Tulle head-dresses were made by Sam

The flower and tulle head-dresses Authentic Louis Vuitton Bagswere made by Sam on the shoot. Speaking of the day, he said, “I was making it all up a bit as I went along, photographer Nick and stylist Edward Enninful really let Val and I run riot on hair and make-up. It was so much fun”.
See more images from the shoot on W Magazine’s website here.

Hair by Sam was soft, natural and light to the touch in contrast with the exact centre parting that accented the low little knot he was creating. The lengths of the hair were folded into the nape of the neck and casually spun into a loose twist, then held in place with Karl’s finishing touch to the hair, an enormous Chanel pearl. As ever, it’s the little finishing touches that set this show apart from all the others. What could be more chic?
Read Style.com’s backstage review on the hair and make-up here.

All the wigs, as you can see in the images, were larger than life, vibrant, custom-coloured and cut on the day on set, using 3-4 different colours on each wig for a real other-worldly effect. The shoot itself was a long day. Shot in Paris, it involved changing the set, make-up and hair each and every shot, such was Nick’s vision. Karlie, ever the professional, really absorbed the role of couture ballerina, getting in a few precariously balanced positions and going that extra mile to make sure the shot looked right.

Couture shoots are always something of a fantasy, to represent the elaborate and decadent pieces of art that are being shot. This ‘Sweet Escape’ story shot by Nick Knight for W Magazine, featuring model Karlie Kloss, is something of an ethereal wonderland of images, with make-up by the incredible Val Garland and all wigs customised by Sam.

The Chanel show is always the pinnacle of Paris  Louis Vuitton Cosmic BlossomFashion Week for editors but it’s no mean feat to organise and produce. The roll call for the ‘eco’ show involved 70 models in the Grand Palais walking around huge solar-panelled wind turbines and took a week to prepare.