Isamaya Ffrench’s cosmetic instincts are like those of a painter—and for all brilliant painters, instinct is a natural ability. Despite the pressure of a rigidly-structured, jam-packed Fashion Week schedule, Ffrench was able to harness such powers to unlock the uncanny and the sublime.

Never fearing boundaries or rules, Ffrench lets her wild imagination drive her work: Her make-up pays homage to the material and conceptual underpinnings of each runway presentation—their fabric textures, subcultural citations, and speculative realities. For Document, Ffrench clarifies her artistic intentions in New York, London, and Paris, breaking down looks from Dion Lee, KNWLS, Junya Watanabe, and more.

Dion Lee

Dion Lee’s collection was full of references from nature—very organic, with insect-like graphics. We used a fishnet fabric as a stencil to spray soft, metallic colors from ISAMAYA’s…