Bye Bye Brows!
Text: Billy Bride
Inspired by Dazed & Confused’s December cover-girl Abbey Lee, showcasing possibly the greatest collaboration of the decade (Spike Jonze/Opening Ceremony exclusive ‘Where the Wild Things Are’ mini-range), I’m posting about a rather hairy topic this week – to brow, or not to brow!
As unlikely as it may seem, what was once a peripheral trend that skirted about in the uber-couture stratosphere, the shaved brow is making a comeback! Popularised by early 90′s by Model/Photographer powerhouse McMenamy & Meisel (see Vogue’s iconic ‘Grunge & Glory’ shoot of ’92 pictured above), this creepy little critter of a trend is clawing it’s way back into our consciousness, conquering A/W catwalks at Givenchy, McQueen, Prada & Balenciaga where brow-less models epitomized modern androgyny.
Following the Fall fanfare, the look has set off an editorial inferno of babes-sans-brows, a campaign spear-headed by bleach-out advocates Lara Stone & Adriana Lima, as well as the O.G. baldy Karen Elson. So are we, the general populace, expected to follow suit? I dare say crazier things have happened, we certainly seem to have embraced the no-pants craze no worries, and underwear as outerwear went down a treat. Give it a month or two, and I dare say you might find your local watering hole repopulated by hairless pantless agamogentic beings of the negaverse. Check the new Beyonce/Gaga clip ‘Video Phone’ for a taste of things to come.
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