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A Modest Proposal

Fashion’s new austerity plan? Go for tempered hues, discreet hemlines, and demure high collars.

October 2012
michael thompson
Chanel stretch wool dress. L’Wren Scott lace blouse. American Apparel turtleneck. Bottega Veneta earrings (worn in hair); Chanel bracelet (worn in hair); Amedeo 18k gold and carnelian cameo brooch.

Beauty note: Complexions look polished yet natural with BareMinerals Ready SPF 20 Foundation.

Hair by Jimmy Paul for Bumble and bumble; makeup by Dick Page for Shiseido at Jed Root, Inc.; manicures by Madeline Roosevelt for OMM Style. Models: Marie Piovesan at Marilyn NY; Meghan Collison at Next Model Management; Katryn Kruger and Kinga Rajzak at IMG; Ollie Edwards, Sean O’Pry, and Lenz von Johnston at VNY Model Management; Cordula Reyer at Q Management. Extras: Stu Levy, Andrea MacLeod, Mark Ferris, Jonah Wolf, Seren Hopkins, Kathe Blumklotz. Produced by Heather Hanrahan at Heatherhanrahan.com. Digital technician: Bryce Ward. Photography assistants: Yumi Miki, Paul Wegman, Patrick Wheaton, Chris Gibson. Fashion assistants: Felicia Garcia-Rivera, Caroline Grosso, Kathleen Chetlain, Maddie Griggs. Special thanks: Katherine Ross at OMM Style, Ellen Rogers, Pam Holladay, and David Morgan.
October 2012
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