Chanel and the answer to the makeup of the black circle in the eyes of the models
Beauty The public is very confused about this makeup look Thu Jan 27 2022 06:39 PM Natalia Chávez@natcfelix Chanel presented her spring 2022 couture collection. Among the clothes and designs by Virginie Viard, the aspects that stood out the most were the entrance of Princess Charlotte Casiraghi on horseback and the makeup of the models. The creative director of the maison was inspired by the decade of the 20s with the feathers and fringes that we saw parading down the catwalk. It was about recreating the era of Constructivism, the avant garde before the Great War and the makeup was also designed to reflect this era. However, the makeup of a black circle around the eye that was applied to some models caused confusion among the public. This gesture caused some to see the design as similar to a bruise from a punched fist. In such a way that a part of the public in social networks began to point out that they were normalizing abuse and domestic violence towards women. Chanel's explanation is as follows. “The makeup was also inspired by pre-war creative avant-gardes, although the dark circles around some of the models' eyes seemed more pugilistic than artistic,” the brand explained. day of the show in an interview with Vogue Runway. Furthermore, the inspiration for the entire Chanel Couture Spring 2022 collection is Constructivism, a time that Karl Lagerfeld was passionate about. So the asymmetrical figures, with a smokey tone and a lot of eyeliner, was the way of the house to represent it. Perhaps Chanel's intention was not to normalize the domestic abuse experienced by thousands of women around the world, much less to fill violence against women with glamor and glitter. But the fact is that the public so perceived and received the make-up at the show of the fashion house. "Seriously, what is Chanel thinking? Black eyes are not fashion accessories. I don't care if this makeup is on-trend, this is normalization and glam of male violence against women. Only a few models wore this smokey and glitter circle around the eye. The others showed a makeup also in black, but with dramatic and accentuated lines. This design was the one that predominated in the makeup look of the Chanel catwalk.
