I haven't been able to get my hands on Manish Arora which was officially released today (as a Curator who's no stranger to limited-edition products, I wasn't sure why I thought this wouldn't sell out right away when it was posted at the MAC website two days ago), so I thought I'd catch up on another MAC collection that was released last week. MAC teamed up with Emmanuel Ungaro to create a limited-edition collection representing designer Esteban Cortazar's vision for his fall 2008 fashions. "Dreamy, softly impressionistic, reverential…Softly shaded to match the understated mood of the collection" is how the look is described at the MAC website, and I think the promotional picture represents it well, especially when compared to the models' makeup and soft, slightly messy updos at the fall show.
(photo from maccosmetics.com)
(photos from style.com)
While the colors themselves are definitely wearable and a nice extension of those seen on the runway, the packaging could have used a little oomph. Repeating the Ungaro logo doesn't seem "understated" to me but rather, well, repetitive and unimaginative.
(photos from maccosmetics.com)
The Museum's Advisory Committee voted unanimously not to accession any of the Ungaro items and instead use the budget towards Manish Arora. ;) It's a shame that the packaging wasn't more interesting, but at least the colors were the same as those used to create the fall 2008 Ungaro fashion. In that sense the collection is a success.
For a great interview with Cortazar and MAC makeup artist Sharon Dowsett check out this Spoiled Pretty blog post.