The growing presence of nails on the runway was evident backstage at Marchesa, where Deborah Lippmann for Beauty.com spoke with me about how important it is that nails are now a part of the look, and how luxury designers are interpreting nail color. Lippmann created several looks for the collection, which was inspired by the 1987 William Adolphe Bouguereau paining, “A Soul Brought to Heaven.” She used the shades Single Ladies, Baby Love, Stairway to Heaven, Fade to Black, Stardust, and Nefertiti to represent fire angels, dark angels, and angelic angels found in the painting. Who says you can’t compare fashion and beauty to 19th century art?
-Julia DiNardo
I am obsessed with Deborah Lippman!
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