METROPOLIS COSTUME DESIGN IDEAS

MAKE UP APPLICATION

THE CONCEPT FOR THE MAKE UP WAS A FASHION SHOW BASED ON THE THEME OF METROPOLIS. I CREATED THREE LOOKS; 'THE FACTORY WORKER', 'HIGH SOCIETY' & 'FUTURE'

THE FACTORY WORKER

I WANTED TO CREATE A HEAVY, TIRED LOOK, REMINISCENT OF THE CHARACTERS WORKING IN THE FACTORY AT THE BEGINNING OF FRITZ LANG'S METROPOLIS. BY CONTOURING THE CHEEKBONES AND THE UNDER EYE AREA WITH A DEEP BROWN, A DRAMATIC, ALMOST DESATURATED LOOK IS ACHIEVED.

• I BEGAN BY COVERING THE FACE WITH MAC PRO LONGWEAR FOUNDATION USING A FOUNDATION BRUSH. 
• I MUTED THE LIPS OUT USING MAC STUDIO FINISH CONCEALER WHICH I APPLIED USING A MAC 239 BRUSH.
• THE EYEBROWS WERE FILLED IN USING RIMMEL EYEBROW PENCIL IN BLACK
• I THEN USED THE DARKEST SHADE IN NEW CID 'BLACKBERRY BERRY' EYE SHADOW QUAD AND WENT AROUND THE EYE SOCKET AND LOWER LID USING A MAC 231 BRUSH.
• I LINED THE LASHLINE AND LOWERLID WITH NEW CID I-LINE IN BLACK AND SMUDGED IT SLIGHTLY USING MY RING FINGER.
• TO FINISH, I SHADED FROM THE SIDE OF THE NOSE TO THE ARCH OF THE BROW, ALONG THE EDGE OF THE UNDER EYE AREA AND UNDER THE CHEEK BONES WITH RIMMEL COLOUR RUSH IN 'INTENSE' USING A MAC 275 BRUSH.

HIGH SOCIETY

I WANTED THIS LOOK TO ECHO THE FLAPPER GIRL LOOK OF THE 1920'S, SO I USED DEEP LIP COLOUR AND THIN LINED EYEBROWS. I TOOK INSPIRATION FROM JOHN GALLIANO'S CATWALK SHOWS AND KEPT THE NATURAL BROW VISIBLE.

• I BEGAN BY APPLYING MAC STUDIO TECH FOUNDATION OVER THE WHOLE FACE USING A SPONGE
• I THEN CONCEALED UNDER THE EYES USING MAC PRO LONGWEAR CONCEALER AND A MAC 239 BRUSH
• I CONTOURED THE CHEEKS BY APPLYING MAC POWDER BLUSH IN 'WELL DRESSED' WITH MAC 168 BRUSH
• FOR THE EYEBROWS, I DREW A THIN LINE IN ONE STROKE ALONG THE LENGTH OF THE BROW AND THEN SLIGHTLY BEYOND.
• THE LASHES ARE COATED IN MAC FALSE LASHES MASCARA AND LINED WITH A SMALL AMOUNT OF SMUDGED KOHL PENCIL BY NEW CID.
•  I USED SLEEK LIPLINER IN 'CHESTNUT' OVER THE WHOLE LIP, FIRST GOING ROUND THE NATURAL LIP LINE, EXAGGERATING THE CUPID'S BOW AND THEN FILLING IN THE REST.

FUTURE

I WANTED TO CREATE AN ALIEN FEEL TO THIS LOOK, SO I KEPT THE EYELASHES BARE AND MADE THE REST OF THE FACE VERY A FLAT COLOUR. I TOOK INSPIRATION FROM ALEXANDER MCQUEEN'S S/S 2010 SHOW.

• I BEGAN BY APPLYING MAC STUDIO TECH FOUNDATION TO THE WHOLE FACE USING A SPONGE, THEN BLENDING WITH A LARGE FOUNDATION BRUSH.
• I THEN DOTTED MAC SELECT COVER UP CONCEALER UNDER THE EYES AND BLENDED WITH A MAC 239 BRUSH
• I BRUSHED A BROWN EYE SHADOW BY RIMMEL UP THE CHEEK BONES FOR A DRAMATIC SHADOW EFFECT AND BLENDED DOWNWARDS TOWARDS THE JAWLINE USING A MAC 168 BRUSH
• I COATED THE LIPS IN MAC VIVA GLAM LIPGLASS IN 'GAGA'
• I FILLED IN THE EYEBROWS WITH RIMMEL EYESHADOW IN 'INTENSE' USING A SMALL ANGLE BRUSH AND SHADED UNDER THE BROW WITH MAC 'ESPRESSO' EYESHADOW 
• FINALLY, I BLENDED LOREAL TRUE MATCH TOUCHE MAGIQUE CONCEALER IN THE MIDDLE OF THE EYELIDS, ABOVE THE CHEEKBONES AND AT THE SIDES OF THE NOSE AND ADDED A DOT OF VASELINE TO THE CHEEKS, LIDS AND IN BETWEEN THE EYEROWS TO CREATE A MORE SHINY, ALIEN LOOK

TIM WALKER

TIM WALKER WAS ONE OF THE FIRST PHOTOGRAPHERS I DEVELOPED A REAL INTEREST IN. HIS FANTASTICAL EDITORIALS HAVE INCLUDED SOME OF MY ALL TIME FAVOURITE PHOTOGRAPHS. THE QUALITY OF LIGHT AND THE BEAUTIFUL USE OF COLOUR IN HIS IMAGES ARE WHAT MAKE HIM SUCH AN INSPIRATION FOR ME. THE WAY HE USES OVERSIZED PROPS TO TAKE HIS PHOTOGRAPHS INTO A SURREAL, FAIRY TAKE WORLD IS INCREDIBLE.

NICK KNIGHT

NICK KNIGHT IS ONE OF MY FAVOURITE PHOTOGRAPHERS. HIS WORK WITH SHOWStudio HAS COMPLETELY REVOLUTIONIZED THE WAY WE VIEW ART, EXPOSING THE CREATIVE PROCESS ONLINE THROUGH A SERIES OF LIVE STREAMS WHICH SHOW ARTISTS, DESIGNERS AND PHOTOGRAPHERS AT WORK, DOCUMENTING FROM CONCEPTION TO COMPLETION. MORE RECENTLY THE WEBSITE HAS ALSO STREAMED LIVE INTERVIEWS WITH SOME OF TODAY'S MOST INFLUENTIAL PEOPLE IN FASHION, SUCH AS LADY GAGA, SUSIE BUBBLE AND TIM WALKER. I WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO VISIT SOMERSET HOUSE'S MAJOR THE SHOWstudio: FASHION REVOLUTION EXHIBITION IN 2009. 

KARL LAGERFELD

KARL LAGERFELD IS A PHOTOGRAPHER AND FASHION DESIGNER, BEST KNOWN FOR BEING THE CREATIVE DIRECTOR AND HEAD DESIGNER AT CHANEL. ALTHOUGH I LOVE HOW HE HAS RE-INVENTED CHANEL WHILST STAYING TRUE TO THE FASHION HOUSE'S ORIGINAL STYLE, IT'S HIS PHOTOGRAPHY WHICH INSPIRES ME THE MOST.