Other connections between advertising and art.
As of this week, I’m still enjoying the preview photos and information about NARS’ Andy Warhol cosmetics collection for fall. The way things go, it’s only a matter of time before saturation sets in, but I’ve gathered a handful of other Warhol-themed items for autumn inspiration.
(You can read Part One here.)
If you read any beauty blogs or online fashion/lifestyle publications, you probably learned last week that NARS will be releasing a line of cosmetics inspired by the work and career of artist Andy Warhol this autumn.
The public-relations machinery is already moving fast and furious on behalf of this collection, and I have a feeling that I’ll be suffering from fabulous-fatigue by the time the products actually hit shelves in October and November.
On the other hand, will I be able to resist these lip glosses named for the “superstars” and glamourous drag queens of Warhol’s circle? or a shimmery blush titled after a Lou Reed song? That remains to be seen.
In the meantime, just to remind ourselves that there’s no shortage of Andy-themed accessories out there, let’s take a look at a few other ways to wear Warhol this fall…
I usually avoid Rockefeller Center, just because it’s always so crowded, but on one early-summer afternoon I found myself cutting through the plaza and then stopping short in front of the Anne Fontaine boutique.
I’m really not familiar with the Anne Fontaine brand, but a quick internet search reveals that the designer launched her first collection in 1993, is known for her reinterpretations of the classic white shirt for women, and has expanded to eighty stores worldwide (including three in New York). What I still don’t know: why did the windows of Anne Fontaine’s stores recently feature arrangements of photographs inspired by the work of artist Annette Messager?
Continue reading “On the Street: Anne Fontaine / Annette Messager”
The Italian retailer Bulgari occupies prime real estate at the corner of Fifth Avenue and Fifty-seventh Street for its New York flagship. The large areas of the building’s facade above street level are often filled with blown-up images of the brand’s jewelry and handbags. The last time I walked by, however, I noticed that Bulgari was showing us something different, a much older piece of Italian culture: details of the Renaissance masterpiece Primavera by Sandro Botticelli. Continue reading “On the Street: Botticelli at BVLGARI”
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