The directory / behind the faces
The Creatives
The image is never one person. Makeup, hair, styling and photography — sourced profiles, with season finish links where the desk uses them as AW26 face-language authorities.
- London
Makeup Artist
Pat McGrath
Widely described by Vogue and others as the most influential make-up artist in the world.
AW26 · Couture glass skin
- London
Makeup Artist
Charlotte Tilbury
Founder of the global Charlotte Tilbury beauty brand and a contributing beauty editor for British Vogue.
- London
Hair Stylist
Sam McKnight
Decades of runway hair for Chanel, Fendi, Balmain and Burberry.
AW26 · Hair as silhouette
- London
Stylist
Katie Grand
Stylist and creative director behind two influential fashion magazines.
- London
Stylist
Edward Enninful
Former editor-in-chief of British Vogue.
- New York
Stylist
Carine Roitfeld
Former editor-in-chief of Vogue Paris; founder of CR Fashion Book.
- London
Photographer
Nick Knight
Founder of SHOWstudio, an early pioneer of fashion film and online image-making.
- New York
Photographer
Mario Sorrenti
Best known for his editorial spreads in Vogue and Harper’s Bazaar.
- Paris
Photographer
Paolo Roversi
Decades of atmospheric, painterly fashion photography from his Paris studio.
- Mumbai
Stylist
Anaita Shroff Adajania
A defining Indian fashion stylist — Vogue India’s long-running fashion director and Deepika Padukone’s red-carpet stylist.
- Mumbai
Makeup Artist
Namrata Soni
One of India’s leading celebrity makeup artists, long associated with Sonam Kapoor and Deepika Padukone.
- Mumbai
Photographer
Rohan Shrestha
A leading Indian celebrity photographer whose subjects span Bollywood and global names from Messi to Ryan Reynolds.
- Mumbai
Makeup Artist
Mickey Contractor
A three-decade Bollywood makeup authority and M·A·C India’s director of makeup artistry.
- Karachi
Photographer
Tapu Javeri
A defining figure in Pakistani fashion photography, also a jeweller and broadcaster.
- Karachi
Hair Stylist
Tariq Amin
A pioneer of the Pakistani fashion-styling industry, active since the early 1980s.
- Karachi
Makeup Artist
Nabila Maqsood
Pakistan’s most prominent hair-and-makeup entrepreneur, working under the single name Nabila.
- Karachi
Creative Director
Frieha Altaf
The producer and choreographer behind many of Pakistan’s major fashion weeks and awards shows.
- London
Photographer
Mert Alas
Half of Mert and Marcus, among the most influential fashion-photography duos of the past three decades.
- London
Photographer
Cüneyt Akeroğlu
A Turkish fashion photographer working across the international Vogue editions from London.
- Manila
Stylist
Pam Quiñones
A leading Philippine fashion stylist and Vogue Philippines’ fashion director.
- Manila
Photographer
Shaira Luna
A Philippine fashion and advertising photographer who shoots Vogue Philippines covers and fashion-week coverage.
- Dubai
Makeup Artist
Mau Piodena IV
A Filipino hair-and-makeup artist who has worked Milan and Paris Fashion Weeks.
- Beirut
Makeup Artist
Bassam Fattouh
A pioneering Lebanese makeup artist and the first Middle Eastern spokesperson for Clarins.
- Beirut
Photographer
Aly Saab
A Beirut fashion photographer known for un-staged, intimate imagery.
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Answers
About the creatives
Who are some of the most influential fashion makeup artists?
- The Cast Index profiles real, notable makeup artists including Pat McGrath, Charlotte Tilbury, Namrata Soni, Mickey Contractor, Nabila Maqsood, Mau Piodena IV, Bassam Fattouh, with sourced biographies and freely-licensed photography.
What is a casting director in fashion?
- A casting director selects the models who walk a runway show or appear in a campaign, shaping the line-up, diversity, and overall mood of the presentation. The Cast Index does not yet profile individual casting directors — public, sourceable biographical detail for this role is limited, and we only publish real, verified profiles.
Does The Cast Index cover stylists and photographers?
- Yes. The Creatives directory currently covers 5 stylists and 9 photographers, alongside makeup artists and hair stylists. Casting direction, creative direction, and nail artistry will be added once we can source real, verifiable profiles for them.