Pat McGrath

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Pat McGrath (born 1970) is an British make-up artist. She has been called the most influential make-up artist in the world by Vogue magazine and other commentators.[1][2][3]

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[edit] Biography

McGrath was raised in Northampton, England by her mother Jean McGrath, a Jamaican immigrant.[1] McGrath credits her mother for her love of fashion and make-up, saying that Jean would comment on clothes as they watched classic movies together.[4] McGrath has no formal training in fashion or make-up, having completed only an art foundation course at a Northampton college.[1]

McGrath's career breakthrough came while working with Edward Enninful (then fashion editor of i-D magazine) in the early 1990s, when her innovative use of color "brilliantly solved the world's ennui with grunge" and helped launch i-D to a position of international importance.[4] In the mid-1990s, she worked both with minimalist Jil Sander and with surrealist John Galliano, where she became known for her "latex petals stuck to faces, vinyl lips, bodies drenched in powder paint, [and] stylized Kabuki physiognomies."[4]

Since then, McGrath has worked with photographers including Steven Meisel (who now rarely shoots without her),[4][2] Paolo Roversi,[2] Helmut Newton,[2] and Peter Lindbergh.[2] In addition to appearing in i-D, photos of her work have been published in fashion magazines including American, English, and French Vogue, W, and Harper's Bazaar.[2] She attends four fashion show seasons (counting couture) each year[4] and has worked with designers including Prada, Miu Miu, Comme des Garçons, and Dolce and Gabbana.[2] Additionally, she designed Armani's cosmetics line in 1999[5] and in 2004 was named global creative-design director for Procter and Gamble, where she is in charge of Max Factor and Cover Girl cosmetics, among other brands.[1] During McGrath's constant travels to work locations, she takes between thirty and fifty bags of materials, tools, and reference materials.[4]

As a makeup artist, McGrath is known for her wide range;[5][6] according to Edward Enninful, her work spans from "the highest couture to club kids."[6] She is also known for her inventive use of materials: her most creative make-up is handmade, and she works mainly with her fingers instead of with brushes.[6]

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c d Mower, Sarah. "Pat, Inc." Vogue (Sept. 2007): p. 794.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g "McGrath, Pat." i-dmagazine.com.
  3. ^ http://mod-tv.com/news/2006/01/makeup-artist-pat-mcgrath.html
  4. ^ a b c d e f Mower, Sarah. "Pat, Inc." Vogue (Sept. 2007): p. 798.
  5. ^ a b Orecklin, Michele. "The Shape of Things to Come: Pat McGrath." Time (Feb. 10, 2003).
  6. ^ a b c Mower, Sarah. "Pat, Inc." Vogue (Sept. 2007): p. 795.

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NAME McGrath, Pat
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION English Make-up artist
DATE OF BIRTH 1970
PLACE OF BIRTH Northampton, Northamptonshire, England
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH