Christopher John Rogers hasn’t had a show in two years—five if you’re counting NYFW specifically—which meant everyone was excited to see what he was cooking up backstage. We first saw Jin Soon again, who had conjured up three colorful earth-tone manicures this time. On the makeup front, Alex Levy and MAC constructed what they called “a galactic lip” on some models, which was a layer cake of teal or olive eyeliners and shadows, topped with clear gloss. And then a handful of models were given a bright, cherry red lip. This was all balanced with a lot of sleek hairstyles that were parted down the middle in an almost basket weave-like manner. Using a slew of Bumble and Bumble products, hairstylist Sonny Molina wanted models to play up the idea of a woman in charge, so he decided on a “severe bang” for a few. The exaggerated bangs were stored in little baggies next to their intended models ahead of the show. And then one by one, a hairstylist would take the bag back to their station, like a kid with their afternoon snack, ready to dive in.
