Though the designer's runway show started much later than expected, it was well worth the wait. Aerial view of Marc Jacobs's Spring 2019 runway show. Photo: Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images There are two things to expect when it comes to a Marc Jacobs runway show: The designer's seasonal presentation officially marks the end of New York Fashion Week, and it (almost always) starts right on time. On Wednesday night, Jacobs didn't fulfill either of those, as his Spring 2019 show started nearly 90 minutes, causing editors to worry about possibly missing Rihanna's Savage X Fenty fashion week debut — and official closer of the seven-day stint of shows — in Brooklyn. Regardless, it was well worth the wait. In addition to the models' vintage-inspired and pastel-heavy beauty looks, Jacobs's newest collection was a visual feast: ruffles on ruffles, exaggerated silhouettes, voluminous dresses, mega-boxy blazers and loads of sparkle, all wrapped up in a punchy, sugary color palette. See Marc Jacobs's full Spring 2019 collection in the gallery below. 55 Gallery 55 Images Sign up for our daily newsletter and get the latest industry news in your inbox every day.<doc-sep>"This is the biggest color project I've ever worked on," Redken Gobal Color Creative Director Josh Wood announced backstage at Marc Jacobs' Spring 2019 show. "I've never done anything with this many girls who are willing to color their hair so it's a very proud moment for me." 37 models total—more than Wood originally planned—had their real hair bleached then dyed an array of dusty pinks, blues, greens, peaches, and more to match color-match their looks for the show. To say this feat one-ups last season's nine neon dye jobs is an understatement. The dye jobs, which each featured shadow roots and an almost-metallic sheen, were created to coordinate with fabric swatches each girl got. "Marc didn't want a 'fun' pastel, he wanted it to have history and for it to look a little vintage," Wood continued, calling the hues "almost like grown-up pastels" and "slightly anti-unicorn hair." The vintage vibe was complemented by lead hair stylist Guido Palau's '60s-inspired, "extravagant" hairstyles. There were three different looks: a high bouffant-ponytail hybrid, a beehive-bob, and buzzcuts, all of which Palau says have an "egg-shaped" finish. He described the looks as a nod to women Marc loves like Barbra Streisand and Lee Radziwiłł. The nostalgic looks are also meant to evoke and celebrate a time when women prioritized always looking "done" and polished. Imaxtree "We've seen a lot of natural looks and we know how to do 'cool,'" Palau said. "A 'finished' woman is something Marc really wanted to emphasize again. She had been to the salon. It's a very coiffed look." When asked how to achieve the look at home, the hair stylist laughed, "You don't." Both Palau and Wood were surprised so many of the models were willing to get their hair dyed and buzzed (nine models took the plunge) so drastically. "Marc's very lucky that a lot of girls want to do his show, and lots of girls are much more open to change now," Palau mused. Wood pointed out that Instagram likely plays a role. "There's so many images everywhere of people having color and changing color. Bleaching isn't like it was even two or three years ago...technology supports the fact that the most important thing to us is hair health." Imaxtree The makeup look also harkened back to past decades with a focus on powdery light eyeshadow. "We're doing a wash all over the lid into the eyebrow," Lead makeup artist, using Marc Jacobs Beauty, described. To make sure the shadows—pink, blue, purple, yellow, and more colors to match the hair and clothes—didn't look too sweet, Kendal didn't use any blush and kept the skin fresh-looking. Her tip for making sure colors pop on skin? "I always put foundation on the eye that helps ground it when you're using a powder pigment eyeshadow," she said. Kristina Rodulfo / ELLE Kristina Rodulfo Beauty Director Kristina Rodulfo is the Beauty Director of Women's Health—she oversees beauty coverage across print and digital and is an expert in product testing, identifying trends, and exploring the intersections of beauty, wellness, and culture. This content is created and maintained by a third party, and imported onto this page to help users provide their email addresses. You may be able to find more information about this and similar content at piano.io<doc-sep>Nicki Minaj at the Marc Jacobs Spring 2019 runway show. Photo: Marc Jacobs We called Marc Jacobs's Spring 2019 collection "a dramafest in every sense of the word," and that includes the runway show's front row, too. For starters, Nicki Minaj — who, along with Cardi B, stirred plenty of drama at the beginning of New York Fashion Week — arrived in an equally dramatic ensemble (Jacobs's final look from his Fall 2018 collection, to be exact) to support the designer. In addition to Minaj, plenty of other famous faces and stylish influencers — Anna Dello Russo, Bryanboy, Irene Kim, Sita Abellan and Kim Cam Jones, to name a few — were fashionably patient for a very late runway show, which was delayed for a whopping total of 90 minutes. See what all your favorite stars wore to Marc Jacobs's Spring 2019 runway show in the gallery below. 21 Gallery 21 Images Sign up for our daily newsletter and get the latest industry news in your inbox every day.<doc-sep>In addition to the new color, some of the models also got haircuts. Akiima Yong, of IMG, got her hair chopped and painted a pastel pink before the runway. She tells R29 that it was her decision to make the change (and her agency was also informed ). “I’m OK with it. I’ve never had my hair pink before, and I wanted to cut my hair already,” she says. And as for her other jobs during fashion month, she’s not particularly concerned. “I don’t know how other designers will feel, but this is the last show. Nothing is going on until I go to the next city.”<doc-sep>
Marc Jacobs used to have a notorious punctuality problem. In 2007 his show started a full two hours late. And that was the breaking point. After that show the Marc Jacobs show became the only show during New York Fashion Week to start precisely on time. So last night was a throw back. Guests gathered promptly for the show, scheduled to start at 6 p.m. in the Park Avenue Armory on the Upper East Side. They took their seats in the two rows of plexiglass chairs facing each other down the spare plexiglass covered runway. And then they waited. It was 6:30 p.m. Rumors that the collection hadn't even arrived at the venue began to circulate. Then it was 7 p.m. and still no sign of the show starting. Anxious editors scheduled to leave for London Fashion Week that evening began to make furious phone calls. Some left. Rihanna's Savage x Fenty lingerie show was starting soon in Dumbo. A full hour and a half after the show was scheduled to start, the first model hit the runway. That's a helluva lot of time to rile up an easily riled up group of people and build anticipation. After making people wait that long, could NYC's most venerable showman really deliver? But of course. Jacobs' collection drew on last season's '80s theme, making references to Yves Saint Laurent's suiting with strong shouldered jackets and high waisted pleat-front pants. But whereas last season was done in dark jewel tones, this spring collection exploded in chalky candy colors and ruffles and volume with giant rosettes punctuating it all. Even the models' hair had been bleached and then dyed cotton candy hues before being swept up in perfect '60s-style Barbie bouffant pony tails that boi-oi-oinged down the runway. (Redken Gobal Color Creative Director Josh Wood said it was "the biggest color project I've ever worked on.") Each look packed more volume than the next, leading to a finale of tightly ruffled mini-dresses that made models look like flowers, their legs the stems. The effect was a kind of wondrous Candyland but with a somber twinge. There's always something a bit moody and reflective within Jacobs' designs.