The boundary between art
and fashion isn’t blurred any more. To use a fashion term, it’s seamless. At
the moment in New York within three blocks there is not one but three mega
stores vying to take the art fashion crown, At Barney's it's Lichtenstein all
the way with three windows onto Madison Avenue devoted to blow-ups of his
limited editions. From a beach ball to a frisbee (decorated with the
Lichtenstein cat painting once owned by Andy Warhol) in the familiar RL style
they are all to be had in store. A few block down the Japanese retailer UNIQLO
is dishing out Andy Warhol on Ts and has sponsored a free night at MoMA for the
rest of the year. And finally a more up-market was on offering at Calvin Klein with
Ellsworth Kelly’s 1952 dress design updated (you can see the original being
worn here on OTN) and in its window tastefully 'curated' in front of a Kelly print.
Images: Top left the Kelly dress at Calvin Klein and right the window at Barney's. Middle Barney's flogging Lichtenstein-like product. Bottom, meanwhile over at UNIQLO
