NARS for Marc Jacobs - Spring/Summer 2010 Fashion Week

The look of the Marc Jacobs collection was inspired by the contemporary dancer, Martha Graham: Old-fashioned and theatrical but graceful and precise. At the same time, however, there was a darker side that was shone through: a quality of gothic romance. Ballerinas with a sense of mystery- as if part of them, along with some of their makeup, had been left behind on stage. The models werent meant to have perfect makeup- rather, they were meant to encompass a just came off-stage effect. Dancers in theater and opera always have white faces, pointed lips and an eye that is drawn outward, not upward-its very theatrical, very ballet, said François Nars.