Our loyalty will always lie with the home team, but ::sotto voce:: London Spring 2017 was...really good. So good, in fact, that together, the shows' beauty looks formed a strong aesthetic that contrasted deeply with that of New York (which was just as cohesive). You'll see what we mean ahead, with 10 of each capital's best of the best.
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Tommy Hilfiger
In a nutshell: This season's New York girl...looks just like all the real New York girls, with natural hair, pretty skin, and at most, one Thing, such as a two-tone lip (Cushnie et Ochs). But the majority of houses stuck with the bronze-y, low-maintenance theme.
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Alexander Wang
From Hilfiger's sailor version to Wang's surfer one...
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Rodarte
To the Mulleavy sisters' most glam iteration...
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Michael Kors
To Kors' all-American one...
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Proenza Schouler
To McCollough and Hernandez's downtown artsy type with the air-dried waves and bleached brows. Subtle, but pretty. But subtle.
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Gareth Pugh
Then, across the ocean, WHOA. They love makeup and color over there and having fun with both. There's also the distinct sense that they're also more inclined to Go for It, without fear of veering into unwearable- or ugliness.
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Topshop Unique
Big browns + a greasy coppery eye + feathery hair.
