John Galliano’s Maison Margiela’s SS24 couture collection transcended fashion, theatre and artistry but, most momentously, it transcended makeup.
When porcelain doll-like models (choreographed by movement director Pat Boguslawski) animatronically, at times, coquettishly, sauntered down the set like broken marionette figures, their faces were glass-like. Exaggerated ‘30s-esque base makeup over blocked-out brows seemed to be sealed with a completely transparent gloss that made the skin appear glass-like in every sense of the word.