Every Manicure From New York Fashion Week You’ll Want to Copy Now
Christian Siriano
Vintage photos of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis’s vacations in Capri were the inspiration behind this turquoise mani with asymmetrical black and white stripes. Get the look: KISS Gel Strong Nail Polish in Mermaid and KISS Nail Artist Paints in Gala (Photo: Diane Bondareff)
Rebecca Minkoff
This modern twist on a classic French manicure was created using fall shades from Essie Nail Polishes in Go Go Geisha (an antique pink) and Maki Me Happy (a deep crimson). (Photo: Sam Kim for Essie)
Yuna Yang
Photo: IMaxTree
Michael Costello
Darkness meets light with this gold and deep plum nail design, achieved using Essie Nail Polishes in Good as Gold and Sole Mate. (Photo: IMaxTree)
Brock Collection
JinSoon nail color in Auspicious (a muddled lavender gray) complemented the weathered aesthetic of the collection. (Photo: IMaxTree)
Thakoon
Photo: IMaxTree
Nicholas K
With Nicholas K’s beige, white, cargo, gray, black and army hues throughout his spring collection, the NCLA Nudes Collection along with Miss Pop’s metallic wraps for Tattify in So Fancy, was the perfect complement to the designs. Photo: IMaxTree
Jeremy Scott
Right on the dot! Models flaunted OPI Nail Lacquers in I Just Can’t Cope-Acabana, That’s Berry Daring, We’re In The Black, Red My Fortune Cookie, or Wild Blue Yonder with a dot in a contrasting color. (Photo: Ryan Ulsh for OPI)
Marissa Webb
Photo: IMaxTree
Creatures of Comfort
A multicolored French manicure was perfected alternating OPI Nail Lacquers in Eurso Euro, Stay Off The Lawn, OPI Infinite Shine Nail Lacquer in Unequivocally Crimson, OPI Nail Lacquer in My Twin Mimmy, and Charged Up Cherry. A gold triangle decal at the base of the nail completed the look. (Photo: IMaxTree)
Creatures of the Wind
Retro-chic elegance is the only way to describe this stark white nail from Morgan Taylor in All White Now. (Photo: IMaxTree)
A Detachér
Photo: IMaxTree
Cushnie et Ochs
Photo: IMaxTree
Desigual
Models sported six different nail looks inspired by social media using MAC Studio Nail Lacquers Star Trek in Holladeck, Star Trek in Enterprise, It’s a Strike in Babysplit, Nocturnelle, Snazzy Hound, and Before Dawn. (Photo: IMaxTree)
Jenny Packham
Photo: IMaxTree
Novis
Christian Louboutin collaborated with Novis to paint models’ nails in minimal cubist art featuring pop hues Batignolles and Wherever. (Photo: Taylor Jewell)
Monse
To recreate a “dipped in petroleum” finish, manicurists painted on Sally Hansen Complete Salon Manicure in Commander in Chic and Au Nature-al. Photo: Sally Hansen)
Self Portrait
To balance the bright yellows from the runway collection, models sported a matte, neutral nail in Essie Au Natural. (Photo: Jonathan Pozniak for Essie)
Kate Spade
Inspired by the rose festival in Morocco and rich fabric colors of Spade’s designs, layers of Deborah Lippmann nail colors Cherries Jubilee and Lady Is a Tramp were applied. (Photo: Keith Morrison for Deborah Lippmann)
Band of Outsiders
Essie Nail Polish in Limo-Scene ( a sheer, pastel pink) perfected this alabaster mani. (Photo: Jonathan Pozniak for Essie)
Alexander Wang
To recreate a “sanded-down effect” from spending a day at the beach, Essie Nail Polishes in Cocktails and Coconuts and Au Natural were used. (Photo: Sam Kim for Essie)
3.1 Phillip Lim
With a collection heavily inspired by Western and Victorian themes, a “stark” and “dynamic” nail look was created with Sally Hansen Complete Salon Manicure in Let It Snow and Gilty Party. (Photo: Sally Hansen)
Brandon Maxwell
Deborah Lippmann nail lacquer in Shape Of My Heart (a healthy blush crème) was applied on both the nails and toes to softly enhance the collection. (Photo: Keith Morrison)
Narciso Rodriguez
Mixing Deborah Lippmann nail polishes Hard Rock and Terra Nova created a mustard sheer mani. (Photo: Keith Morrison)
Area NYC
To match the spotted fabric in the collection, a Dalmatian print was perfected by using Red Carpet Manicure polish in Lost My Slipper as the base. Then a manicure brush dipped in Black Stretch Limo helped to make the asymmetrical spots. (Photo: Red Carpet Manicure)
Thom Browne
(Photo: IMAXTree)
Zero + Maria Cornejo
The manicure look is a juxtaposition of textures with a delicate pastel base edged with an uneven silver-gold shimmer fade at the tip. Morgan Taylor Lacquer Heaven Sent with Mattes A Wrap top coat sets a foundation for the look, while a custom blend of Sweater Weather and Chain Reaction are purposefully brushed on unevenly. Completing the look, Give Me Gold captures the sensuality of the collection (Photo: IMAXTree)
Jill Stuart
(Photo: IMAXTree)
Tibi
Nail artist Jin Soon Choi chose five shades from her nail polish line for the hands to offset the utilitarian feel of the collection while highlighting the subtle details and craftsmanship, including this orange shade (coming Spring 2017). (Photo: IMAXTree)
Vera Wang
(Photo: IMAXTree)
Zang Toi
(Photo: IMAXTree)
We’ve just passed the halfway point at New York Fashion Week, and our beauty team has discovered more than enough manicure inspiration to carry us well into spring. Trends that have emerged (and re-emerged) this season include the bare ? but not really bare ? nail, colorful French tips, and shiny metallic manis. Scroll through the photos to see which designers nailed it this season, and find out the inspiration behind some of these magnificent manicures.
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