retro runway

The Spring/Summer 2014 runway season may have come to a close, but we still have the pages of Vogue and Bazar to inspire nail art. One burst of inspiration came from Emma Hill’s exit show with Mulberry. While it wasn’t the most jaw dropping collection of the season, the 1960’s reminiscent florals and orange and navy color pallet felt like it would translate beautifully as a fall mani. Decided, I pulled my copy of the Let it Be off the shelf, dropped the needle on “Two of Us” and started painting.

I started with one coat of butter LONDON’s Nail Foundation Flawless Basecoat and two coats of Sunbaker, a beautiful rust orange shimmer, on all but the ring finger. Though Sunbaker comes from the butter Summer Holiday collection, it makes a really beautiful autumn shade and paired with the right colors definitely emulates a 60’s/70’s vibe. I chose to recreate the stunning floral pattern of the silk dresses in the Mulberry show on the ring finger alone with the accent of the orange to either side, similar to the show itself. For that I required two coats of O.P.I.’s Alpine Snow on the accent nail. Once dry, I began by painting the lighter shades of the design first, starting with Shandy, a beautiful apricot crème color. Next, I added some details with the robins egg blue color Poole and the contrasting dark navy blue Royal Navy. To finish off the accent nail, I added detailing with Sunbaker to tie it all together. Sealed with SV topcoat, I loved how it turned out—both how close the design came to the actual Mulberry print and the unique details I added.

Alpine snow                     shandy                               poole                               royal navy                         sunbaker   

What do you think of my retro runway adaptation?