State-of-the-Art Looks for Spring

In partnership with our friends at Akris

The fashion world and the art world have been fiery lovers for a very long time. They may have their fallings-out, their spats, and their turbulence, but they always get back together, usually with great passion. And spring 2019 is an especially beautiful reunion. Graphic prints, free-flowing cuts, sculptural accessories—designers are borrowing from the best. Take, for example, Akris and its fascination with the late Romanian collage artist Geta Brătescu. It’s a love story we can really get behind.

GALLERY MEETINGS

1. 

   Alexander Calder, Medusa, 1930

2. Any artist knows the potentional of a blank canvas—and there may be no more beautiful blank canvas than a crisp white shirtdress. Layer on dimension with a striking trench coat, something sculptural draped over your clavicle, and the simplest of accessories.

3. 
   MARNI glasses
   Farfetch, $367
4. 
   FERNANDO JORGE
   necklace
   goop, $5,360
5. 
   VAPOUR BEAUTY
   illuminator
   goop, $36
6. 
   MARTIN GRANT dress
   goop, $1,026
7. 
   BOTTEGA VENETA belt
   Bottega Veneta, $550
8. 
   akris coat
   Akris, $3,990
9. 
   akris bag
   Akris, $1,690
10. 
    VICTORIA BECKHAM heels
    goop, $860

EXHIBITION OPENING

1. 

   Geta Brătescu, Sunrise Print, 2012

2. Brătescu’s saturated palette is the perfect accompaniment to an equally vibrant Pop Art show—the opening of Lévy Gorvy’s Warhol Women (on view April 25 through June 15 in New York City), for instance. The vibrant and sexy off-the-shoulder dress and the graphic, edgy tote bag are thrillingly bold, but delicate hits of gold and kitten heels keep the look almost demure. Almost.

3. 
   LAURA LOMBARDI
   earrings
   goop, $74
4. 
   MICHELLE FANTACI
   necklace
   goop, $1,790
5. 
   ARIEL GORDON ring
   goop, $1,750
6. 
   OLIO E OSSO balm
   goop, $28
7. 
   ALTUZARRA dress
   Net-a-Porter, $1,895
8. 
   AkrIS bag
   Akris, $1,990
9. 
   NO. 21 heels
   goop, $625

SHOPPING & BENEFIT

1. 

   Joan Miró, Étoile Bleue, 1927

2. Elegant separates—with artful pleats and a periwinkle backdrop—transition seamlessly from an afternoon shopping at Hudson Yards to an evening at the Shed (opening April 5 in New York City). Mobile-like earrings, an exotic clutch, and strappy sandals draw out the look’s surrealist undertones.

3. 
   MICHELLE FANTACI hoops
   goop, $2,250
4. 
   HOORSENBUHS bracelet
   goop, $5,000
5. 
   AZLEE ring
   goop, $3,550
6. 
   (M)ANASI 7 mascara
   goop, $49
7. 
   AKRIS top
   Bergdorf Goodman, $895
8. 
   AKRIS skirt
   Neiman Marcus, $1,990
9. 
   AKRIS bag
   Neiman Marcus, $2,390
10. 
    STELLA MCCARTNEY heels
    goop, $785