Marc Jacobs' 11 Most Creative Beauty Looks From 2010s Runways

Marc Jacobs' runways have never been for the faint of heart. From the moment he sent a grunge collection down the Perry Ellis runway in 1992, he has always been one step ahead of what is considered customary in fashion. His collections, each distinct from the next, embrace the current moment in culture while pulling silhouettes from the past. However, there is something about a Marc Jacobs runway that looks into the future, dives into the unknown, and expands trends and conversations.

The same could be said with the hair and makeup looks featured on his runways, especially in the 2010s. In a decade marked by creative exploration, which has gifted fashion lovers with likely their now-least favorite trends of all time, (think neon skinny jeans and hipster glasses) Jacobs and his beauty team pushed conventional limits. Hair and makeup looks in this period of Jacobs collections highlighted the wild nature of his designs rather than emphasizing the natural beauty of the runway models.

The 2010s bridged the quintessential minimalism of the '90s that bled into the early 2000s and fashion's return to simplicity in the 2020s. But Jacobs continues to innovate, sending models down the runway with giant doll eye attachments or combing their hair up into a bedhead bird's nest. 

Below we rounded up our favorite beauty looks from Marc Jacobs runways mostly from the 2010s, though ranging from his Fall/Winter 2009 collection to Fall/Winter 2018. Throughout these years, he collaborated with makeup artist Francois Nars (yes, the now 66-year-old makeup artist behind beauty brand Nars) bringing beauty looks to life like an '80s club scene for Fall 2009 to 70s-inspired bleached brows and dark eyes for Spring 2011. In hair, Jacobs' models often had their hair coiffed by Guido Palau, a legend in runway hairstyling who has worked with brands from Prada to Saint Laurent.

With the designer's pre-New York Fashion Week show right around the corner, now is the perfect time to revisit some of the best and most creative Marc Jacobs runway beauty moments. Click through the gallery below to see them (and get inspired for future looks).