Steal her style: Gabrielle Jacobs
We asked Head of Wardrobe at Shortland Street Nicola
how she decided on a look and style for the character of Dr
Gabrielle Jacobs.
Decisive Dr Gabrielle Jacobs knows what she likes and dislikes.
During the day, Gabrielle tends to keep it simple and
functional. She likes classic no-fuss designs. Shopping isn't
something Gabrielle enjoys so she has a small yet practical
wardrobe.
But that's not to say that Gabrielle doesn't know how to glam it
up.
When a cocktail party calls, Gabrielle can pull together an
extremely sensational look, as demonstrated by this photo of her at
dinner.
Gabrielle wears her clothes with confidence. When she looks good, she knows it.
How do you create Gabrielle's look?
By choosing practical - yet well made, nicely designed garments. By keeping her accessories to a minimum. Gabrielle wears a simple wrist watch that keeps her on time.
You'll often see Gabrielle wearing...?
A basic scoop-neck top and some simple black trousers.
Gabrielle's signature colour palette
is?
Earth coloured tones such as teals, browns, maroons and greys. These tend to suit her delicate complexion.
How do I get Gabrielle's look?
Many of Gabrielle's clothes are from Kookai, Max, Stax and Sussan - as they often have simple no-fuss designs and great basics.
Then we asked Shorty's make-up department what they do to create Gabrielle's look:
Hair: To get Gabrielle's look, we blow-wave
Virginie's hair with a large round brush and then run the
straighteners through the very ends - this gives it a more textured
look.
We then use a small amount of back combing at her roots to give her
hair more volume.
Makeup: We use M.A.C products to create Gabrielle's look. Dr Jacobs isn't too focused on girly things like make-up, so we use very natural colours on her.
Some essential Gabrielle beauty products are:
We use M.A.C face/body No3. Chocolate brown liquid liner for her
eyes. And Wash M.A.C Shroom eye shadow. For her lips we use M.A.C
lipstick in Plumful and Faux.
Catch Virginie le Brun as Gabrielle Jacobs, weeknights on
Shortland Street TV2.
