AVANT GARDEN 2023
STYLE GUIDE
AVANT GARDEN; SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
SEPTEMBER 23RD, 2023
5 PM–12 MIDNIGHT
COCKTAIL RECEPTION BEGINS AT 5 PM. OPEN TO TABLE AND DINNER TICKETHOLDERS.
LATE-NIGHT DANCE PARTY BEGINS AT 8:30 PM. OPEN TO AFTER PARTY TICKETHOLDERS.
TO LEARN MORE AND PURCHASE TICKETS VISIT WALKERART.ORG/AVANTGARDEN.
PROCEEDS SUSTAIN THE WALKER’S MISSION TO EMPOWER PEOPLE TO EXPERIENCE THE TRANSFORMATIVE POSSIBILITIES OF THE ART AND IDEAS OF OUR TIME AND TO IMAGINE THE WORLD IN NEW WAYS.
AG STYLE GUIDE CREDITS:
* PHOTOGRAPHY BY JOE DAMMEL.
* COPY BY LAURA MORAN
* JEWELRY FROM THE LOUPE
AVANT GARDEN; AN INTRODUCTION
ART, DANCING, AND FASHION ABOVE ALL ELSE: THE WALKER ART CENTER’S ANNUAL BENEFIT, AVANT GARDEN, HAS TRANSFORMED INTO THE SEE-ANDBE-SEEN EVENT OF THE YEAR. THE FACT IT’S FOR A GOOD CAUSE IS A BONUS.
MARTIN PATRICK 3 IS PROUD TO BE A DINNER PARTY SPONSOR OF AVANT GARDEN. THIS YEAR WE STEP INSIDE THE MUSEUM FOR DRINKS, DANCING, AND DÉCOR. THE HEADLINING DJ IS THE INDIE DARLING VAGABON , WHOSE OWN MUSIC COMBINES “DANCE, POP, AND LATE-NIGHT CLUB AESTHETICS,” SO WE CAN BE GUARANTEED A GROOVE-WORTHY DANCE FLOOR.
BETWEEN SHOWING OFF YOUR MOVES, RUNNING INTO PEOPLE YOU KNOW, AND TAKING ENOUGH “NIGHT OUT PHOTOS” TO LAST YOU A YEAR, YOU’LL WANT A LOOK THAT ALLOWS YOU TO DO IT ALL WITH EASE AND CONFIDENCE. IT’S THE PERFECT NIGHT TO EXPERIMENT WITH A STATEMENT LOOK OR DON TRIED-AND-TRUE FORMAL WEAR – WHATEVER LEAVES YOU FEELING GOOD AND LOOKING GREAT.
PAGE THROUGH OUR BOOK FOR INSPIRATION AND STOP BY TO TRY SOMETHING ON FOR SIZE. THE LOOKS IN THE STYLE GUIDE ARE INSPIRED BY ARTWORK INCLUDED IN THE AVANT GARDEN AUCTION, WHICH OPENS ON SEPTEMBER 13. GET TICKETS TO THE EVENT AND LEARN MORE ABOUT THE WALKER AT WALKERART.ORG/AVANTGARDEN
WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU AT THE WALKER!
LOOK #1 INSPIRED BY
“WALKING WITH NEGLECT”;
BY WALTER PRICESURPRISE YOURSELF
CLASSIC SILHOUETTES FIND NEW LIFE WITH PATTERNS AND COLORS THAT POP AND EVEN APPEAR TO MOVE ON THEIR OWN. JERED PROVES THAT MIXING PATTERNS IS AN EXCELLENT IDEA WHEN THEY HAVE A COMMON THEME TO TIE THEM TOGETHER. HE WEARS ETRO’S GIACCA ROMA JERSEY BLAZER IN BLUE PAISLEY, WITH THE ETRO CAMICIA ROMA SHIRT IN BLUE PRINT AND PESCAROLO FLAT FRONT CORDS IN NAVY.
HONG MAN FOUND A PIECE THAT IS DIFFERENT FROM EVERY ANGLE. HER EYE-CATCHING DRESS IS ROSETTA GETTY’S SHORT SLEEVE SEQUIN GOWN. HER FABULOUS BOOK-INSPIRED PURSE IS FROM OLYMPIA LE-TAN, AND SHE WEARS THE SPINELLI KILCOLLIN MIXED METAL RING WITH PAVE DIAMONDS, ANIT KO WHITE GOLD DIAMOND PALM LEAF RING, HOORSENBUHS WHITE GOLD AND PAVE DIAMOND BRACELETS, AND HOORSENBUHS DIAMOND HOOPS.
Walter Price Working With Neglect, 2022
LOOK #2 INSPIRED BY
“HOW TO REMOVE THE EXOSKELETON”;
BY NA MIRAMODERN, CLASSIC
WHAT HAPPENS WHEN A CLASSIC IS REIMAGINED IN A NEW WAY? HONG MAN’S HOT PINK SLEEVELESS HOUNDSTOOTH DRESS FROM AKRIS IS A DELIGHTFULLY FRESH TAKE ON A CHIC STANDBY. HER JEWELRY FOLLOWS SUIT: GOLD EARRINGS FROM FERNANDO JORGE TURN A STANDARD HOOP INTO GOLDEN MOBIUS STRIP. SHE PAIRS THE SILVIA FURMANOVICH MARQUETRY CLUTCH WITH GARNET AND GOLD WITH A CAROLINE ELLEN GOLD BANGLE WITH COGNAC DIAMONDS AND GOLD STACKED RINGS WITH COGNAC DIAMONDS.
JERED’S LOOK ALSO DOES CLASSIC-MEETS-CONTEMPORARY, BUT THROUGH SMALL DETAILS RATHER THAN BOLD COLOR. THE PENDANT CHAIN FROM THE COSMIC COLLECTION BY HOORSENBUHS IN MIXED METALS OF STERLING SILVER AND GOLD BRINGS DRAMA, AND THE TEXTURES MIXED BETWEEN THE MINI CHECK BLAZER JACKET FROM ISAIA, ISAIA MERINO TURTLENECK IN BURGUNDY, AND RALPH LAUREN PURPLE LABEL GREGORY COTTON VELVET PANTS IN BURGUND ELEVATE THE FAMILIAR.
Na Mira
2023/06/23 (how to remove the exoskeleton?)
LOOK #3 INSPIRED BY
“CORNER OF LAKE AND MINNEHAHA”;
BY JULIE MEHRETUA LITTLE SPARKLE NEVER HURT ANYBODY
IF ONE THING IS TRUE, IT’S THAT A MATCHING SET WILL ALWAYS TURN HEADS. WHY NOT UP THE ANTE AND MAKE IT EMBELLISHED? HONG MAN LITERALLY SHINES IN HER CAPO BALLOON TOP AND MATCHING SEPAR BIAS CUT SKIRT FROM DRIES VAN NOTEN, BOTH IN SILVER. SHE ADDS CONTRAST AND INTRIGUE WITH HER ACCESSORIES: SYLVA & CIE JAPANESE CORAL RING, SILVIA FURMANOVICH POPPY CLUTCH, SILVIA FURMANOVICH HAND PAINTED EGGSHELL LACQUER AND CORAL NECKLACE WITH DIAMONDS., AND SYLVA & CIE DIAMOND RING IN GOLD.
JERED BRINGS POWER SUIT TO A WHOLE NEW LEVEL WITH THIS EMBROIDERED SET FROM DRIES VAN NOTEN: THE BAZ BLAZER AND MATCHING PANTHERO PANTS IN ECRU. HIS PLAYFUL CROCHET TOP ALSO BY DRIES VAN NOTEN PERFECTLY MATCHES AND BY CHOOSING BLACK, HE LETS THE MOTIFS ON EACH PIECE DO THE TALKING.
Julie Mehretu
Corner of Lake and Minnehaha (smoke), 2022
LOOK #4 INSPIRED BY
“DOUBLE DOWN, STILL LIFE”;
BY KIM BENSONBRING THE WARMTH
JERED KNOWS THAT SOPHISTICATION DOESN’T MEAN UPTIGHT. PLAYING WITH TEXTURE, THE SOFT FABRICS OF HIS RALPH LAUREN PURPLE LABEL HAYWORTH SUEDE SKEET JACKET AND THE PESCAROLO FLAT FRONT CORDS IN PINE GREEN ARE ELEVATED WITH THE PATTERNED ETRO’S CAMICIA ROMA SHIRT IN FLORAL FOR A SWOON-WORTHY, ALL-NIGHT LOOK.
BURGUNDY AND GOLD HINT AT FALL, AND HONG MAN’S SEASONSTRADDLING ULLA JOHNSON’S AMIKO DRESS IN MEDALLION HAS EXACTLY THE KIND OF EYE-CATCHING MOVEMENT THAT THAT BEGS FOR TIME ON THE DANCE FLOOR. SHE PAIRS THE DRESS WITH THE FERNANDO JORGE ROSE GOLD RING WITH COGNAC DIAMONDS, THE FERNANDO JORGE ROSE GOLD RING WITH OBLONG JASPER, HOORSENBUHS PHANTOM CUFF IN 18K ROSE GOLD, AND IRENE NEUWIRTH ONE-OF-A-KIND MULTI COLOR TOURMALINE EARRINGS SET IN GOLD FOR A HEAD-TO-TOE COLOR STORY.
Double down (still life)
Kim Benson
LOOK #5 INSPIRED BY
“TWO DANCERS”;
BY SALMON TOORWE’RE WITH THE BAND
ROCK STAR IS AN ATTITUDE NOT JUST LIMITED TO CELEBRITY. JERED CHANNELS THE ‘70S WITH THE DRIES VAN NOTEN BLAZEY BLAZER AND PARCHIO PANTS BOTH IN SAND. THE CONTEMPORARY TWEED AND WIDER LAPEL PROCLAIMS “FASHION-FORWARD,” WITH JUST A TOUCH OF EDGE. HE FINISHES THE LOOK WITH THE DRIES VAN NOTEN CARBINO SHIRT IN NAVY, MILAMORE WHITE & YELLOW GOLD BRACELET, AND SHAMBALLA JEWELS BROWN SAPPHIRE BRACELET.
HONG MAN TAKES A SIMILAR APPROACH, ELEVATING STREET STYLE TO SOMETHING GALA-APPROVED WITH THE THE PIPER LEATHER BIKER JACKET BY SHOREDITCH SKI CLUB, WHICH CONTRASTS HER PROENZA SCHOULER’S COMPACT TERRY JERSEY DRESS. TYING THE LOOK TOGETHER ARE ACCESSORIES THAT ALSO NOD TO DECADES PAST: THE RETRO-GLAM SILVIA FURMANOVICH BLACK LACQUER EARRINGS WITH DIAMONDS SET IN GOLD PAIRS WITH THE SILVIA FURMANOVICH GOLDENGRASS CLUTCH WITH CITRINE AND DIAMONDS.
Salman Toor
Two Dancers, 2023
LOOK #7 INSPIRED BY
“MEANDERING”;
BY PACITA ABADREADY, SET, GO
COLOR, TEXTURE, AND STRUCTURE – HONG MAN’S MATCHING SET HAS ALL THE PIECES OF A POWER LOOK—PLUS, IT’S FUN. SHE SHINES IN THE LA DOUBLEJ LA SCALA TOP AND MATCHING 24/7 PANTS IN JACQUARD SICOMORE AND CAN CONFIDENTLY MOVE THROUGH THE EVENT, A WORK OF ART HERSELF. SHE TIES UP THE LOOK WITH A SHINING BOW THANKS TO THE HARWELL GODFREY GOLD NECKLACE WITH SMALL SUN CHARM; HARWELL GODFREY KNIFE EDGE EARRINGS IN GOLD; HARWELL GODFREY KNIFE EDGE BANGLES IN GOLD AND GOLD WITH RAINBOW SAPPHIRES; AND THE SYLVA AND CIE MEXICAN OPAL ART DECO RING WITH WHITE DIAMONDS SET IN PLATINUM AND GOLD.
Pacita Abad Meandering, 2001
LOOK #8 INSPIRED BY
“FROM SOURCE TO POEM”;
BY ROSA BARBALET’S TURN SOME HEADS
MIDNIGHT BLUE IS THE PERFECT COLOR FOR THE PARTY THAT GOES ‘TIL THE STROKE OF 12. JERED AND HONG MAN MAKE IT HIS-ANDHERS-WORTHY WITH THE ETRO ROMA SHIRT IN BLUE PAISLEY AND FLEET WEEK GOWN IN NAVY BY ROSIE ASSOULINE. JERED’S CLASSIC ISAIA TUXEDO WITH PEAK LAPEL PAIRS PERFECTLY WITH THE BIT OF WHIMSY HIS PAISLEY OFFERS WHILE THE GOWN OFFERS VISUAL INTRIGUE WITH ITS PEEK-A-BOO CUTOUTS. HONG MAN FINISHES THE LOOK WITH SYLVA & CIE MIXED METAL DOUBLE WRAP LINK BRACELET WITH DIAMONDS, SYLVA & CIE FANCY DIAMOND RING, AND SILVIA FURMANOVICH MARQUETRY EARRINGS SET IN GOLD WITH WHITE DIAMONDS.
Rosa Barba
From Source to Poem, 2023
