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SPRING | SUMMER 2014

RECAP WITH JAN ARNOLD

Spring / Summer 2014

FASHIONWEEK

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Dear Pros,

SPRING/SUMMER 2014 A SEASON WHERE ‘FASHION MEETS ART.’Painting nails is one thing, creating true ART

is quite a different thing. This fashion season

represented a quiet but powerful shift for

Team CND and our partner designers, where

true collaboration, new technology and

elevated thinking took the design of nails from

art…to FINE ART! ‘Nail art’ has a connotation

of humor and frivolity but the new standard

is precious, calculated and architecturally

refined.

In London we worked with award-winning

designer Michael van der Ham, whose fabric

is a study in couturier creativity and old

world craftsmanship. The intricate weaves of

breathtakingly beautiful patterns cut into day

dresses transcend trend. Michael understands

the need for painterly nails that add to the

complexity of the story for his modern muse.

Colors from our new Spring Open Road collection are in

soft-focus and placed against a dark backdrop for creative contrast.

In NYC there was a calling for all BLONDS with a collection of both theatrical and

wearable avante garde designs that was out of this world with futuristic references

accenting the elevated art. Nails were precious jewels from another universe.

Backstage was a carefully curated ‘art show’ of tiny master pieces, each created

for a unique look. Colors from the summer Paradise collection are showcased with

fantastical reference to woman, as ‘exotic bird’.

We pay homage to the elite Team of Artisans

in the CND Design Lab whose sense of style and

refinement has once again set a new standard

for the fashion world.

Jan ArnoldCo-Founder/Style DirectorCNDCo-Founder/Style Director

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FASHIONTHE MUSES CALL, AND MAKE

THEMSELVES HEARD IN NEW WAYS.SPRING AND SUMMER 2014 PORTRAY

THE NAIL AS THE CANVAS OF CREATIVITY.

There’s a hush when we enter an

art gallery. Stepping over the

threshold ushers us into a rarified,

nearly-silent world. We must take a

ticket and wear a badge. Uniformed

guardians patrol the creations on

display. And when we lean across

the velvet rope to get a closer

look, we are warned not to touch.

We hold our breath.

These barriers vanish when we wear the nail as art, and as the ultimate accessory. Nails are an art-form which knows no gatekeeper. Immediate, instant gratification in a nail that’s literally dreamed, imagined, sculpted, painted, brushed and bejeweled. This Spring and Summer, immerse yourself in the surface of a shimmering nail which evokes the lily-ponds of a genteel French Impressionist, or choose an

edgy nail with a classic cartoon’s punch of pop.

Go poetic in florals, or take feathered flight into a reality of your own making. You are your own

masterpiece.Behind the scenes at the CND DESIGN LAB

ALL LIGHT IS VIBRATION, A CONCEPT THAT THE IMPRESSIONISTS

UNDERSTOOD INSTINCTIVELY. SMUDGES AND DABS OF

COLOR TAKE MAGICAL SHAPE ON THIS NAIL.

This romantic bouquet of Spring blooms begins with a dark opaque nail. The blossom-like bursts of color are first applied to a clear acetate overlay, which is then ad-

hered to the still-wet nail, like a decal.

A SWIRL OF TEAL AND BLACK IS SENSUOUS YET STATELY, LIKE THE

MARBLE TOP OF AN ANTIQUE WRITING DESK, OR HANDCRAFTED END-PAPERS

IN A KEEPSAKE BOOK.Great art evoke emotion, with forms which may not be logical. We respond with our senses and our skin. This teal and black marbled nail suggests racing clouds, and

the caress of sea-waves.

MICHELE HUYNHDesigner

“IS IT POSSIBLE TO REALLY PUSH THE ENVELOPE AND GO WILD?

OF COURSE IT IS. IT’S WHAT WE DO HERE.”

-Jan Arnold, Founder, CND

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Nail Style

SHELENA ROBINSONDesignerSHELENA ROBINSON

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SARAH OKINS Designer

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INSPIRED BY THE ALLURE OF VINTAGE LINGERIE. LIKE THE FEMININE FORM ITSELF, A NAIL

DRESSED IN SHEER LAYERS IS MORE PROVOCATIVE THAN

GOING BARE.

POPPED FROM THE PAGES OF THE FUNNY-PAPERS, A CRISP BLACK

OUTLINE AND BRIGHT PIGMENTS MAKE THIS FREE-SPIRITED NAIL

AN EYE-OPENER.

The cling of a gossamer chemise, transparent by daylight, iridescent by moonlight. Touched with the glint of cut glass and the glow of pearlescence, this nail is fresh—both innocent

and frisky.

The change of seasons invites us to brighten and lighten up with nails that give us an eyeful of our favorite animated characters. This inquisitive Tweety-bird eye will get your hands

a second look all summer long.

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Light and shadows morph across the sky and our skin. These intricately textured nails suggest the mystery behind all great art. A sense of wonder beneath the painterly surface. We suggest keeping this romantic nail modern with a casual length and shape.

These nai ls created as part of the Michael van der Ham Spring/Summer 2014 col lections

simultaneously suggest both outer

and inner mysteries, seen through

a telescope or a microscope.

The spackled and sponged finishes could be the surface of the moon, or the hidden

complex network of nerve-endings,

firing messages to the brain.

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Jean Harlow, Grace Kelly,

Marilyn Monroe, Madonna,

Gwen Stefani, Xtina, Carrie Underwood,

Jennifer Aniston—we love you all! But the

ORIGINAL blonde was that bright-yellow charmer

who tawt he…(or she?...) taw a puddy-tat –

Tweety-bird. Captured in mid-flutter for

sunny skies by the CND Design Lab as

part of the runway flight of The Blonds for

Spring/Summer 2014.

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Bird!Plumes of ostrich and marabou add giddy

glamour to everything from a ball gown to a

satin boudoir slipper. And who knows: if your

flock of rare birds passes overhead, you may

have to migrate, moult, or just take off.

the BLONDS MICHAEL VAN DER HAMPhillipe and David Blond launched The Blonds in 2007.

Together they have created collections that have taken

the design world by storm. Featuring over the top looks

full of glamour and embellished with crystals, chains, sequins

and spikes, their pieces have garnered rave reviews from

editors, fashion writers, stylists and celebrities alike.

Born in the Netherlands, Michael van der Ham is a graduate

of the MA fashion course at Central Saint Martins. He has

been showing his collections at London Fashion Week since

2009 and is one of the recipients of the British Fashion

Council’s NEWGEN sponsorship. He currently is nominated

for Emerging Ready-to-Wear at the British Fashion Awards.

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