Last season, the hair at fashion week largely fell into two camps: wet-look, or beachy. At DKNY, we saw slick strands, saturated with water, while at Marchesa soft waves ruled the runway. This season, it looks nobody could pick between the two: so they went with both.
At Marc Jacobs, models (including our girl Kendall Jenner) sauntered out, berets atop their heads, with tousled, slept-in waves. But these were no matte, salt-spray scrunched curls – they had a slight sheen, a kind of dampness to them, like the girls had just been caught in the rain. At Creatures of The Wind, loose, big kinks in the hair met with glossy roots and a rain-sprinkled feel. Think fine, piecey bits of hair, slightly softened by misty rain, rather than the completely fresh-out-the-shower look we saw last season.
Even at Public School’s show, where the waves were more regular, there was a kind of mussed-up texture to the roots and ends that gave the look a little slickness. This kind of misty-rain effect is romantic, but still fashion-forward – it has all the dreamy, nymph-like qualities of a girl skipping through the rain, but the definition of having some curl adds a little edge.
While the current inclement weather might give you more of the wet part of this style than you’d like, we’d recommend working a little oil between the palms of your hands, then smoothing it through the ends of your hair, and then slicking the excess closer to your roots. Brush through loose waves and tousle with your fingertips. The new season starts now.
**Check out what Grazia's Beauty Editor has been up to backstage at New York Fashion Week in the gallery below...
Behind The Scenes At NYFW With Grazia Beauty Ed
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Grazia Beauty Goes Backstage At New York Fashion Week >>
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'She's Milla Jovovich in the Fifth Element meets Jean Seberg' - Gucci Westman @rag_bone #nyfw #backstagebeauty
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Then this happened at Grand Central Station... @zac_posen #modelboard #nyfw
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Do it like @ctilburymakeup for @donnakaran . Because why wouldn't you? #goodlook #nyfw #backstagebeauty
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A generous dose of wefts makes for marvellously swishy hair by our fave @eugenesouleiman @donnakaran #nyfw #backstagebeauty
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@31philliplim cool kids... #nyfw #backstagebeauty
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YES @31philliplim !!! Got to love an oxblood red mouth - especially when it comes courtesy of Francelle Daly and @narsissist #backstagebeauty #nyfw
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90s supermodel Kirsty Hume was part of an all star model casting @prabalgurung yesterday #backstagebeauty #nyfw
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@orlandopita is on a role with his lust-worthy hair accessories this week - Yesterday at Derek Lam and today @houseofherrera #nyfw #backsagebeauty
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YES @houseofherrera !!!! #backsagebeauty #nyfw #TRESmbfw
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Low slung , undone buns by the awesome @orlandopita the order of the day at DVF #backsagebeauty #nyfw #TRESmbfw
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Bonkers for buns at DVF #backsagebeauty #nyfw #TRESmbfw #moodboards
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The 90's Peter Lindburgh visual that inspired the side partings and textured ponytails @mishanonoo where models were also asked to do their own hair. #TRESmbfw @tresemme #NYFW
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Sun kissed Santa Fe ski by the marvellous @thevalgarland at Herve Leger #backstagebeauty #nyfw #TRESmbfw
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Gothic rock and rollers @alexanderwangny by a beauty dream team of Guido Palau and Diane Kendal #redken @narsissist #backstagebeauty #TRESmbfw
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@orlandopita spent Valentines Day making these beauties for the Derek Lam show - copies of those that his female classmates wore in 70s. #artsandcrafts #backsagebeauty #nyfw