One of the coolest things about the Rodarte spring runway show yesterday was the tribal-warrior-style body art. Rarely seen on the runway, the girls sported Maori-inspired tattoos created by none other than MAC. Senior Artist Chantel Miller designed the graphic tattoo makeup, and worked closely with Rodarte designers Kate and Laura Mulleavy and MAC makeup artist James Kaliardos over 4 weeks to create the full-sleeve, half-sleeve and neck tattoo designs. “The idea for the tattoos stemmed from Kate and Laura’s desire to celebrate makeup as art not only for the face, but also for the body in a similar way that Indian culture uses henna. They want women to look at makeup as an accessory for an outfit the way you would a bracelet or a necklace,” said Chantel Miller. It took four hours for Miller and her team of 40 artists to hand paint the elaborate body art, using the following MAC products: PRO Micronized Airbrush in Black Black, Brush 252, Brush 242, PRO Mixing Medium/Alcohol Base, Liquidlast Liner in Point Black. Each model received a customized combination of designs, depending on which look they were wearing in the show. The inked designs were a perfect match for the sisters's darkly apocalyptic, Mad Max-esque clothing. In a word: Fierce.
Image courtesy MAC Cosmetics
2 comments:
Hmmm... while I can appreciate the artistry I'm not sure I can get behind the concept of "body art" (permanent or otherwise!) But then - you know I'm boring and traditionalist... I just go for the pretty stuff!
Amazing it took four hours to create - wow. I just hope this isn't one of those trends that trickles down to the masses :-)
totally - this is NOT a look you want to recreate at home (unless for Halloween). But it just looks so beautiful that you have to give props to Rodarte and MAC for pushing the envelope. That said, it is very Kat Von D and I think she rocks that look very well.
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