THE CHALLENGE

“My piece for Garnier is a coming-of-age story,” says Alexandra Armata. “It has elements that are iconic to a specific time in your life when you’re transitioning from being seen as a girl to being seen as a woman.” Armata incorporated sequins (as a nod to a prom dress: “a cheesy but quintessential eveningwear fabric”), a deconstructed leather jacket (“It reminded me of my first moto jacket, which made me feel like a badass”) and a bra top (“Women wear bras and girls don’t!”) into her design.