And that's not just how you look, that's also how you're expressing your gender, your identity, the way you want to experiment and be free with your own will power. You can have a lipstick or an eyeshadow palette in your back pocket and literally, while you get on the bus, change the way you look within seconds. But with makeup, it’s so much more multifaceted and also so much more accessible. As a fashion designer, I'd love to basically translate this idea and break down barriers of gender by putting clothing that can be worn on any body it’s not about being male or female, it's really about expressing yourself and what you feel on the inside and outside. I think, you know, I don't look at what we did as a product-it's more like another extension of who I am and for me, I could not think of a better way to translate this idea of fluidity than makeup. How did it feel to take that identity and translate it into the physical form of makeup? So very much pulling in this old world, Rococo, men in makeup, really kind of lounge-y fabulousness, and then juxtaposing but also sitting beautifully within Studio 54 and the ‘70s.Ī post shared by Harris Reed I read how your own genderfluid identity helped inspire this collection. In paintings, it's so effortless and just kind of had this beautiful blending. And then also, looking still within that theme, a completely different world Rococo, more of this idea of androgyny back then. Reference points come from anywhere from Studio 54, the ‘70s-a time of complete androgyny and glam rock and decadence and fabulousness. It's really all very much like an artist palette it's meant for your fingers, it's meant for men, women, non-binary, every individual to feel completely comfortable to be able to play with. Nothing is in a tube and nothing has a brush. The collection for me really embodies this idea of not only fluidity, but complete and utter self-expression.
Can you tell us about the MAC x Harris Reed collection? Ahead, Reed walks through the new makeup collection, glam rock, and creating genderfluid products. Move fast, though-the collection is a limited edition online exclusive, and the clock is ticking if you factor in the many fans eager to connect with the designer dressing all their favorites.