English Version | Throwback Thursday

There is no future without thinking about the past. A past that presents itself with all its chromatic nuances and contours sharpened by the brush. A past that returns, season after season, reinvented according to the eyes of the contemporary spirit. A trend is what was, what is, and what will be. It is ephemeris and permanence. And a reflection of life itself.

Eyes wide open 

Valentino chose pink, Saint Laurent opted for blue. Regardless of the chromatic choice, the presentations for the cold season showed a new way to elevate any makeup. You only need a single shade from the eyeshadow palette– with extra points for those who prefer the bolder ones – and then spread it all over the eyelid without resorting to any other color. It's monochrome at its most rebellious state.

Twist and shout

Guess what can be French, in the form of a fishtail, or cascading? We'll give you yet another clue: it is something that was present at the Dior, Elie Saab Couture, and Iris van Herpen Couture shows, dictating one of the biggest hair trends this Fall/Winter. It’s the braid. In all its shapes and forms, as a simple complement to a hairstyle or stealing the spotlight of the entire Beauty look.

Naked skin

The 90's saw itself largely devoid of makeup. Minimalist skin served as home to even more minimal eyebrows, in an incitement for natural beauty and makeup that, although was there, could not be visible to the naked eye. Two decades later, the no makeup makeup, as many know it, was a regular presence at the Fall/Winter 2022 shows of Max Mara, Loewe and Etro, and seems to be here to stay (if it ever went away).

Translated from the original on The 20th anniversary issue, published November 2022.Full story and credits in the print version.