{"id":91075,"date":"2024-05-29T12:58:51","date_gmt":"2024-05-29T12:58:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/?post_type=articles&p=91075"},"modified":"2024-05-29T16:45:07","modified_gmt":"2024-05-29T16:45:07","slug":"amfar-gala-cannes-2024-carine-roitfeld-fashion-show-backstage","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/articles\/amfar-gala-cannes-2024-carine-roitfeld-fashion-show-backstage\/","title":{"rendered":"GRAZIA Exclusive: An Inside Look at the Fairy Tale Fashion Show Under the Riviera Sun at the 2024 amfAR Gala Cannes"},"content":{"rendered":"
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CAP D’ANTIBES, FRANCE – MAY 23: (L-R) Neelam Gill, Mariacarla Boscono, Faretta Radic, Carine Roitfeld, Piergiorgio Del Moro, Valery Kaufman, Matea Brakus and Maike Inga on stage during the amfAR Cannes Gala 30th edition presented by Chopard And Red Sea International Film Festivalat Hotel du Cap-Eden-Roc on May 23, 2024 in Cap d’Antibes, France. (Photo by Andreas Rentz\/Getty Images for amfAR)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The annual amfAR Gala in Cannes is always a glittering highlight of the festival season<\/a>. This year, the amfAR Gala Cannes promised not just A-list glamour and fundraising for a crucial cause, but another iconic fashion show curated by the inimitable Carine Roitfeld in celebration of the Gala’s 30th edition.<\/p>\n

Roitfeld, the mastermind behind countless iconic fashion moments, has become a fixture at the amfAR Gala Cannes. Each year, she curates a showstopping fashion presentation, and this year was no exception. The theme? “Fairy Tales.”<\/p>\n

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CAP D’ANTIBES, FRANCE – MAY 23: CAP D’ANTIBES, FRANCE – MAY 23: Mariacarla Boscono onstage at the amfAR Cannes Gala 30th edition at Hotel du Cap-Eden-Roc on May 23, 2024 in Cap d’Antibes, France. (Photo by Ryan Emberley\/amfAR\/Getty Images for amfAR)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

GRAZIA USA<\/em> was lucky enough to get exclusive access backstage, witnessing the transformation from models to fairy tale characters and speaking with the amazing hair and makeup team in charge of these looks, along with the visionary Roitfeld herself.<\/p>\n

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Carine Roitfeld at the amfAR Gala Cannes 2024 held at the Hotel du Cap-Eden-Roc on May 23, 2024 in Cap d’Antibes, France. (Photo by Michael Buckner\/Variety via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The H\u00f4tel du Cap-Eden-Roc buzzed with anticipation as stylists zipped racks of couture gowns and makeup artists wielded their brushes with practiced ease. Roitfeld, arriving on the red carpet in a stunning Rick Owens gown, spoke to GRAZIA<\/em> about her inspiration for her personal look for the night, ahead of her highly-anticipated fashion show.<\/p>\n

“I love Rick Owens,” she confides, “and people don’t expect him to make an evening dress. So here we are!” Her signature style turned heads under the French Riviera lights, a perfect first introduction before the fantastical world she was about to unveil.<\/p>\n

Right before the fashion icon got ready to take the stage for the 15th time at the amfAR Gala<\/a> Cannes Fashion Show, she admitted, “[I am] even more stressed because we did so many amazing shows and to make a lot of money, we always try to make [each fashion show] better and bigger” \u2014 revealing the pressure behind pushing creative boundaries each year.<\/p>\n

For Roitfeld, the pressure translates into passion, a dedication to using fashion for a cause she deeply believes in.<\/p>\n

As we made our way backstage, an electric hum of anticipation thrummed through the air. Hugo Villard<\/a>, leading the makeup team, shed light on Roitfeld’s vision for this year’s fashion show.<\/p>\n

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CAP D’ANTIBES, FRANCE – MAY 23: Raya Martigny walks the runway during the amfAR Cannes Gala 30th edition presented by Chopard And Red Sea International Film Festivalat Hotel du Cap-Eden-Roc on May 23, 2024 in Cap d’Antibes, France. (Photo by Pascal Le Segretain\/amfAR\/Getty Images for amfAR)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Villard elaborated on the makeup approach. “It was pretty literal, quite easy to follow somehow because the characters are so clear. Just to make the little twists, the fashion twist,” he shares.<\/p>\n

For the villainous looks, the makeup artists took inspiration from the original characters. “You see the bad villains, the bad queens, they are super drag,” Villard continues. “Somehow we had to soften it a bit.”<\/p>\n

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CAP D’ANTIBES, FRANCE – MAY 23: Mariacarla Boscono walks the runway during the amfAR Cannes Gala 30th edition at Hotel du Cap-Eden-Roc on May 23, 2024 in Cap d’Antibes, France. (Photo by Beau Bumpas\/amfAR\/Getty Images for amfAR)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The biggest challenge, according to Villard, was striking a balance between the fantastical and flattering. “We have here those beautiful girls and everyone wants to be pretty also. So that was also the balance to see with the girls how they could still feel pretty with some of the quite strong looks because we have like Edward Scissorhands.”<\/p>\n

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CAP D’ANTIBES, FRANCE – MAY 23: Yilan Hua walks the runway during the amfAR Cannes Gala 30th edition presented by Chopard And Red Sea International Film Festivalat Hotel du Cap-Eden-Roc on May 23, 2024 in Cap d’Antibes, France. (Photo by Andreas Rentz\/Getty Images for amfAR)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Claudio Bertolini<\/a>, head of the fashion department from Beautick<\/a>, echoed the focus on storytelling through hairstyling. There wasn’t one singular inspiration for the hairstyles, but their goal was to complement each model’s overall look and create a sense of drama that transported the audience into a fairy tale world.<\/p>\n

Model Debra Shaw<\/a> offered GRAZIA<\/em> a tantalizing hint about her look in the show and the products being used to create it by her makeup artist, Fred M\u00e9c\u00e8ne<\/a>. “It’s her [Fred M\u00e9c\u00e8ne] own personal line. It’s organic. It’s like it transposed to every skin, and it has moisturizer in it, so you don’t even need moisturizer!”<\/p>\n