Issue 7_Warm//Glowing//Dreamy

FASHION

BEAUTY

MUSIC

ART

COVER STORY BY LUCY ALCORN

ISSUE 7 / WARM//GLOWING//DREAMY

Fên Hóng Sè Magazine (Pink Magazine) is a Australian full colour quarterly, print on demand publication.

Our purpose is to showcase the amazing talent we have in Australia & internationally & to celebrate the creativity that is all around us in the areas of fashion, art & music.

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From mainstream to avant garde, emerging to established, electronic to rock & surrealism to realism - we have a passion for it all & we can't wait to show this talent off on a global scale!

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CONTENTS

P3: ANGELA ARLOW P11: DANIELLA HEHMANN P17: LUCY ALCORN P27: FREYA JOBBINS P33: IAN JAMES VINCENT P43: ABRAHAM SERAYA P53: KATARZYNA NIWINSKA P61: NIXI KILLICK P67: NATASHA KILLEEN P77:LAURA DU VÉ AND ZACK AHMED (BACK COVER STORY) P87: AARON VIII P95: MBFWA19 RECAP P101: LUCY ALCORN (FRONT COVER STORY) P115: STEPHANE SPATAFORA P121: SAMS ARIFIN P129: CONTRIBUTORS LIST

FRONT COVER (P101) PHOTOGRAPHER Lucy Alcorn STYLIST Megan Quigley HMUA Tri-Anh Nguyen MODEL Annabelle Peacock AGENCY Priscilla's Management

BACK COVER (P77) PHOTOGRAPHERS Laura Du Vé and Zack Ahmed STYLIST Ntombi Moyo MODELS Nyandng, Ajok, Sampa, Kayla Tyne and Dijok

EXCLUSIVE LOOK AT SOFT DARKNESS EDITORIAL PHOTOGRAPHER Klaudia Gajowska DESIGNER Zuzanna Zygmunt HMUA Magdalena Sobiech MODEL Agata Hofman Editorial can be viewed in full on our website www.fenhongsemagazine.com/soft-darkness

Sunset Serenade

HANNAH CULSHAW jacket and pants • SJ CURTIS COLLECTION hat • CAROUSEL LIFESTLYE shirt

PHOTOGRAPHER Angela Arlow STYLIST Jacqueline Manguerra HMUA Melinda Wenig MODEL NyaLuak Leth AGENCY Kult Models Australia

This Page: ISABELLE QUINN dress • SARAH ELYARD jewellery • Opposite Page: ISABELLE QUINN belt • HANNAH CULSHAW top • KIRSTEN GOSS jewellery

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This Page: AMY TAYLOR skirt • HANNAH CULSHAW jacket • Opposite Page: ANNA QUAN shirt • SARAH J CURTIS COLLECTION hat

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This Page: NIZETI dress • SARAH ELYARD jewellery • Opposite Page: SJ CURTIS COLLECTION hat • LITTLE MYYM earrings

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For Base: COLLOSOL PARIS Eau de Lait Facial Cleanser SKINN COSMETICS Hydro-Vital Cream Facial Moisturiser SMASHBOX STUDIO Smashbox Studio Skin 15 Foundation SENNA COSMETICS Hydra Cover Concealer HOURGLASS COSMETICS Ambient Lighting Palette Shimmer HOURGLASS COSMETICS Ambient Lighting Palette Blush and Bronzer ARDELL Individual Regular Short Lashes MAC COSMETICS Extreme Dimension Lash Mascara KEVIN AUCION Precision Brow Pencil Brunette This image: NYX COSMETICS Candy Slick Lipstick Extra Mints

GLOSS IT UP! PHOTOGRAPHER Daniella Hehmann HMUA Barbara Lamelza MODEL Fairy Pai

Photographer Daniella Hehmann is a German native, currently living in L.A. She pushes boundaries through her study of female sensitivity. The tension between strength and softness in Hehmann’s work ultimately results in dramatic, often cinematic images.

Her images debunk the stereotypes of idea that a woman is only capable of depicting models as anything other than pretty-pretty and hyper-vulnerable; instead, she shows them as ferocious forces - having a good time in the process.

Hehmann has shot for publications such as German ELLE, Cosmopolitan, Glamour, Indie. She has captured images for ad campaign clients in the fashion and beauty industry.

Her work is currently on display as part of a group show at the Muhammad Ali Center,Kentucky, USA: SHINING A LIGHT: (THE) MANY FACES OF HOMELESS WOMEN

This Page and Bottom Right: MAC COSMETICS Retro Matte Liquid Lip Colour with Clear Lip Glass col. Deep Dark Plum Top Left: SMASHBOX COSMETICS Be Legendary Lipstick col. Deep Blue Cream Top Right: SMASHBOX Gloss col. Angeles MAC COSMETICS Gallerina Eyeshadow from Art Library Palette Bottom Left: SMASHBOX Always on Liquid Lipstick col. Deep Red

NYX COSMETICS Candy Slick col. Jelly Bean Dream MAC COSMETICS Gallerina Eye Shadow from Art Library Palette

Windswept PHOTOGRAPHER Lucy Alcorn STYLIST Isabelle Robinson MUA Tri-Anh Nguyen HAIR Bridget Cure MODELS Jenna and Emilee AGENCY Chadwick Models Australia

MADISON HISLOP dress

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ALICE MCCALL dresses from DRESSED UP DESIGNER

CHLOE MOTTAU top and skirt

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ALICE MCCALL top STYLIST’S OWN earrings

ALICE MCCALL playsuit CHLOE MOTTAU top and skirt

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MADISON HISLOP dress

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ALICE MCCALL dress from DRESSED UP DESIGNER

ALICE MCCALL top MADISON HISLOP skirt

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ALICE MCCALL playsuit

Freya Jobbins “I want to disrupt ..... not decorate” Freya Jobbins is a Sydney based contemporary artist who uses many mediums in her works, the medium that grabbed our attention was her use of recycled plastics in her assemblage sculptures.

Falseface

She has in the past described herself as “a Plastic Surgeon” when speaking about her plastic sculptures, recycling old plastic toys into three-dimensional, beautifully detailed and compiled works that leave you feeling slightly disturbed but creatively curious about them. We contacted Freya to chat with her about her upcycling, circular Plastic World of Art.

When creating new work where do you begin? Also do you envision a series of works with a continued theme or do you start each new work as an individual piece and watch it evolve organically?

That varies, depends if I am already working on a series of works with either my assemblages or my collage works. There is a general theme there around masks and masking. Also about reconstruction, that’s obvious in both mediums that I am currently using. Usually there is a plan to my work, sometimes they evolve by themselves from general concepts but otherwise I mostly have a set plan. Sometimes I do create an individual piece in response to a current issue but what happens often is a series of works leads on from that original idea. Being a social commentator I have endless subjects to address, I am not heavy handed on political statements but it is noticeable in my work that I enjoy adding the feminist commentary. I do continue themes from one series of works to the next, with the plastic works it also depends on what I have available in the studio downstairs. For example the supply of a particular limb like Barbie hands - as my plastic assemblage work relies a lot on repetition and patterning of parts that are the same. Like on the horse SKINFAXI they are all Barbie hands. Right hands on the right side of his body and left hands on the left side of his body (yep may be an OCD issue there). And my mask with only hands, if I have a great supply of a certain part I can go ahead and start that work.

Where do you find your inspiration? How do you then translate & incorporate it into your Signature style?

I do write a lot in my notebook/s (multiple ones going at any one time) so ideas and inspiration for new work evolve on those pages. I feel research plays a big part too, the more you read the more inspired you are as well. My work, especially the assemblages made from children’s toys may initially look superficial but there are underlying messages. I was once told to find what I want to say, to translate and incorporate my ideas to a visual language that others could understand is not that easy.

I feel using the mediums that I use is a form of understandable language that we can all associate with and yes, a lot of my work is about me and the history that makes me who I am but so many of us can relate to it. We have all had trauma in our lives somewhere, that is what often binds us. Surviving binds us. Recently my work with masks has evolved so much further. I create my assemblage masks and photograph them worn by myself and by other people. Like my FALSEFACE and DOMUS series which revolved around PTSD and domestic violence both my experiences. I had also created a series of masks previously to the FALSEFACE series and they were masks made from toy army soldiers, my son and other service men wore those masks. I will be continuing my series of skin tone masks to be worn by Afghanistan Veterans for a series called MORTAL HEROES to be included in my solo show called RETURN at Wagga Wagga Art Gallery February 2020.

I honestly get my best ideas in the shower, best thinking and speaking aloud time. I write my ideas down on the white wall tiles with my whiteboard marker, then they are not forgotten. In the morning there they are, sometimes confusing but then processed further and added to my notes.

I think my personal history is my inspiration right now in my current collage work. Just exploring our many layers and how we build on top of them continuously, it’s a medium that I feel is more sustainable and makes me feel more comfortable. My paper work would not out live me like my plastic assemblages. The whole collage process is so much more gentle, less violent, and the process is less physical compared to my plastic assemblage work (and it will be a lot kinder on the planet).

My very first assemblage work no longer exist in its entirety. I created a little “head” with small toys I collected from my children at the time, and put him together as I was giving an artist talk at a local art prize. This art prize is a bit dry and conservative and does not have much in it to interest young children (children are not excited by gumtrees and flowers in vases), so to keep the children on side and to create a positive memory, I brought my little assemblage with me and they loved him. The following year I did it again and I kept going with it. That was 10 years ago.

Materials are cheap as I only use second hand dolls (op shops only) and unfortunately plentiful, everybody can connect with the work as we all have associated memories with dolls.

You have described your choice of plastic toys as an “artist exploration of the relationship between consumerism and the culture of up-cycling and recycling”, can you tell us a bit more about this.

Well as we all know we are all over consumers today, and we have shared that with our children. We have over indulged our children with toys and buy to keep up with the latest fads and children’s movies. So, a lot of the unwanted, discarded and uncool toys are sent to Vinnies and get “redistributed”. There is

David’s mask

Can you tell us about the very first piece that was created with plastic toys, how did you come up with this idea initially?

Frida

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the relationship between consumerism and the current culture of upcycling, many more artists are using recycled materials in their work not just me. I utilize the waste of consumerism and recreate artworks made from materials that were constructed to be touched – into untouchable art works. Myself as well as many other artists, especially the new conceptual artists use recycled objects in their many works, relying on objects with a certain history and connection.

What is your favourite part of the creative process?

My favourite part of the creative process is all the self-chat. I have conversations with myself and not just in my head. Creatively this speak continues further with viewers of my work, in their own heads and with other people, l create conversations out there and I love that. My work is not ‘pretty’, it is not ‘decorative” art , what I create stimulates viewers to think. To bring their own stories, memories, opinions, histories out there to be addressed and continuing the conversation.

What is your favourite piece you have created and why?

My fave piece …… um, that is so hard. I would have to say for tactile and technical reasons, the little horse SKINFAXI, as well as my assault rifle (as all you want to do is to TOUCH them both). Every human I have presented with these works just want to hold them and feel them even though they would already know how they feel they just want to touch, and my little FRIDA well, she is just darn cute and so symmetrical.

Can people donate old plastics toys to you? If so how?

At the moment I need more doll fingers, but I cannot see people cutting off the doll hands and sending them to me in the post LOL. I do not use coloured toys anymore in my work so I would only use flesh toned dolls like Barbie, Bratz and baby dolls made from the soft plastic. If people would like to donate to me, they can send them to P.O.BOX 304 Picton NSW 2571 and I would be extremely grateful. But no chewed fingers and toes please.

Where can people see your work, are there any exhibitions for 2019 in Australia or Internationally?

You can view my work at Penrith Regional Gallery, my large wedding cake is there in a group show MARRIAGE LOVE AND LAW till end of June 2019.

I also have collage work at NOVACANCY gallery in Melbourne ANVAM – NARRATIVE till 17 June 2019.

Skinfaxi

My little horse SKINFAXI and MEDUSA are on show in the US at the Peninsula Fine Arts Centre in a show called TOYS AS ART 7 June - 8 Sept 2019 New Port News, Virginia.

WEBSITE www.freyajobbins.com INSTAGRAM @freyajobbins FACEBOOK freyajobbins

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Batman

Jenny Kee

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GOJO STORE dress

PHOTOGRAPHER Ian James Vincent RETOUCHER Studio Resolve STYLIST / HAIR Lenard Johnston using Joico Professional MUA Abbie Ahmed and Olga Gill MODELS Katie and Hannah AGENCY Unique Model Management STYLING ASSISTANT Jason Kapaurubandara PHOTOGRAPHER’S ASSISTANT / VIDEOGRAPHER Jackson Doudney

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CECILIA KANG COUTURE dress

JUDY GAO COUTURE dress

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GOJO STORE dress

GOJO STORE dress

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GOJO STORE dress

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GOJO STORE dress

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GOJO STORE dress

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JUDY GAO COUTURE veil and dress

E ven The Devil sheds a tear PHOTOGRAPHER / ART DIRECTOR Abraham Saraya STYLIST Artur Calleja HMUA Saul Ramirez MODEL Lara AGENCY Paragon Model Management

JORGE CONTRERAS star dress

CESAR LUNA dress

LUCA BALDERRAMA fringed jacket PILAR DEL CAMPO shorts

KARLOS ZERMENO dress

HARNES ATHAME

PILAR DEL CAMPO dress ELISHEVA AND CONSTANCE accessories

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PHOTOGRAPHER / STYLIST Katarzyna Niwinska HMUA Małgdalena Klimczyk MODELS Karolina Burian Gabriela Bujak DESIGNER Pati Pasek FLOWERS Kwiaciarnia Szarotka Ruczaj ASSISTANT Patrik Czornij

Jewelz wears Cryptic Frequency AR activated safari suit set

“DREAM THE FUTURE AWAKE”.

“If it’s not in the future it doesn’t exist” is a mantra that keeps Imagineer, Nixi Killick, moving forward - that to create the most incredible future she can imagine, which she must pull the present forward to meet it.

She describes herself as a Fashion Designer, Artist, Photographer and Costume Creator drawing parallels between the possible and impossible in what she creates. We contacted Nixi after watching the launch of her latest collection with augmented technology through social media and were excited to talk to her about the workings of her creative Utopia.

You grew up performing and being a part of a circus, how much did your upbringing influence, inspire or mould you and the label that you have built?

My journey so far has taught me that our horizons are expanding exponentially and opportunities are born through our own passion and drive. We are the creators of the future and its our responsibility boldly dive into unmapped territories and dream the magic awake. Life is a kaleidoscope of perpetual momentum in whirling technicolor, fermenting in creative influences has been critical in braiding them together to weave a way forward, More than anything I have learnt its up to me to awaken my dreams. Growing up was a crucial culture that seeded my ideas on future positive dressing and alternate possibles. It has always seemed essential to me that the freedom and vitality in costume and performance should spread through our real lives. Through experimentation and daring we have a responsibility to express our most incredible imaginings. From my childhood in performance, costume and the arts I have always strived to harness creativity as fuel to amplify my courage and leap into the unknown. By consciously challenging my ‘practice’ and seeking dynamic collaborations to usher in an elevated potency and optimistic focus on alternate possibles and unified creative culture. We are passionate empowered individuals creating an extraordinary pathway forward, with the future as the only certainty I think we have a responsibility to depart from the known at every possible instance.

In 2014 after completing your studies at RMIT, Lady Gaga’s people contacted you to create looks for her upcoming world tour. How does a student just out of school deal with this amazing yet very large project?

What affect did this have on creating the label that we see today?

Lady Gaga surfaced after I had just shown in Italy at Not Just A Labels ‘Origins Passions and Beliefs’ Trade fair. The London based company chose their world’s top 100 emerging designers and flew us all to Italy for the incredible event.

It was a really amazing and formative time meeting 99 other rising innovators and created a constellation of comrades worldwide. At that stage I was really just gripping the reins of my graduate collection and riding into the storm.

You describe your label as psychedelic streetwear and sculptured techno wearables, can you give us an insight on how you came to create your label in this niche market?

The Art/Fashion nexus is a complicated context, I think creative categories and classifications can be constricting.

In my thesis “’UNTITLED’:The evolutionary alchemy of creativity - rise of the ‘Maverick hybrid’ I spent time delving into my creative identity and came to acknowledge my ‘maverick hybrid’ practice and call myself an Imagineer. To me imagineering is a positive projection and a hijacked technical rendering of our most wonderous imaginings. A magnetism between the present and radically expansive possible futures. Collaborative cognition with technology to extend imagination and construct new adjacent universes of creative pastiche. Leveraging technology in the cultivation of an empowered articulation of creative expression. I call myself an Imagineer because I am exploring the schematics of my inside > out, distilling visions of potential in the unfamiliar and utilizing creativity to engage and challenge in broader debates. I think instinctively creating NXK was about recontextualizing the parameters of ‘Fashion’, probing the perimeters of possibility, and leveraging a sense of techno-optimism to articulate ‘wearables’.

Quoted from another article, you spoke about being inspired by “the conversation between Nature and Technology”, can you explain this inspiration to us and how it plays a part when creating new collections.

Vivid and unimaginable colour patterns in nature have inspired me to develop an intuitive language to visualize the unknown. It seems to me there is a vital colour code embedded within all natural life that carries primal recognitions, underlying signals that resonate a broader shared spirit and knits us all together as earthlings. Nature & Technology evolve to display and receive intelligence, I am Intoxicated by the way technology holds a mirror up to nature, guiding us to actively grow expand and change. My collections and the original watercolour paintings I create my prints from become the palette for deciphering this enigmatic connection, uniting the existing natural realm with hijacked tech ideas, Drawing on this during the design process to synthesize patterns and pigments through mechanisms, materials and technologies. Using fashion as a dialogue to chase ripples in global concerns about the state of the planet, nature as a muse for technology and future positive expression, This has become a central defining theme, visually I feel NXK is a contemporary pastiche of nature, future potential and technology.

Your newly released collection incorporates augmented technology with the use of the Eyejack app. Can you tell us about this collaboration.

My practice revolves around hijacking and integrating technology from different fields, I had dreams of activated clothing and wanted to work with Augmented Reality for a long time when I met Stu Campbell from EyeJack and we started working on getting AR targets to activate on textiles. This collection ‘Cryptic Frequency’ was about deciphering the colour code to bring all realities to life. AR is a really exciting area with a huge scope in wearables and fashion. Stu and I were hell bent on developing user friendly AR textiles that’s integrated into our real life. This collection was exercise in facilitating an intimacy with technology and things we interact with everyday. Garments are wearable tools! They carry our character, allow us to project our personality and connect communities! The idea of wearers being able to engage and activate a new level of reality carried within the clothing was really exciting.

The new collection with Eyejack is definitely a conversation starter and it influences people to think creatively in incorporating fashion and technology. With the slow fashion movement making progress, new environmentally sustainable fabric developments and this type of technology, where do you see the direction of fashion moving from this point forward?

I have always said ‘If its not in the future, it doesn’t exist!’ a mantra that has always reminded me to keep moving forward - I think we need to be agile to evolve. The role of technology is to effectively accelerate ideas, it has the power to uplift our imagination, and in conjunction with fashion we can utilise this language to visualize ideas around hybrid practice and exploring material alternatives. We are contemporary creative contortionists empowered by the momentum and culture of radical change - more interested in raising questions than giving solutions. The future of fashion is about distilling visions of potential in the unfamiliar…to explore and visualize. I think that we have a responsibility to make manifest our creative capacity as renegades, we need to celebrate progressive attitudes, critical thinking and a taste for breaking boundaries. As fast as I can digest the socio-culture of contemporary society, it is superseded . As wide and as diligently I persue knowledge and truth inevitably and actively it will grow, expand and change, and always be far beyond my awareness . Regardless I move forward and together WE are building our future dreams.

Ok, last question, favourite fashion moment.

Most recently - Bjork / Hungry / James Merry - Utopia

WEBSITE www.nixikillick.com INSTAGRAM @nixikillick EDITORIAL TEAM: PHOTOGRAPHER Kyrian Bobeerian MUA Alondra Excene MODELS Jewelz and Sydney Shafer

Jewelz wears Cryptic Frequency AR activated open shoulder dress Sydney wears Crypic Frequency AR activated biker jacket and skirt set

Jewelz wears Cryptic Frequency AR activated open shoulder dress Sydney wears Cryptic Frequency AR activated biker jacket and skirt set

Sydney wears Cryptic Frequency AR activated skivvy and circle skirt set

Jewelz wears Cryptic Frequency AR activated crop hood and chaps

Jewelz wears Crypic Frequency AR activated spray crop and overalls

ALICE MCCALL jumpsuit • TRELISE COOPER coat • ARMS OF EVE rings • SENSO heels

Stardust Lady ✹

PHOTOGRAPHER Natasha Killeen STYLIST Emma Cotterill HMUA Kat Margarita MODEL Zoe Takala AGENCY Five Twenty Model Management

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JACINTA JAMES bra top • TRELISE COOPER jacket and pants • SENSO shoes • VALET earrings

RACHEL GILBERT dress • ALICE MCCALL shirt • SENSO heels • ARMS OF EVE gold earrings with pearl drop

ISABELLE QUINN top • ELSA COLLECTIVE jacket • THOMAS PUTTICK pant • ARMS OF EVE pearl necklaces

RACHEL GILBERT top • MATIN pants • VALET necklace • SKIN FOOTWEAR boots • SUN BUDDIES sunglasses

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RACHEL GILBERT dress • COOP BY TRELISE COOPER hoodie • SKIN FOOTWEAR boots • VALERE earrings

COOP BY TRELISE COOPER jumper • ALICE MCCALL pants • RELIQUIA earrings • SUNNIE BUDDIES sunglasses • SKIN FOOTWEAR boots

ALICE MCCALL blouse • TRELISE COOPER pants • VALERE big gold earrings • SKIN FOOTWEAR boots

RACHEL GILBERT dress • COOP BY TRELISE COOPER hoodie • SKIN FOOTWEAR boots • VALERE earrings

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ISABELLE QUINN dress • THOMAS PUTTICK coat • JACINTA JAMES bra top • ARMS OF EVE necklace • SKIN FOOTWEAR boots

Drip and Affiiliations f PHOTOGRAPHERS Laura Du Vé Zack Ahmed STYLIST Ntombi Moyo MODELS Nyandng Kayla Tyne Ajok Sampa Dijok

All clothing vintage and thrifted

Burning Love

PHOTOGRAPHER Aaron VIII HAIR Adam Dyer at Wild Life using Oribe MUA Mivia Pinniger Massana MODEL Niamh Dwyer AGENCY IMG Models

MERCEDES-BENZ FASHION WEEK AUSTRALIA 2019 Images courtesy of Getty Images

TIGERLILY

MARIAM SEDDIQ

We started our MBFWA adventure with soft floral scents and the fresh playful moods at the Tigerlily show and continued to be impressed with the calibre of design and originality of the labels and designers that we feasted our eyes upon. From rockstar vibes at the Mariam Seddiq show, delicate prints and tailored lace at Leo and Lin to the creative new talent of the Innovators, the week was full of colour, detail and attitude and we loved it all! We finished off on a high note with the Justin Cassin party-esque show, fashion is meant to be fun and fun was certainly had at this show. Until next year...

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Valeska the label

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THE INNOVATORS

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10 PIECES

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THE INNOVATORS

George Habibeh Couture

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JUSTIN CASSIN

LEO AND LIN

WE ARE KINDRED

MBFWA BEAUTY Beauty Editor, Melinda Wenig, went backstage to chat with 3 of Australia's most prestigious Hair and Make Up Artists about the shows they worked this year at MBFWA and the looks they created.

CLAIRE THOMSON What show/s did you get to be Head Director for this year at MBFWA? This year I got to direct the Lee Mathews and Ten Pieces Shows.

What does your Fashion Week prep look like?

The prepping involves, filling the teams as well as making sure I have all the right tools.

I often supply all the extras etc so there is a shop for mascara wands, lip brushes, sponges to ensure hygiene!

How did you come about the look for your Shows?

The look comes about with a trial. Together with the hair director, stylist and designer, we work out the look. The designer often has a vision with the collection and we carry that through in the hair and makeup. We then work out the amount of models and how many artists we will need for the show.

Your look for Lee Mathews is a beautiful clean fresh make-up look…

What was your skincare preparation for Fashion Week?

The Lee Mathews woman is luxe, so we wanted the skin to be perfect! More care was used to prep the skin and make it glow.

Foundation, concealer, powder, was kept to a minimum. The eye was lightly defined and the cheeks were flushed with pink giving an air of a Holiday. The lips and bodies were well moisturised and the lip slightly matted out. The overall effect with the hair was quite heavenly!

Have you ever had a major drama backstage?

And if so, can you share what happened? I’ve fortunately never had too much drama. I recall a show where the air conditioning in the venue had broken down and all the pearls we had stuck to the models spines were popping off! Eventually they got the aircon back on and we fixed everything in time! Shows are exciting! I think everything happens for a reason. I love seeing the girls being the clothes to life. The music, the lights, it’s a lot of hard work but also a lot of fun!

Do you have any advice for up and coming Make-up Artists? It’s a different world from when I started. Social media etc has changed the game. I do notice a lot of assistants are focused purely on their own game. The assistants that I prefer are there 100% to help. Which in turn makes me want to help them. I think it’s important to enjoy the journey, not just be fixated on getting to the top. I loved helping the artists I assisted as I learned so much from them! It’s a great way to learn not only makeup in different lighting. It also teaches you how to work with others as it is a collaboration. Something that I don’t think is taught in schools. There are very few occasions when you are allowed to do whatever you want; you are all working to a brief. I feel a lot of artists have a lot of talent but can’t necessarily follow a brief. The best way to learn this is to assist someone and do advertising jobs as well as editorial. That is how you make your money so that you can do editorial. Working and creating briefs is an invaluable tool that you need to express your thoughts on the job

and pitch ideas. I use mood boards and treatments for my personal work too. It’s always good to have a focus at the start of a job. You can derail it if it’s not working, but it’s good to have a starting point to turn from, if you know what I mean? Instagram is a hell of fun but also can be frustrating! I advise young artists to not spend too much time on there. I feel I would have been intimidated by the amount of work on there and maybe even my style swayed a bit? There is a big difference with Instagram and real life at the moment. More and more there is a growing Instagram market, but it is of a particular type of look. Many artists I know who have been quite successful are quite frustrated that their followers only want to see the same thing over and over. I say use it but don’t get trapped into being a certain type of artist, just to get likes! Often my favourite images, don’t get as many likes! I’m not in it for likes, I’m on a creative journey. My Instagram is a memory or a diary of me for me first and foremost! Make yours something you enjoy that makes you feel good about what you’ve been up to! That energy comes through. Authentic you is better than anyone else!

NICOLE THOMPSON What show/s did you get to be Head Director for this year at MBFWA? Alice Mccall and Bec & Bridge.

Is it always a collaboration between Designer, Stylist, Makeup and Hair, or can one have more control over the others?

First stop for a Fashion Show is the Designer working with their Stylist to pull together the look and feel of the entire show, including casting the models, music, shoes and accessories then after that is when we pop in! We have a Beauty trial where the Head of Hair, Head of makeup and Nails meet with the designer and Stylists to collaborate on the beauty look to suit the show!

Often it can start one place and move around through ideas until we all agree on a look that amplifies the collection!

Was there a crucial product/s required to your look?

Alice Mccall - LASHES!! We used tonnes! And the look would not have been the same without it! The look was 60’s inspired feathery lashes top and bottom with smudged in chocolate brown liner- not too perfect!

Bec & Bridge - Late 60s, early 70s California surfer girls who love to wear pastel makeup. Pop pastel shades of lime green, tangerine, yellow, lilac and Ivey blue used on the inner corners of the eyes and eyelids. We custom mixed the Eye colours with MAC PRO Lip mixes!

What do you love most about being a part of Fashion Week?

The madness! I love the frantic rush to get every girl down that runway looking perfect! It is really special to be a part of the team to bring these stunning collections to life and see them walk!

How do you choose your team for Fashion Week?

These shows were sponsored by MAC Australia, so I work with the wonderful team of amazing artists there. Artists are picked according to their skill level and attitude. I love having a team of excited and passionate makeup artists alongside me for the ride!

What’s one item you can’t live without in your kit?

MAC Fix + Spray! WAY more than just a setting spray! Fix + is a skin FIXER. hydrating and nourishing for tired skin, I love to soak my models skin in it and massage in- the difference in the texture of the skin is incredible and this is the PERFECT start to a flawless base.

RACHEL MONTGOMERY What show/s were you Head Director for this year at MBFWA? Aqua Blu Swim – Designed by Kristian Chase What’s the inspiration for your Fashion Week look?

The look was ultra feminine and luxe, however still effortlessly beautiful.

How do you achieve this year’s look?

We were very lucky to have been supported this year by Harlotte Cosmetics & Davroe Hair. Soft dewy skin was very important, with a golden glow. Nothing too heavy, just beautifully groomed brows and a very slight flick to accent the eye.

Can you explain the focal point for your look this year?

We wanted to girls to look like Goddeddes, not just your typical girl at the beach… so it was all about effortless luxury. Glowing skin and hair.

What are your favourite brands in your kit?

I’m a big believer that cosmetics for a Makeup Artist should be used like art product. I don’t rely too much on actual brands, but more about the actual product. I’m of course a Harlotte Cosmetics fan, but I also use MAC Cosmetics, TARTE, YSL, Bioderma, Crown and NARS to name a few!

One of my favourite products is Garbo & Kelly Highlighter palette and I also LOVE using all Benefit Brow products.

One piece of advice you give to a person wanting to be Makeup Artist?

Don’t expect it to be easy. It’s a journey that takes years – developing your talent. Practice, practice, practice!!!! I was once told it takes doing 1000 lips before you can get good at it! It’s like any other new business, it takes time to get known and make money. If you are not completely passionate about a career in Make-up… pick another job!

Having said that – I couldn't do anything else x

Into the Story Book PHOTOGRAPHER Lucy Alcorn SET & FASHION STYLIST Megan Quigley HMUA Tri-Anh Nguyen MODEL Annabelle Peacock AGENCY Priscilla's Model Management

I AM ROCK ring STYLIST CREATED crown

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ISSY RIDLEY dress • I AM ROCK ring

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ARLO jacket • LA LA THE FASHION LABEL dress

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ARLO top and skirt • VINTAGE cuff

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LAUREN ANDERSON top • I AM ROCK ring

RUBY PHAN dress

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Opposite Page: DIGITALKITTN dress and top • I AM ROCK rings • VINTAGE lion ring stylist's own • STYLST CREATED crown

This Page: ARLO dress • VINTAGE necklace

SMENA earrings • COO CULTE AUSTRALIA dress • DERBY AND POWER headpiece

Where is the Love

PHOTOGRAPHER Stephane Spatafora STYLIST Iryna Dodoi HMUA Lucie Stauff MODEL Mairead McGovern ASSISTANT Chloe Kupczyk

ANNI & LORI shoes STYLIST'S OWN dress COO CULTE AUSTRALIA skirt

ANNI & LORI shoes SMENA top and pants STYLIST'S OWN necklace

COO CULTE AUSTRALIA dress • ANNI & LORI shoes

ANNI & LORI shoes GEORGE GROSS jacket COO CULTE AUSTRALIA dress

SMENA earrings and bracelet COO CULTE AUSTRALIA dress DERBY AND POWER headpiece

SMENA earrings • DERBY AND POWER headpiece • COO CULTE AUSTRALIA dress

The Love of Mu...

Featuring Gaby Guha

PHOTOGRAPHER Sams Arifin STYLIST Beauty Vintage Stylist HMUA Ophélie Chambers DESIGNER Darzha MODEL Gaby Guha AGENCY DMA Models Paris

DARZHA blouse and lurex shorts • PHILIPPE FERRANDIS Earrings

DARZHA corset and shorts • MARNI suede heels • ORIANNE diamond earrings • VETEMENTS oversize suit jacket

DARZHA open shoulder bow dress • JIMMY CHOO suede pumps • SWAROVSKI crystal earrings

DARZHA dress and blouse • CHARLOTTE OLYMPIA platform heels • AURELIE BIDERMANN gold plated earrings • OSCAR DE LA RENTA belt

DARZHA mini dress • ADAM SELMAN sunglasses • CHARLOTTE OLYMPIA nude platform heels • MOSCHINA vintage belt • LA PERLA transparent bodysuit • ASOS gold square earrings

DARZHA mini dress • ADAM SELMAN sunglasses • CHARLOTTE OLYMPIA nude platform heels • MOSCHINA vintage belt • LA PERLA transparent bodysuit • ASOS gold square earrings

CONTRIBUTORS OF ISSUE 7 PAGES 3 -10 SUNSET SERENADE Location: Sydney, Australia P: Angela Arlow W: www.angelaarlow.com I: @angelaarlow S: Jacqueline Manguerra I: @jacqueline_manguerra HMU: Melinda Wenig I: @melindawmakeup M: NyaLuak Leth I: @nmmwl @kultaustralia DESIGNERS FEATURED: @hannah_culshaw @nizeti @sarahjcurtis.collections @carousel_lifestyle @flour.gurl @isabellequinn_ @amytaylorcollection @kirsten_goss @freddyausnz @little_myym

PAGES 43 - 52 EVEN THE DEVIL SHEDS A TEAR Location: Mexico P: Abraham Saraya W: www.abrahamsaraya.com I: @abrahamsaraya S: Artur Calleja I: @artur_calleja HMU: Saul Ramirez I: @saulramirezmh M: Lara I: @lulu.broderik @paragonmodelmanagement DESIGNERS FEAT: @lucianabalderrama @pilardelcampo_ @inspiracionmontelongo @CESARLUNA.mx @elisheva.and.constance @jorgecontrerasmexico

PAGES 11 - 16 GLOSS IT UP! Location: Los Angeles, USA P: Daniella Hehmann I: @daniellahehmann HMU: Barbara Lamelza I: @barbaralamelzamakeup M: Fairy Pai I: @fairypai

PAGES 53 - 60 FIOCCHI Location: Poland P/S: Katarzyna Niwinska I: @katarzynaniwinska HMU: Małgdalena Klimczyk I: @magija_art_of_life M: Karolina Burian I: @karolinaburian M: Gabriela Bujak I: @ghabby.baby A: Patrik Czornij F: Kwiaciarnia Szarotka Ruczaj FB: kwiaciarnia.szarotka.krakow DESIGNER FEATURED: @patipasek

PAGES 17 - 26 WINDSWEPT Location: Sydney, Australia P: Lucy Alcorn I: @lucy_alcorn @the_conciergeagency S: Isabelle Robinson I: isabellerobinson_stylist MU: Tri-Anh Nguyen I: @makeupwithanh @luxit_official @theagencytomakeupartists H: Bridget Cure I: @bridgetcure_hmua M: Jenna I: @jengillz @chadwickmodels M: Emilee I: @_emileemacc @chadwickmodels DESIGNERS FEATURED: @dressedupdesigner @madison_hislop @chloe.mottau @alicemccallptyltd

PAGES 27 - 32 FREYA JOBBINS ARTICLE Location: Sydney, Australia W: www.freyajobbins.com I: @freyajobbins FB: freyajobbins PAGES 33 - 42 HEAVENLY CREATURES Location: New Zealand P: Ian James Vincent I: @shot_by_iv R: Studio Resolve I: @studioresolve S / H: Lenard Johnston I: @lenardjohnstonofficial MU: Abbie Ahmed I: @abbieahmed MU: Olga Gill I: @olgagillmakeup M: Katie Collecutt I: @katie_collecutt @uniquemodelmanagement M: Hannah Clark I: @hannah_b_clark @uniquemodelmanagement SA: Jason Kapaurubandara I: @jasonkapuru PA / V: Jackson Doudney I: @jackodoudney DESIGNERS FEATURED: @gojo.store @olgagillmakeup @ceciliakangcouture @judygaocouture

PAGES 61 - 66 NIXI KILLICK ARTICLE Location: Melbourne, Australia Images shot: Los Angeles, USA P: Kyrain Bobeerian I: @kyrian_bobeerian D: Nixi Killick W: www.nixikillick.com I: @nixikillick HMU: Alondra Excene I: @alondraexcene M: Jewelz I: @jewelz_blu M: Sydney Shafer I: @syderoni PAGES 67 - 76 STARDUST LADY Location: Sydney, Australia P: Natasha Killeen I: @ahsatankilleen S: Emma Cotterill I: @emma_cotterill @reloadagency HMU: Kat Margarita I: @katmargarita M: Zoe Takala I: @ummamme @fivetwentymgt DESIGNERS FEATURED: @alicemccallptyltd @trelisecooper @armsofeve @senso @jacintajames @valetstudio @rachelgilbertau @isabellequinn_ @thomasputtick @matinstudio @skinfootwear @sunbuddies @coopboutique @valerejewellery PAGES 77 - 86 (Back Cover) DRIP AND AFFILIATIONS Location: Melbourne, Australia P: Laura Du Vé I: @ldvphoto @femmeplastic P: Zack Ahmed I: @_afrozack S: Ntombi Moyo I: @ntombimoyo M: Nyandng I: @blacklionrawww M: Ajok I: @lostchildmarial M: Sampa I: @sampathegreat M: Kayla Tyne I: @k.tsch M: Dijok I: @maisisters_ @dijok DESIGNERS FEATURED: Vintage & Thrifted

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PAGES 87 - 94 BURNING LOVE Location: Sydney, Australia P: Aaron VIII I: @livefreeandburn HA: Adam Dyer I: @adam_dyer @wildlifehairsydney @oribeaustralia MU: Mivia Pinniger Massana I: @makeupbymivia M: Niamh Dwyer I: @niamhdwyer @imgmodels PAGES 95 - 100 MBFWA 2019 DESIGNERS FEATURED: @leoandlin @mariamseddiq @tigerlily @justincassin @manonthelabel @tenpieces @georgehabibehcouture @wearekindred @jinaythelabel @inesonthelabel @mianmarthelabel @valeska_the_label HMU FEATURED: @pinkiieee @clairethomsonmakeup @rachel.m.makeup IMAGES COURTESY: @gettyimages PAGES 101 - 110 (front cover) INTO THE STORY BOOK Location: Sydney, Australia P: Lucy Alcorn I: @lucy_alcorn @the_conciergeagency S: Megan Quigley I: @meganquigleycreative HMU: Tri-Anh Nguyen I: @makeupwithanh @luxit_official @theagencytomakeupartists M: Annabelle Peacock I: annabelle_peacock @priscillasmodels DESIGNERS FEATURED: @iamrockdesign @issyridleydesigns @arlo_thelabel @lala.thefashionlabel @lauren_anderson_label @_phanruby @digitalkittn_ PAGES 111 - 120 WHERE IS THE LOVE Location shot: Australia P: Stephane Spatafora I: @Stephane_spatafora S: Iryna Dodoi I: @iryna_styleiciousbyiryna HMU: Lucie Stauff I: @luciestauff M: Mairead McGovern I: @mairead_mcg PA: Chloe Kupczyk I: @chloe_kupczyk DESIGNERS FEATURED: @cooculte_australia @anniandloriau @derbyandpower @smenamelbourne

PAGES 121 - 128 THE LOVE OF MU Featuring Gaby Guha Location: France P: Sams Arifin I: @sams_arifin_paris S: Beauty Vintage Stylist I: @beautyvintagestylist HMU: Ophélie Chambers I: @opheliechambers_mua M: Gaby Guha I: @gabyguha @dmamodels DESIGNERS FEATURED: @_darzha_ @marni @topshop @ocjewelryusa @vetements_official @swarovski @asos @junyawannabe @jimmychoo @adamselman @fendi @charlotteolympia @laperlalingerie @philippeferrandis @aureliebidermann @oscardelarenta @moschino

EXCLUSIVE LOOK AT SOFT DARKNESS EDITORIAL PHOTOGRAPHER Klaudia Gajowska DESIGNER Zuzanna Zygmunt HMUA Magdalena Sobiech MODEL Agata Hofman Editorial can be viewed in full on our website www.fenhongsemagazine.com/soft-darkness

BACK COVER STORY BY Laura Du Vé and Zack Ahmed W: fenhongsemagazine.com • I: @fenhongsemag • FB: fenhongsemag