Clown MakeUp Used in Fashion

Looking at clowns I wanted to see whether 'clown makeup' was used in the fashion industry as it is commonly used in the horror film industry. The images above show catwalk images from different shows by different fashion designers and makeup artists. In the film industry clowns usually have more extreme makeup in the sense of special effects and the creepiness level. However, looking at these images it shows that horror and fashion can be mixed with each other and these two genres do work well with each other.

The image on the top left corner is from the the Gareth Pugh Spring 2016 collection of the clown chick, in which clown make up has been worn by the models with a twist of modernity. The makeup artist for this show was Mac's Val Garland and other Mac artists. This clown make up was really modernised and looks creepy in a way too. I think that the model's face is covered with a gauze, the hair line being too high up with the coloured wig and the bright colours on the face make it beautiful and a little terrifying at the same time. It almost looks like fake doll on the runway as it looks like plastic and creepy.

The image on the top right corner is from the Vogue Paris Haute Couture in the Circus Spring 2012 collection. The model on the left side in the image is wearing clown makeup. Looking at the image the clown makeup looks much more clown like than the picture on the left. This is more of the traditional clown makeup. However it is slightly modern slightly around the eyes design and not having the classic clown nose. To me this is a more beautiful version of clown makeup as just looking at it feels so sublime.

The image at the bottom is from the Yoshio Kubo Spring/Summer  2013 collection. To me the clown makeup worn by the model is the most closest to the traditional clown makeup that clowns have been wearing since the past. As it has all the classic items like Stephen King described the typical look of clowns back in the day. Relating this mixture of fashion and clown makeup to Mrs Laderman as she is going to be the clown freak figure in the tv series, I could think of combining these two genres and see what effect I get as the finished result.


Ref:
Tall Girl in a Small World, 2013 [viewed 23rd March 2016] Available From: http://tallgirlinasmallworld.blog.com/2013/06/13/on-why-i-love-magazines-i-cant-read
Ellen Wallwork, 2015. London Fashion Week Beauty Trend: Gareth Pugh sees Spring 2016 as the Season of Clown Chick [viewed 23rd March 2016] Available From: http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2015/09/20/london-fashion-week-beauty-trend-gareth-pugh_n_8165164.html