Paris Fashion Week Fall 2013 backstage beauty: Our 3 favourite looks so far and FYI, ear cuffs are now a thing

1. Silver screen beauties at Dries Van Noten 

First, we saw them at Rodarte Spring 2013. Then they returned at Thakoon this season, and here they are again at Dries Van Noten. Ear jewelry! Makeup artistPeter Philips is all about appliques (he’s behind those the crystal brows at Chaneland the glued on neoprene under eyeliner seen at Fendi Spring 2013) so it didn’t surprise us that he was the one to adhere rock crystal formations on nine Dries Van Noten models’ ears. His make up was kept simple—black liner, matte skin and filled in brows—so as not to compete with the many twinkling elements in the collection. Hairstylist Paul Hanlon did marcel waves, with Old Hollywood as a reference. Think: A magical dance scene featuring Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers, aka what Channing and Charlize were trying to achieve at the Oscars.

2. Fluffy-haired anemics Rick Owens

Luigi Murenu busted out a crimping iron for his gorgeous shoot with Kate Moss in i-D’s Spring 2013 issue. The hair tool also made a cameo at Zac Posen Fall 2013 to make textured chignons, where he told us: “It makes the hair look like mohair.” The new BaByliss iron Murenu is loving right now was getting more mileage at Rick Owens, where he used it to create the ethereal, fluffed out hair that looked even more gorgeous once the runway wind machines had their way with it. Though the hair covered quite a bit of the face, makeup artist Lucia Pieroni still worked her magic, mixing ghostly pale shades of foundation to make skin look transparent. Lashes, brows and lips were camouflaged and taken down, and white pigment was applied in and around the eyes for a “goggle” effect.

3. Lee Radziwill clones at Rochas 

Maybe it’s because we just devoured the awesome T Magazine spread on Jacqueline Kennedy’s sister. But as soon as we heard makeup artist Lucia Pieroni mention Radziwill as a muse for Rochas Fall 2013, we were all over this simple look that included: tidy, filled in arches, a dab of fleshy rose lipstick on mouths, highlighter on cheekbones and light espresso shadow along both lash lines. Eugene Souleiman was on hair duty, crafting side-parted waves that were meant to look as if they hadn’t been overly groomed.

Traditionally in the Ngada area there was no idea similar to that of the Western idea of fashion. But anti-fashion in the form of traditional textiles and ways to adorn oneself were widely popular. Textiles in Indonesia have played many roles for the local people. Textiles defined a person’s rank and status and indicated being part of the ruling class. People expressed their ethnic identity and social hierarchy through textiles in Indonesia. The ikat textiles were also bartered for food by some people of Indonesia thus being considered economic goods. Textiles took on many different forms in the social custom and religion of the Indonesian people. Textiles were also a way to communicate religious messages as some motifs had spiritual religious meanings according to the local culture.