ELIN FACE

The changing language of appearance.

ELIN FACE reads fashion, beauty and style as languages of appearance — how people, brands and Houses choose to be seen.

ELIN · FACENº 001 – 004

A record, not a retouch — the series so far. Photograph: Reza Gheibi for ELIN, V&A South Kensington.

Stories · the series so far

A full-skirted gown hand-painted with a Persian garden, worn with a gold crown, on the Dubai Fashion Week runway

Dressing the Simorgh

The Simorgh Collection — Sara Pedram, Dubai Fashion Week

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Visitor in a beige trench photographing Riccardo Tisci's strapless trench ballgown at the end of the Burberry display at the V&A.

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Everyone Came in the Coat

The Burberry Trench: Crafting an Icon — V&A South Kensington

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An older woman with white hair and a warm, direct expression, photographed outdoors in autumn light.

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Beauty After Forty

On age, visibility, and who gets to decide what a face means.

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Professional makeup brushes in a holder on a low-lit working table, backstage.

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What Makes a Makeup Artist Professional?

In a field where anyone can learn the technique, the scarce thing is judgement — visible only under pressure.

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Close-up editorial portrait of a woman with auburn hair and freckles against a beige background.

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The Face After Filters

When technology can correct any face, what still keeps one belonging to a particular person?

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ELIN FACE writes about what fashion and beauty mean, not how to buy them — Houses and designers, clothes and the body, craft and backstage, the face and its image, ageing and visibility.