Isamaya Ffrench, the next-gen makeup artist, was inducted as a member ofThe BoF 500 Class of 2016 in the Creative Class category. She spoke to BoF’s editor-at-large Tim Blanks about the origin story and belief system behind her internet-age beauty brand.
Our four cover stories, which examine the future of fashion as seen through the lens of our cover stars, will be published on businessoffashion.com starting Monday, 2 October.
The BoF 500 Class of 2023 — our definitive index of the people shaping the global fashion industry — will be unveiled on Friday, 29 September and will be celebrated during The BoF 500 Gala on Saturday, 30 September during Paris Fashion Week.
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Photographer: Lea Colombo @leacolombo
Photographer assistant: Willy Cuylits
Art Director: SJT Studio @sarahjaynetodd_
Production: BoF Studio & Rokas Kam @picnic_productions
Line Producer: Hepsie Reeves @picnic_productions
Hair: Mee Porter
Make Up: Isamaya Ffrench
Fashion Director: Nikhil Mansata @nikhilmansata
Fashion Assistant: Roshni Sukhlecha @roshnisukhlecha
Words: Tim Blanks @timblanks
[Image description: A cover celebrating the BoF 500, with Isamaya Ffrench, a white British woman. She is photographed in black and white. Her eyes have tear drops hanging from her eyelashes, with a tear on her cheek. Her eyes have thick dark eyeliner around them. At the bottom of the image, a black serif font reads, ‘The Future of Beauty, Isamaya’. The cover also features the black BoF logo on a white frame surrounding the portrait picture. On the top right-hand corner of the cover, is a round, gold BoF 500 medallion.]
