Diane Kendal
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Diane Kendal is a British-born makeup artist, currently residing in New York City
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. It wasn’t until then, after meeting fellow students studying photography, design, and hair styling, that she realized that she could make a career in the fashion industry. "I tried to do movie makeup, but I never got that far," Kendal said in a 2001 interview in Harper's Bazaar
. "So I worked with college friends who were photographers in London
." She began test-shooting with then up-and-coming photographers such as David Sims and Nathaniel Goldberg. She also began travel to Milan and Paris, where she assisted makeup artists such as Stephane Marais in an effort to hone her technical expertise.
After graduating in 1981, Kendal began her career working for UK publications, such as Girl About Town and Miss London. In the '90s, she moved to New York City
, and along with hair stylist and close friend Guido Palau
, she became known in the grunge
movement which was prevalent in the fashion industry at the time.
In 1997, designer Calvin Klein
collaborated with Kendal, asking her to design a cosmetic line for the brand. Her line included the Calvin Klein Cheek Color Washes, among other products, which developed a celebrity following amongst the likes of Julia Roberts
and Hilary Swank
.
Today, Kendal works with photographers including David Sims, Craig McDean
, Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott, Patrick Demarchelier
, and Mario Sorrenti
. Her makeup styling appears in Italian, French, Japenese, and American Vogue
, W Magazine, Allure Magazine, and Interview Magazine, as well as advertising campaigns such as Chloé
, Calvin Klein
, L'Oréal
, Dolce & Gabbana
, Oscar de la Renta
, Yves Saint Laurent
Beauté, and Tom Ford
. Kendal has created the runway looks for designers including Proenza Schouler
, Alexander Wang
, Carolina Herrera
, Tommy Hilfiger
, and Vanessa Bruno
, among others.
Diane and her family currently reside in Brooklyn
New York.
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
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Career
Diane Kendal first became interested in makeup after visiting the British television studio in Carlisle England, where her father worked. She described this as her earliest makeup memory in Intermission Magazine, stating "[My dad] would drop my sister and me off in the makeup room during school holidays when he would take us in with him. I could only have been five or six at the time. I thought, ‘G-d that looks kind of fun.’ I always remember my mother using Max Factor pan stick. I was fascinated, sticking my fingers in it." Her time spent in the studio’s makeup room inspired her to study special-effect makeup and prosthetic at the London College of FashionLondon College of Fashion
London College of Fashion is a constituent college of the University of the Arts London, offering undergraduate, postgraduate, short courses and business-training in fashion, make-up, beauty-therapy and lifestyle industries...
. It wasn’t until then, after meeting fellow students studying photography, design, and hair styling, that she realized that she could make a career in the fashion industry. "I tried to do movie makeup, but I never got that far," Kendal said in a 2001 interview in Harper's Bazaar
Harper's Bazaar
Harper’s Bazaar is an American fashion magazine, first published in 1867. Harper’s Bazaar is published by Hearst and, as a magazine, considers itself to be the style resource for “women who are the first to buy the best, from casual to couture.”...
. "So I worked with college friends who were photographers in London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
." She began test-shooting with then up-and-coming photographers such as David Sims and Nathaniel Goldberg. She also began travel to Milan and Paris, where she assisted makeup artists such as Stephane Marais in an effort to hone her technical expertise.
After graduating in 1981, Kendal began her career working for UK publications, such as Girl About Town and Miss London. In the '90s, she moved to New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
, and along with hair stylist and close friend Guido Palau
Guido Palau
Guido Palau, is a British-born hair stylist, known as a leading trend setter in the fashion industry.-Early life:...
, she became known in the grunge
Grunge
Grunge is a subgenre of alternative rock that emerged during the mid-1980s in the American state of Washington, particularly in the Seattle area. Inspired by hardcore punk, heavy metal, and indie rock, grunge is generally characterized by heavily distorted electric guitars, contrasting song...
movement which was prevalent in the fashion industry at the time.
In 1997, designer Calvin Klein
Calvin Klein
Calvin Richard Klein is an American fashion designer who launched the company that would later become Calvin Klein Inc. in 1968. In addition to clothing, Klein has also given his name to a range of perfumes, watches, and jewelry....
collaborated with Kendal, asking her to design a cosmetic line for the brand. Her line included the Calvin Klein Cheek Color Washes, among other products, which developed a celebrity following amongst the likes of Julia Roberts
Julia Roberts
Julia Fiona Roberts is an American actress. She became a Hollywood star after headlining the romantic comedy Pretty Woman , which grossed $464 million worldwide...
and Hilary Swank
Hilary Swank
Hilary Ann Swank is an American actress. Swank's film career began with a small part in Buffy the Vampire Slayer and then a major part in The Next Karate Kid , as Julie Pierce, the first female protégé of sensei Mr. Miyagi...
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Today, Kendal works with photographers including David Sims, Craig McDean
Craig McDean
Craig McDean is a British fashion photographer originally from Middlewich near Manchester, but now based in New York City....
, Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott, Patrick Demarchelier
Patrick Demarchelier
Patrick Demarchelier is a French fashion photographer.-Life:Born near Paris in 1943 to a modest family, he spent his childhood in Le Havre with his mother and four brothers. For his seventeenth birthday, his stepfather bought him his first Eastman Kodak camera...
, and Mario Sorrenti
Mario Sorrenti
Mario Sorrenti is a photographer and director best known for his spreads of nude models in the pages of Vogue and Harper's Bazaar....
. Her makeup styling appears in Italian, French, Japenese, and American Vogue
Vogue (magazine)
Vogue is a fashion and lifestyle magazine that is published monthly in 18 national and one regional edition by Condé Nast.-History:In 1892 Arthur Turnure founded Vogue as a weekly publication in the United States. When he died in 1909, Condé Montrose Nast picked up the magazine and slowly began...
, W Magazine, Allure Magazine, and Interview Magazine, as well as advertising campaigns such as Chloé
Chloé
Chloé is a French fashion house founded in 1952 by Gaby Aghion. Its headquarters is in Paris.-History:Gaby Aghion was born in Alexandria, Egypt in the year 1921...
, Calvin Klein
Calvin Klein
Calvin Richard Klein is an American fashion designer who launched the company that would later become Calvin Klein Inc. in 1968. In addition to clothing, Klein has also given his name to a range of perfumes, watches, and jewelry....
, L'Oréal
L'Oréal
The L'Oréal Group is the world's largest cosmetics and beauty company. With its registered office in Paris and head office in the Paris suburb of Clichy, Hauts-de-Seine, France, it has developed activities in the field of cosmetics...
, Dolce & Gabbana
Dolce & Gabbana
Dolce & Gabbana is an Italian luxury industry fashion house. The company was started by the Italian designers Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana in Milan, Italy. By 2005 their turnover was €597 million....
, Oscar de la Renta
Oscar de la Renta
Oscar de la Renta is one of the world's leading fashion designers. He was named to the International Best Dressed List Hall of Fame in 1973.-Career:...
, Yves Saint Laurent
Yves Saint Laurent
Yves Saint Laurent may refer to:* Yves Saint Laurent , French fashion designer* Yves Saint Laurent , a luxury fashion house founded by Yves Saint Laurent and his partner, Pierre Bergé...
Beauté, and Tom Ford
Tom Ford
Thomas Carlyle "Tom" Ford is an American fashion designer and film director. He gained international fame for his turnaround of the Gucci fashion house and the creation of the Tom Ford label before directing the Oscar-nominated film A Single Man.-Early life :Tom Ford was born August 27, 1961 in...
. Kendal has created the runway looks for designers including Proenza Schouler
Proenza Schouler
Proenza Schouler is a New York based womenswear and accessories brand founded in 2002 by designers Jack McCollough and Lazaro Hernandez. The duo met while studying at Parsons School of Design, collaborating on their senior thesis, which would eventually become their first collection as Proenza...
, Alexander Wang
Alexander Wang
Alexander Wang may refer to:*Leehom Wang, Alexander Lee-Hom Wang, Taiwanese-American musician*Alexander Wang , the American designer...
, Carolina Herrera
Carolina Herrera (fashion designer)
Carolina Herrera Carolina Herrera Carolina Herrera (born María Carolina Josefina Pacanins y Niño (born January 8, 1939) is a Venezuelan and naturalized American fashion designer and entrepreneur who founded her eponymous company in 1980.-Early life:...
, Tommy Hilfiger
Tommy Hilfiger
Thomas Jacob "Tommy" Hilfiger is an American fashion designer and founder of the premium lifestyle brand Tommy Hilfiger.-Early life:...
, and Vanessa Bruno
Vanessa Bruno
Vanessa Bruno is a Parisian clothing designer. Before launching her first clothing brand in 1996, Vanessa worked as a model, singer and actress...
, among others.
Diane and her family currently reside in Brooklyn
Brooklyn
Brooklyn is the most populous of New York City's five boroughs, with nearly 2.6 million residents, and the second-largest in area. Since 1896, Brooklyn has had the same boundaries as Kings County, which is now the most populous county in New York State and the second-most densely populated...
New York.