MY POP ART CAN MEAN ANYTHING - SPRING 2014!

HAPPY NEW YEAR!  So far, 2014 has most Americans bundled up like Eskimos as the temperatures have dipped so far below zero - the weather is breaking records!  If you are CHRISTIAN DIOR BY RAF SIMONS - WHAT'S HIS MESSAGE?reading this with a shiver in your step and a scarf around your neck - I thought I'd focus on something to warm us all up - SPRING FASHION! Spring 2014 to be exact...

JEFF KOONS VISION OF LADY GAGA - ARTPOP COVERMajor design houses from Paris and Milan looked to the world of Modern Art for inspiration for Spring 2014.  In America the most creative "designer" creating a collection for Spring in my book is Lady Gaga.   This singer, songwriter, and visual artist collaborated with Jeff Koons, the most commercial artist of our time to create her latest album - ARTPOP.   In Paris, Karl Lagerfeld at CHANEL staged his Spring runway as an art gallery and Raf Simons at Christian Dior sent messengers down the runway ala graffiti art.. both were the trend-setters.   In Milan, Massimiliano Giornetti at Salvatore Ferragamo was one step ahead of the French as his pre-collection referenced Modern Art Minimalism CHANEL SPRING 2014 - FASHION IS ART - OR IS IT?with color blocked RTW, Accessories, and Shoes.   Ferragamo took it to another level by SALVATORE FERRAGAMO - RESORT 2014 - AMERICANA MANHASSETsponsoring the inaugural gala for the Wallis Annenberg Center in Beverly Hills.  The "Wallis" is the biggest performing art project the West Coast will see for a generation.  Bravo to Ferragamo for their forward thinking!

All of these collections embraced color for Spring and gave us something creative and new - what a concept - this is fashion!  Click images to learn / see more.

Happy New Year!!