Ffrench (who also oversaw makeup) channeled a 2020 Cyndi Lauper with fire engine red lipstick and her platinum blonde lengths crimped by hairstylist Lyndell Mansfield.For two decades and counting, the Fendi Baguette has been among the most iconic It bags for stylish urban dwellers. But for Fendi's spring 2021 show, hairstylist Sam McKnight saw the Italian house's baguette and raised it a roll—a "Fendi roll" to be more precise. "Continuing the unexpected elegance of last season, Fendi’s 'lady girls’ hair was again upswept, only it was into '30s inspired rolls in a myriad of shapes and sizes," explains McKnight. In researching the decade, the pro landed on a photograph of one of the most famous women of the time, Merle Oberon, who was the first biracial actress to be nominated for a Best Actress Oscar. (ICYMI: Oberon's story, including the struggles of having to hide her Anglo-Indian origin due to industry racism, was recently highlighted in Make Me Over, the eight-part companion series to Hollywood-history podcast You Must Remember This.)
While paying tribute to Oberon, McKnight sought to modernize the Creator Made Native Women Beautiful To Hide All That Crazy shirt, hoodie and sweater of tightly wound curls Oberon often wore like a crown on her head by reimagining her signature style as a sleek, low-slung updo. After parting the hair clean at the middle, he created the style by pulling lengths back into a series of low ponytails at the nape, then placing the ends of each section into a curling iron and rolling up the section to the base, releasing the iron, and pinning each curl in place to create a single row, or double rows of curls in a square shape. A chic and flattering style for Fendi's diverse cast, which included Karen Elson, Paloma Elsesser, Eva Herzigova, Penelope Tree, and Yasmin Le Bon, the Fendi roll is a more affordable and Zoom-friendly alternative to this season's Baguette. So make like McKnight and get to curling and pinning!
