Backstage beauty

The old adage about art imitating life was clearly at play backstage at New York Fashion Week.

Peppy, electric brights in striking, anything-but-subtle shapes are about to have a major moment.

The look she created for Anna Sui's latest runway show is like the Going Out Top of makeup.

The reign of the hair accessory continues.

At least, that's what the beauty look on the designer's Fall 2021 runway indicates.

Hair and makeup inspiration from the Fall 2021 shows ahead.

Also present at Chanel's Fall 2021 presentation: the stick-straight hair and thick, black eyeliner of your early-2000s teen dreams.

The Fall 2021 shows charge on.

This season's collections — in whatever form they were presented — were accompanied by some truly memorable hair, makeup and nail moments.

Much of the Spring 2021 hair and makeup seemed to have been an afterthought — but a handful of defiantly optimistic looks shone through.

Many elements of the show came together to communicate, "I really can't be bothered".— and that included the hair and makeup.

For your viewing and inspiration-board-building pleasure.

Featuring all manner of sleek hair, black eyeliner reinvented and ribbons aplenty.

Models wore flowing, half-up styles, ribbons and natural curls for the house's Fall 2020 show.

Many of the labels that were once backstage staples have abandoned their runway sponsorships — but what's in it for the ones that remain?

Including riffs on the classic red lip, metallic everything and museum-worthy hairstyles.

Featuring retro hairstyles and metallic makeup.

Come for the vampiric lip colors, stay for the dramatic face coverings.

The makeup artist, along with hairstylist Guido Palau, reimagined classic beauty staples for 90 models and 50-plus dancers that walked the designer's Fall 2020 runway.

"It's bullshit if we call it 'diversity' and we can't get representation backstage."

See the hair and makeup that dominated the runways.

See the hair and makeup that dominated the French Spring 2020 runways.

And a handful of floral hair accessories, of course.

See the hair and makeup that dominated the Italian Spring 2020 runways.