Fairy-Tale Fantasia: The Magic of A/W 24 Couture Hair and Beauty Trends
Couture Hair and Beauty Trends
In a season where fantasy and reality entwine, the A/W 24 Couture collections invite us into a world where the ordinary transforms into the extraordinary. The runway has become a stage for the surreal, the whimsical, and the cosmic. From oversized hair accessories that seem plucked from a fairy-tale to shimmering, otherworldly makeup looks, this season’s hair and beauty trends tell a story of escapism, imagination, and artistic expression.
Theatrical Hair: A Playful Approach to Proportions
This season, hair styling takes on a theatrical quality, embracing exaggerated proportions and surreal shapes that are as playful as they are dramatic. Chanel leads the charge with bows as the focal point. These aren’t just any bows—they are oversized silk ties that adorn glossy ponytails, cascading into fluid waves. The bows extend widely to the sides, framing the face from both the front and back, creating a striking silhouette that feels both classic and avant-garde.
The equestrian world lends its influence to another key trend, with large velvet ribbons scattered down lengthy ponytails. This look, reminiscent of show-pony aesthetics, brings a sense of grandeur and refinement, merging the stately with the whimsical.
At Viktor & Rolf, the concept of “couture as an exaggeration on abstractism” takes center stage, with absurd, fairy-tale-like floating sculptured ponytails that seem to defy gravity. These hair sculptures are a testament to the season’s embrace of the fantastical, blurring the lines between reality and the imagined.
ArdAzAei offers a different kind of theatrical contrast, combining Victorian-inspired twisted hair braiding with futuristic graphic eyeliner. This juxtaposition of the old and new creates a look that feels both timeless and cutting-edge, highlighting the season’s focus on reimagining traditional beauty through a contemporary lens.
Whimsical Adornment: A Fairy-Tale on the Face
Hair isn’t the only canvas for this season’s fairy-tale inspirations. Beauty looks extend the narrative, bringing a softer yet equally dramatic feel to the face. At Homolog, traditional under-eye concealer is swapped out for crystal gems, adding a touch of enchantment to the under-eye area. This unexpected substitution elevates the face to something almost otherworldly, as if the models are adorned with tiny constellations.
Giambattista Valli takes inspiration from the gardens of Rajasthan, with whimsical and delicate flower petals adorning iridescent complexions. The effect is ethereal and romantic, transforming the models into living embodiments of nature’s beauty.
Iris Van Herpen continues the organic theme with trails of pearl beads that drape down the models’ faces, seamlessly merging into the garments themselves. This integration of beauty and fashion blurs the boundaries between the body and its adornments, creating a cohesive and harmonious aesthetic.
Ethereal icy feathers extending from the lash lines at Iris Van Herpen add a softly romantic touch to the models’ faces. These delicate adornments evoke images of snow queens and mythical creatures, enhancing the otherworldly aura that permeates this season’s beauty trends.
Cosmic Shimmer: The Glow of the Otherworldly
As we move from the fairy-tale to the cosmic, a new trend emerges this season—a cosmic shimmer that brings light and warmth to the face. This trend focuses on the eye area and upper cheek, with gold hues and mystical pales creating a glow that feels almost celestial.
At Dior, makeup artist Peter Philips creates a standout look with gleaming skin and gold-dusted eyes using the Diorshow 5 Couleurs in number 539 Grand Bal. This look is a perfect embodiment of the season’s focus on golden warmth, confirming our predictions for A/W 24/25 Beauty Direction Solstice, where light mineral pigments and gleaming warmth take center stage.
Subtle glimmers of cosmic purple shades appear on the eyelids at Alexis Mabille, offering a softer take on the cosmic trend. Meanwhile, a bolder approach is seen at Robert Wun, where purple blends into an icy blue hue on the lips, creating a look that feels both daring and enigmatic.
Charles de Vilmorin presents a darker, more mysterious take on the cosmic trend, with charcoal greys and metallic silvers in the corners of the eyes. This look evokes the vastness of space, with its deep shadows and shimmering stars, adding a sense of intrigue and depth to the overall aesthetic.
The A/W 24 Couture collections are a celebration of imagination, where the lines between the real and the fantastical blur. This season, hair and beauty are not just about enhancing natural features; they are about creating a narrative, telling a story, and offering an escape from the mundane. From oversized hair accessories that evoke fairy-tales to cosmic makeup looks that shimmer with otherworldly light, this season’s trends invite us to step into a world of wonder and whimsy. Whether you’re drawn to the playful proportions of Chanel’s bows, the whimsical adornments of Giambattista Valli, or the cosmic shimmer of Dior, there’s a sense of magic in the air—a reminder that beauty can be as much about fantasy as it is about reality.
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