A gem of an exhibit for lovers of fashion and photography is “High Fashion & Street Style” now at the Norton Museum of Art, the best of the Palm Beach museums.It features works of the all time greats of worldwide fashion photography juxtaposed with the contrasting street style photography. As they wrote in the program, “High Fashion photography embodies the life to which we aspire, street photography the life we actually lead”.Close to one hundred artists from Helmut Newton and Herb Ritts to Richard Avedon and Stevel Meisel and over 250 works dating from the 1930’s are represented. Here’s a photo gallery of some of my favorites (a tough choice).
Works are from the collection of Nicola Erni and are arranged in categories such as The Early Years, Street Style, Sex & Provocation, Romanticism and New Blood.
Besides championing the artists, it also celebrates the designers, fashion houses and the often era-defining models.
The early decades of fashion photography are alongso\ide today’s new talents with works by Tyler Mitchell and Nadini Ijewere and social media influencers Tommy Ton and Schott Schuman.
The exhibit runs until February 13, 2023. The Norton Museum of Art, 1450 South Dixie Highway, West Palm Beach, FL 33401.
If you’re looking to visit other Palm Beach Museums, check out the Society of the Four Arts and the Flagler Museum, always top bets.
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An absolutely great show. So glad you are highlighting it in your column. Everyone should make it their business to see this.
Impressive compliment coming from you, a serious collector!
Looks like a must see. How long will the show run?
Thanks for sharing this!
Until February 13, 2023. Time to visit!
Thank you Karen! Based on your review & curation of photos, I took the Brightline with friends to see the exhibit. My friend worked with several of the designers that were featured in the exhibit, & was overjoyed to see the exhibit. It will be a wonderful memory we relive over the years.
Your friend worked on the exhibit! She must be a superstar! so happy you saw it. And for those of you out there who haven’t gone yet, it closes February 13 so go!!!!