Simplicity with Statements: Runway Beauty’s Focus on Elegant with a Touch of Bold

The Spring and Summer 2023 runway season has come and passed, but the looks are here to stay. Most notably, the beauty choices have fallen under a common theme, “simple with a statement”.

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The ever notorious clean look has taken the world by storm for some time, but now the runway has elevated the aesthetic. Bold eyeshadow, bright eyeliner, eyebrow bleaching, and unordinary haircuts are just a few of the staples from this past runway season. Even Giambattista Valli’s face jewelry on a nearly bare face caught the eyes of many.

Take a look at Prada’s Spring 2023 show. Each look is paired with dark smeared eyeshadow under the eye, creating a simple grunge makeup look that pairs well with the line. By keeping the overall beauty minimalistic, little statements are added to focus on enhancing the overall look.

The goal is to keep the focus on the clothes. However, adding a little flair helps to highlight the looks more. Designers obviously want the clothes to be the statement, but having makeup, hairstyles, and accessories complement the looks are essential to the success of the outfit. Having an elegant “clean beauty” look makes all the difference, similar to social media street style. A classic blowout, straightened hair, minimal makeup or highlighting features is all that is necessary to make a look “complete”. But beauty specialists in the fashion industry want to add a little more flare. Adding minimal statements or an edgy addition to the look helps pull it all together.

Fashion week beauty is evolving to be very minimal with a lively twist. Without an added touch, every look that hit the runway this past season would have seemed incomplete.

Strike Out,

Writer: Bre Hailes

Editor: Madison Sloan

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