Milan Fashion Week: the backstage of Alberta Ferretti
As soon as you enter the room, it becomes immediately clear which song will become the title to the soundtrack of the new collection - Adele in the processing of Jamie XX. She later will play almost all the time while the models are being prepared for the show. But no one has ever complained: because of the working hair dryers, the music is still almost inaudible.
Late girls are treated with familiar condescension. "Hairstyles - to the left, make-up - to the right," someone commands. Hanne Gabby Odiele seems to have come one of the first. Unlike other models, it is not in black.
Everyone tries not to interfere with the work of makeup artists and hairdressers.
On the tables and in special suitcases on the floor a huge amount of artificial strands. When one of the hairdressers fixes such a strand in the girl's hair, she frowns and almost crying complains: “It's fucking bleeding”.
Men hairdressers themselves look cool: in tattoos, plaid shirts and hats. But girls hardly speak to them. But with makeup artists they have a special relationship. It is evident that they occur very often. While make-up artists do make-up models, both have time to complain about each other for life.
Hairdressers.
The main emphasis in the makeup is placed on the eyes. "All this is a bit in the style of the 60s: Twiggy and young Goldie Hawn. With the help of several layers of ink, we wanted to create the effect of wide-open eyes," explains the main make-up artist of the show, Lucia Pieroni.
Even on the backstage, girls have to keep reflectors.
Cakes and sandwiches are laid out on the tables, but girls only eat strawberries. No one removes outerwear. All very thin, very cold for everyone.
Almost ready.
While someone is talking about cat fight on the backstage of Roccobarocco, Arizona Museum, Miuccia Prada’s muse, quietly falling asleep.
Each rail with clothes sits a guard who makes sure that no one except the models touches things. Almost all shoes for display are carefully packed in transparent bags. Models are looking for their number in the lists.
You can see how the clothes looked on the models, for example, here.
