MAC Alexander McQueen Fall '07: Promo Images and Product Information

Backstage at Alexander McQueen Fall ’07, the look was bold with flashes of unexpected colour. M·A·C artists, under lead artist, Terry Barber, contrasted the dark yet dynamic forms of McQueen’s collection with looks in which the eyes played the diva-warrior role. Setting ultra-pale, lightly pearled lips against eyes shadowed lid-to-brow in blue and chartreuse, lined in the
classic “cat’s eye” of Egyptian royalty, the look became uncompromisingly strong and graphic. Intriguing in tone, bewitching in application, this is a collection that veers ever so colourfully to the dark side.

M·A·C for McQueen is the culmination of the collaboration between celebrated designer Alexander McQueen, leading makeup artist Charlotte Tilbury, and M·A·C Cosmetics for the Alexander McQueen Autumn Winter 2007 show. The collection includes 16 products, 12 hand blended specifically for the AW 07 McQueen show by Terry Barber, M·A·C Cosmetics Director of Makeup Artistry and lead makeup artist Charlotte Tilbury just days before the show. The classic M·A·C Cosmetics packaging is stamped with the Alexander McQueen logo, as if plucked straight from the makeup artists’ table backstage. When we embarked on the packaging, I wanted to have the sense that these are really just imprints by Alexander McQueen, fresh, hot off the runway. They are meant to be direct from the runway and feeling on trend,” says James Gager, Senior Vice President/Creative Director for M·A·C Cosmetics.

Since 1996 M·A·C Cosmetics has worked with Alexander McQueen backstage by providing makeup and artistry support. “The makeup for a show plays up certain elements of the clothing, changes the overall feeling, and mood. I work with the key artist, Charlotte in this case, to take the makeup in a certain direction, and discuss my original inspiration for the collection as well as the mood, theme, and focus for the show. This time inspiration was derived from Elizabeth Taylor in the 1963 film Cleopatra. The Egyptian influence plays up a very feminine sexual strength that was present in my inspiration for the collection,” says Alexander McQueen. This marks the first time Alexander McQueen has partnered with a cosmetics company.

The Eye

The look features a highly structured eye achieved with Kohl Power Eye Pencils, Paint Pots and Eye Shadows. Eye brows are drawn in Velvetone to create the stark handsome brow that frames the brightly pigmented lids and brow bone. Paint pots in colours created by Terry Barber and Charlotte Tilbury specifically for the AW 07 show range from Pharaoh a creamy yellow green, Otherworldly a mid-tone sea blue to Electro Sky an intense royal blue. Another dimension is added to the eye by layering eye shadows over the paint pots in matching shades designed specifically for this collection. Eyes are outlined with Kohl Power pencils in Jealous, Black Karat, and Feline. M·A·C 20 lashes reinforce the thickly lined eyes. “Alexander McQueen was very specific about the makeup direction and I translated his ideas of Egyptian, graphic, bold coloured makeup into a look that was strong yet hypnotic; which was very much in the spirit of the show,”said key makeup artist Charlotte Tilbury.

The Lip

Custom created by Terry Barber and Charlotte Tilbury, Archetype and Masque lipstick, were used as a base layers with Nothingless, or White Magic Lipglass on top to create the soft pale lips.

The Glow

Mineralize Skinfinish in New Vegas was polished into the cheeks to give the final gilded touch to the look. A makeup artist favorite, M·A·C Mineralize Skinfinish gives skin a subtle glow, casting the slightest metallic hue over cheekbones.

Four time winner of the British Designer of the Year award and 2003 CFDA International Designer of the Year, Alexander McQueen left school at 16 to begin an apprenticeship with several well known London tailors. His study of design and career in fashion grew as he moved on to work for theatrical costumiers, designers and completed his Master’s Degree at London’s St Martin’s in 1994. His entire degree collection was purchased by Isabella Blow, former Fashion editor of Tatler and famously eccentric matron of fashion. He is now one of the most internationally renowned fashion designers, known for incredible tailoring, pairing of the dark with the romantic and ingeniously theatrical runway shows.

M·A·C Cosmetics expresses its support of the fashion world by working with makeup artists in over 160 shows during the international collections with the M·A·C PRO team behind the scenes in New York, London, Milan and Paris. M·A·C (Make-up Art Cosmetics), a leading brand of professional cosmetics, was created in Toronto, Canada in 1985 and is now part of The Estée Lauder Companies, Inc. The company’s popularity has grown through a tradition of word-of-mouth endorsement from makeup artists, models, photographers and journalists around the world. M·A·C is now sold in over 55 countries worldwide.

Lipstick
Masque (fn) Rosy dirty pink
Archetype (fn) Sheer light gold
Suggested Retail Price: $14.00 U.S./$16.50 CDN

Lipglass
Nothingless (fn) White gold with yellow pearl
White Magic (fn) Soft baby pink with white pearl
Suggested Retail Price: $14.00 U.S./$16.50 CDN

Small Eye shadow
Haunting (fn) Seafoam green
Pagan (fn) Yellow lime green with yellow pearl
Nile (fn) Soft royal blue with white pearl
Suggested Retail Price: $14.00 U.S./$16.50 CDN

Paint Pot
Pharaoh (fn) Creamy yellow green
Otherworldly (fn) Mid-tone sea blue
Electro Sky (fn) Royal intense blue
Suggested Retail Price: $16.50 U.S./$20.00 CDN

Mineralize Skinfinish
New Vegas (fn) Fleshy golden beige with bronze pearl
Suggested Retail Price: $24.50 U.S./$29.50 CDN

Kohl Power
Jealous (fn) Black with green pearl
Black Karat (fn) Black with gold pearl
Feline (fn) Rich black
Suggested Retail Price: $13.50 U.S./$16.00 CDN

Eye Brow
Velvetone (fn) Film noir black
Suggested Retail Price: $13.50 U.S./$16.00 CDN

Lash
No. 20 (fn) Half lash, natural black
Suggested Retail Price: $11.00 U.S./$13.00 CDN

Available
October 2007 at all M·A·C locations, 1.800.387.6707 and http://www.maccosmetics.com/