Outside In

It’s been more than five months since we were locked inside our homes with just a TV, a few house plants and maybe, if you were lucky, a roll of toilet paper. The lush and unlimited landscape we once inhabited shrank to a few square feet. Alone we grew, we blossomed, we set our roots and we adapted. This photo shoot showcases people in their new environments, using floral makeup looks to represent individuals becoming their own ecosystem and changing to fit into a world that is so different from than the one we left—bringing the outside in.

words_olivia ginsberg.

photo_teagan polizzi.

design_lauren maingot.

To personify how we have become our own ecosystems during the COVID-19 pandemic, models Maya Abdelnour and Nate Dumont wore delphinium, salvia, daisy and baby’s breath flowers as makeup accents.

Wearing more neutral colors is a collective reflection on the muted social and physical interactions of college students everywhere.

Now, stuck indoors, there is no need for a full face of makeup everyday. Model Sarah Simon now wears a more natural look created with organic products to let her skin shine through.

Simplicity and comfort have ruled fashion trends during 2020 thanks to a more stay-at-home lifestyle—models sported organic fabrics to be true to themselves and their new environments.