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Byline: Sarah Mower
How do you accurately encompass a phenomenon as vast, protean, fast-moving, subtle, and supertalented as Ms. Pat McGrath? At the tip-top of fashion's power pyramid, she is the one makeup artist who belongs to the tiny elite of designers, photographers, stylists, and image-makers who actually determine how fashion will look. If you want to try, all you need to do is go backstage at any one of 20 of the most important shows in New York, Milan, and Paris-from the haute establishment (Valentino, Oscar de la Renta) through the major European houses (Prada, Vuitton, Dior, Dolce & Gabbana) to the avant-garde (Balenciaga, Lanvin, Comme des Garcons, ...