CFDA Designer and OLAY Chief Drop Office Christian Siriano talks to Inside Reel about approach, beauty, blending, intent and new self care collection in association with OLAY.
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00:02 - Taking it from sort of the model aspect to,
00:22 you know, just general people
00:24 and how your collection always can apply to that,
00:26 especially with something like what you do with Ola.
00:29 It's about the colors as I see, you know,
00:31 it's about blending.
00:32 Could you talk about sort of that approach
00:35 from your mindset as far as creatively
00:38 and finding out what works,
00:39 but also what can be practically done?
00:41 - Yeah, I mean, I think the serum in the bottle itself
00:45 was like very inspiring.
00:47 It already has this beautiful,
00:49 like kind of iridescent quality.
00:51 So I pulled everything from that, that inspired.
00:54 The pearls in our bag,
00:55 the beautiful pink of our kind of slides,
00:57 even this kind of purple essence moment
01:00 that the bottle had, you know, really inspired the rose,
01:03 which I wanted it to be, you know,
01:04 have that kind of quality too.
01:06 But then again, like serum being a fabulous,
01:09 smooth, supple, great product,
01:10 everything has that touch and feel.
01:13 So you kind of get all the senses in the pieces,
01:15 which I thought was very important.
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01:25 - But it's also the way everything feels
01:38 and the way, you know,
01:39 it makes somebody feel as part of the whole thing.
01:42 Could you talk about that?
01:43 Because, you know, fashion and, you know,
01:45 skincare and everything for everybody
01:47 is as much a mental thing.
01:48 And then it sort of just adds,
01:50 can you sort of talk about sort of that yin and yang?
01:51 - Yeah, yeah, it's so true.
01:53 You know, you want to feel great in what you're wearing
01:57 or what you're putting on your face.
01:58 It needs to make you feel good.
02:00 So that was like, when we were doing our slides,
02:01 I was like, no, they need to be comfortable
02:03 that you can wear these all day.
02:04 Like I want my robe,
02:06 I want people to like cozy up in this robe
02:08 and like watch TV and feel good about themselves.
02:10 I mean, that's kind of what it's all about.
02:12 This whole holiday season,
02:13 we want people to like actually take self-care,
02:15 take a moment to themselves,
02:17 try to feel good.
02:18 If you're doing your skin regimen every night,
02:20 then be cozy in a little Suriano piece
02:23 while you're doing it.
02:24 - What do you suggest as far as like,
02:26 skin, you know, everything in New York is different
02:29 than obviously LA and London.
02:31 You know, what kind of approach would you take
02:33 in terms of skin regimen?
02:34 What do you find works for your clients,
02:37 for the people you talk to just to do that kind of stuff?
02:40 - I mean, that's actually a big part
02:41 why I wanted to work with a serum
02:43 because I'd never even really used a serum
02:45 and this serum is incredible.
02:48 So I think it's like, obviously one of those things,
02:50 everybody's gonna have their regimen
02:51 and everybody's gonna have those things that they love.
02:53 But I think now a serum is very important.
02:55 I think everybody should use it.
02:57 Everybody should try it.
02:59 I have oily skin, it worked for me.
03:00 So I'm gonna say it's gonna work for you.
03:02 - When you, as far as, you know,
03:04 'cause your path has been great just to ask about that
03:06 'cause you know, what people need
03:08 and how the trends go sort of transforms every year.
03:11 Is there a certain thing going into this year
03:13 that you found either, you know,
03:14 obviously from the makeup point of view,
03:16 but also the fashion point of view
03:18 that people should be aware of,
03:19 or is it just sort of do your own thing in certain ways?
03:23 - Yeah, I mean, I think it's just about
03:25 celebrating yourself, celebrating beauty.
03:27 I think that's kind of where we are going
03:29 and hope we're going there.
03:31 I think people need to kind of take a beat for themselves
03:33 and just like celebrate what you got
03:36 and celebrate the body you're in, the skin that you have.
03:38 And I think that that's a big goal,
03:41 I think for a lot of people that at least we work with.
03:44 And I hope that everyone is.
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03:48 - Can you talk about like, obviously beauty concept,
04:05 you know, 'cause beauty concept as far as, you know,
04:07 how people wear, how people do things.
04:10 You know, you've worked with so many different celebrities
04:12 over the years and sort of led the pack.
04:14 Can you sort of talk about,
04:15 'cause obviously it looks like comfort
04:16 and sort of that sort of smooth look is it.
04:19 But what have you found and how does that sort of,
04:22 again, reflect in the collection?
04:24 - Yeah, I mean, I think we really wanted this collection
04:26 to be comfortable, to feel plush and supple on your body.
04:30 That was very important.
04:31 And I think that that's important
04:33 when you're kind of taking a break and kind of relaxing.
04:36 I mean, lots of people that I dress,
04:38 I don't know if it's always about comfort
04:39 when we're on a red carpet,
04:41 but I think when you get home,
04:43 hopefully people use the serum, get in the robe,
04:45 get in your slides and call it a day.
04:47 Like that's what we want.
04:48 - Can you talk about the design specifically of this?
04:51 You know, how it's transformed,
04:53 how it evolved from what you first thought
04:55 and how it got to the point it is now with these different,
04:58 'cause there are different elements between the robe,
05:00 between the slippers, between the bags,
05:02 all these different things.
05:02 - Yeah, I mean, and the robe is really cool
05:04 'cause it kind of has my signature logos on it.
05:06 So we wanted that to feel kind of bold and powerful.
05:09 And also like a fashion piece.
05:10 So you're not just wearing any robe that you can buy.
05:13 The same with the bag.
05:14 The bag has a beautiful little chain inside.
05:16 So you could really wear this as a purse if you want.
05:19 It's easy to carry.
05:20 I love that it kind of feels like a purse.
05:22 I think it's just kind of fabulous.
05:24 And the slides, I just was like,
05:26 it's hard to find a cute slipper that actually looks cute.
05:30 So we wanted something that felt like
05:32 hopefully a lot of people would want to wear.
05:33 - The colors, obviously the color integrates
05:35 with the serum.
05:36 But can you talk about that?
05:37 Because the thing is, a couple of years ago,
05:40 even like 15 years ago,
05:41 you couldn't make these colors come out this specific.
05:45 So it's all about that sort of color coordination.
05:47 Can you talk about that?
05:48 'Cause that's a big thing here too.
05:49 - Yeah, and a big part,
05:51 I love that the bottle was pearlescent.
05:52 So I knew I wanted to have pearl elements
05:55 on some of the pieces.
05:56 And I knew I wanted iridescent quality.
05:58 So we have that in our bag here.
06:00 And I just love the,
06:01 you get a lot of colors in this bottle in itself.
06:05 So I think that that was very important
06:06 to bring in tone.
06:07 So there's pink tones, there's purple tones,
06:09 there's lavender.
06:10 You kind of get all those.
06:12 So I guess that was more inspiring from the actual bottle.
06:16 But then I just also was really just inspired
06:18 by the people that I hope are gonna wear these.
06:21 That is sometimes my ultimate inspiration.
06:23 The people that are gonna be at home,
06:25 how are they gonna feel in these slides,
06:27 in this robe, carrying this bag?
06:29 We want them to feel good.
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06:52 - You know, you were talking about
06:54 seeing what people are doing and they're your inspiration.
06:57 So you're very much an observer
06:58 and you travel so many places.
07:00 You talk to so many people.
07:01 Can you talk about what inspires you,
07:03 how you're inspired either by travel,
07:05 either by seeing people in the street, what they're doing
07:08 or seeing people at these events?
07:09 Can you talk about inspiration in your current life,
07:12 looking at what you do?
07:14 - Yeah, I mean, that's really what it is.
07:16 It's to be inspired is looking
07:18 and being open-minded in the world.
07:21 I see everything.
07:22 I've traveled to every country all over the world.
07:25 And I think always just be open-minded.
07:28 I never know what can inspire me next.
07:31 That's kind of what's exciting about it and great.
07:33 And I never know what I'm gonna dream up next.
07:36 And I think, I love it that people,
07:39 I was just in Dallas a day ago
07:41 and those women are very different than the New York woman.
07:44 And the New York woman is different than the LA woman.
07:46 I was just in LA.
07:47 It's so, that's the best part about being a designer.
07:51 We get to work with all these different types of people
07:53 from all walks of life.
07:55 And it's my favorite part.
07:56 - And that comes back to LA.
07:58 Obviously you wanted to work with a brand
08:00 that sort of could balance that,
08:01 but it's about practicality.
08:03 'Cause I mean, as you said,
08:04 your designs and some of your fashion
08:06 are not for everybody when you do it at the extreme part,
08:09 but you have to find the practicality too.
08:11 So there's that balance.
08:13 Can you talk about that?
08:14 'Cause I mean, you do one side for one thing,
08:16 but one side for the other thing.
08:17 Can you talk about approach?
08:19 Because you have to put yourself to thinking a certain way
08:22 and not be restricted either, if you know what I mean.
08:25 - Yeah, no, of course.
08:26 I mean, it's so important to be as kind of broad as you can.
08:30 Obviously not everyone can afford everything I make,
08:32 but there are things that we do do that they can afford
08:34 and hopefully they'll love.
08:35 And I mean, I don't know a single person
08:37 that's not an Olay customer.
08:40 I've never met anybody
08:41 who really doesn't have one Olay product.
08:43 So I think they, which is great.
08:44 You wanna go to brands that you feel support what we feel
08:48 and celebrate beauty.
08:49 And that's kind of why I wanted to partner with them.
08:53 I wanna celebrate beauty too.
08:54 - And my last question,
08:55 because the thing is beauty is in the eye of the beholder,
08:58 but there is a universal concept of beauty too.
09:00 So that's an interesting idea.
09:02 Can you talk about the concept?
09:04 I know it's a broad sort of abstract term,
09:06 but the aesthetic of beauty and what beauty means at times.
09:11 - I think now what it is, is like,
09:13 I think we are in that world now.
09:15 Like what beauty means to everybody is different,
09:18 but I think that that's okay.
09:19 There are no rules.
09:21 I don't think anybody's kind of deciding
09:22 what's beautiful anymore.
09:25 I mean, I'm sure there's lots of brands that might say so,
09:27 but I think the Olay team is celebrating
09:30 all the types of beauties that there are out there,
09:34 which I think is really the way we need to go.
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