Sirk TV Spotlight: Christian Siriano For “OLAY Self-Care Collection” [OLAY]

The Inside Reel

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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