A decade ago, blue-chip beauty owned the New York runways, with makeup brands like MAC, Nars, Maybelline and Covergirl sponsoring the lion’s share of shows, using them to tease products or raise the profiles of their contracted artists.
This season, however, it’s indie labels that are getting the bulk of the attention.
The most memorable looks of the current season, from Collina Strada’s leopard spots and jewel-toned accents (care of clean-girl staple Ilia Beauty) or Thom Browne’s…

