Three years ago, model Lara Stone bleached her brows at the behest of Carine Roitfeld, who then went on to dedicate an entire issue of Paris Vogue to her, declaring: “I wanted to make her a star.â€
Though having just gone back to brown for the new issue of Paris Vogue, the rest of fashion is still chasing that star and the ethereal appeal of a bare brow.
This month model Kristen McMenamy appears on the cover of Italian Vogue with none, a look she and Karen Elson popularized during 90s grunge. Many a fall show was epilated (Alessandro Dell’Acqua, Balenciaga, Miu Miu and more) and spring is seeing more of the same with Guinevere Van Seenus, Heidi Mount and Givenchy’s entire ad-cast having gone arch-blonde.
WhoWhatWear declared it a top pick in their Fall 09 Beauty email and 4th and Bleeker blogger Alexandra Spencer gave it a bold run in her latest post.
So with everyone jumping into the bleached brow trend, would you follow?