Nail Trends from the Fall 2011 Fashion Week Runways
Custom solid hues and an array of French and moon manicures took front stage for fall colors and designs at New York Fashion Week.
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SEARCHMENUSEARCHCustom solid hues and an array of French and moon manicures took front stage for fall colors and designs at New York Fashion Week.
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Hand & Nail Harmony recently added to the excitement of luxury brand Dsquared2’s Spring/Summer 2011 runway show by giving the models Gelish soak-off gel polish manicures and pedicures.
Clean neutral nails returned to the runways of New York Spring Fashion Week, though a few designers opted for bold colors and unique nail art looks.
At Milan’s Fashion Week in September, Cuccio Naturalé Italy offered luxurious spa manicures to journalists, buyers, editors, fashion art directors, models, and designers.
During New York Fashion Week, fashion designer Jason Wu and CND announced a limited-edition Jason Wu Collection of polishes — CND’s first designer partnership and Wu’s fi rst foray into nail products.
From Feb. 13-20, New York Fashion Week showcased upcoming Fall trends. Here’s a closer look at some of the runway nails. This gallery is an expanded version of the article in the May 2009 issue of NAILS Magazine.
Matte finishes, moon manicures, metallics, and nudes made up an exciting nail scene at New York Fashion Week, which took place September 10-17. This gallery is an expanded version of the article in the February 2010 issue of NAILS Magazine.
During New York Fall Fashion Week, the Dashing Diva team custom-made a mushroom gray polish for designer TIBI. TIBI loved the color so much that they wanted to retail it at their Manhattan boutique — the new shade is branded TIBI Couture and is also available at www.dashingdivapro.com.
Harper's Bazaar reports that "greige" polish — a mixture of beige and gray — is popular on the runway.
For L.A.M.B.'s spring show, Gwen Stefani says style was "a modern twist on the 80's." This means quiffs, short white nails, and bright turquoise lids, according to Elle.
Zoya polish featured in fashion show.
CND participated in more than 65 Fashion Week shows, including Gottex (shown), Anne Klein, Baby Phat, and Diesel.
Essie shows up at fashion week.
Dashing Diva polished featured at fashion shows.
Misa Cosmetic Products was well represented at Milan Fashion Week as nail tech Antonio Sacripante choose Misa’s polish for the Gaetano Navarra and DSquared shows. The colors were fittingly from the Fashion Collection, named after top models of the ’90s and today.
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