At Luar, Victorian Religious Paintings Informed the Hair Styles

“I have been doing the hair for the show since [designer] Raul [Lopez] started the brand,” explains hair stylist Evanie Frausto. “It's always a fun one for me because the hair is very involved, and it really adds to the clothing. I love how we create this Luar world from the outfits to the beauty and the hair.” For the Fall ‘24 show, Frausto and his team drew inspiration from the Renaissance era, specifically its artwork.

“I wanted everything to feel a little bit holy or godly—religious art inspired.” Frausto distilled these influences into three specific hairstyles. Per Lopez, one featured a twist in the front that led to the back. Another featured a bread with romantic loops around the cheeks. The last had lacquered spikes in homage to a crown of thorns. He mixed softness with severity, countering “that very lacquered snatched look that Raul also really loves” with soft bangs and fluttering side pieces.

Lopez’s highly acclaimed vision drew high-profile guests (including Beyoncé and Solange, whose son, Julez Smith Jr., walked the show) to Bushwick, where he debuted a collection toying with the idea of the “metrosexual,” specifically through the Victorian lens—experimented with in both wardrobe and beauty. The clothes dissected masculine flamboyancy in broad looming shoulders and slinky leg silhouettes for both men’s and womenswear. The hair embraced the same polarizing dichotomy.