What We Saw: Everything Backstage at Fashion Week AW16
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By Sophie Beresiner and None
We go backstage at the AW16 shows for the beauty, but we happen across some pretty interesting Fashion Week moments on the side. Here is all the insider images, gossip and model behaviour from New York to London to Milan to Paris
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The Victoria Beckham backstage area was a series of corridors, which meant we all tried to keep out of the way but failed. It also meant we could get up VERY close to the makeup. Love the ochre wash of colour on the lids by Pat McGrath
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To make my fashion month a little easier I'm asking you to pick my outfits for me. Today was -16 so the leather trousers and fluffy sneakers were great. My thighs still froze, mind you and I suspect I was minutes away from frostbite.
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Victoria Beckham and Pat McGrath looking over the lineup. I like to think they're deciding which two girls are getting the hero deep red lip look.
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Guido the hair master kept in line with Victoria's 'modern minimalist' with a dual texture pony
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Every show season is peppered with blowdries. We need to be photo-ready at. all. times. This is my favourite place, Serge Normant at John Frieda in Chelsea with a wall mural painted by Serge's friend Donald Drawbertson.
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How may supermodels can you spot? Always useful to peruse the line up so we know who to look out for.
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Diane Kendal kicked off the season proper with a 'diffused smoky eye' at Alex Wang. This I can do. She layered moisturiser over eyeshadow to move it a little, then finished with lip balm for a glossy/sweaty finish. Good tip.
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The diffused smoky 'up all night' Wang eye on new girl Katie.
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The diffused smoky 'up all night' Wang eye on me.
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This is the Prabal girl as imagined by hairstylist Anthony Turner. 'She's gone for a walk in the forest. She's trying to find herself. She got a bit lost.' Favourite reference thus far.
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Love Kris Gottschalk. So unashamedly cool. Here she is backstage at Prabal Gurung, hanging out by the catering station
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Quick pitstop to hang out with supermodel Anja Rubik. We do a live Facebook stream so she can tell you the beauty tricks she told me (check it out on the ELLEUK facebook page)
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Can we just talk about this models teddy bear iphone case?
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The ridiculously cool Lineisey hanging out backstage at Tory Burch, being cool.
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We want all the Tory Burch makeup
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Last season Guido gave model Peynton a bowl cut and lo, she was the one to watch. This time he chopped into it, again for Wang, in what is becoming his signature rogue style. All hail the cool-cut.
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The buzz at Rodarte was palpable, in part to the sheer fantastical beauty of the hair and makeup look. I mean, look at what Odile Gilbert is doing here. It's stunning
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Love it when a model grabs your phone for a selfie. (That lip colour is called Blue train btw, a Nars Velvet matte pencil).
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There was a lot of health boosting happening backstage with these (frankly terrifying) intense shots showing up at Marc Jacobs
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The hair, but Guido was intricate and amazing. Lady Gaga uploaded a post to her Instagram of how it was done.
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