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When I think of Halloween, I don't typically think
fashion. Fresh off a week in New York to experience
my first Fashion Week, I can testify that anything
goes at Lincoln Center. Likewise, the nail concepts
were all equally surprising. You can see a
slideshow of the nails backstage at NYFW here .
One of the more unexpected sets of nails I
saw were from the Libertine show. Artist Lauren
Wireman created a set of skeleton nails complete
with moveable ribcages and skulls working
backstage at CND. As someone who usually
associates skeletons with October 31 and saw
nothing but bright colors on the Libertine spring/
summer 2015 runway, I was a bit confused. Upon
closer inspection however, the models carried
skull-shaped clutches and wore Wireman's works
as accent nails.
I checked some of my favorite fashion sites to
see if there was mention of the nail art at the shows.
A reviewer referred to "fingernails dangling with
bits of yarn" at Libertine. They missed the intricate
beadwork (not yarn) that had been painstakingly
applied, and there was no mention of the skulls that took days to make. Since nearly
every reporter I saw was wearing cool nail art backstage, I didn't understand how such
an important detail could be overlooked. My takeaway from NYFW is that nails can
be just as important as the clothes. Originality needn't be celebrated on one calendar
date a year, nor should you devote only a week
to flaunting your personal style. When it comes
to nails, anything goes. So make it work for you
— year-round.
notes
Anything Goes
One of the more unexpected sets of nails I
Me
and
nail
tech/NYFW
veteran
Pattie
Yankee.
Skull
nails
by
Lauren
Wireman.
Read
more
about
them
on
p.
62.