Sally La Pointe camisole at All Too Human; Givenchy coat and skirt at Barneys New York; Sandals at Salvatore Ferragamo; Laurent ring at December Thieves
Art: Jason Middlebrook’s Tread Lightly (2014)
Dress, bralette, panty and pumps with lace sock at Dolce & Gabbana; Ariana Boussard-Reifel Kalahari earrings at December Thieves
Art: Claude Monet’s La Japonaise (1876)
Urban Zen top, cardigan and coat at Neiman Marcus; Toga Pulla pants at All Too Human; Lizzie Fortunato earrings at Dress Boston; Picard shoes at Giuseppe Zanotti
Art: Inoue Yūichi’s Ko (Filial Piety) (1961)
Gown, similar styles available at Max Mara; Belt at Alice + Olivia; Earrings at Alexis Bittar
Art: Josiah McElheny’s Endlessly Repeating Twentieth Century Modernism (2007)
Simone Rocha blouse at Saks Fifth Avenue; Vivienne pants at The Row; Sandals at Giuseppe Zanotti; Ring at December Thieves
Art: At left, Pierre-Auguste Renoir’s Dance at Bougival (1883); At right, Pierre-Auguste Renoir’s Rocky Crags at L’Estaque (1882)
Marchesa gown, available upon request at Neiman Marcus; Dannijo Alix earrings at Dress Boston; Sandals at Giuseppe Zanotti
Art: John Singer Sargent’s The Daughters of Edward Darley Boit (1882)
Alice + Olivia pants at Cusp; Blouse at Alice + Olivia
Art: Paul Gauguin’s Where Do We Come From? What Are We? Where Are We Going? (1897–98)
Toga Pulla top and Roksanda Zohra pants at All Too Human; Ariana Boussard-Reifel Kalahari earrings and Faris Bam jade ring at December Thieves
Art: Installation view of plein-air paintings in the Polly B. and Richard D. Hill Gallery, 253.
Produced by Lydia Santangelo; Photographed by Michael Altobello; Styled by Ashley Pruitt / Anchor Artists; Hair and Makeup Artist: Rachael Berkowitz / Anchor Artists; Assistant Producer: Shannon Mirpanah / TESstylist; Photo Assistant: Tynan Byrne; Styling Intern: Gretchen Berger; Model: Anna Zaiachkivska / New York Model Management
Location
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Avenue of the Arts, 465 Huntington Ave., Boston (617-267-9300) mfa.org
Catering
New American Cafe by Restaurant Associates (617-369-3423) mfa.org/dining
Artwork
– Jason Middlebrook, Tread Lightly (detail), 2014. Acrylic and house paint. Courtesy of the artist, Monique Melouche Gallery, Chicago and Lora Reynolds Gallery, Austin. On view in the Eunice and Julian Cohen Galleria, 268.
– Claude Monet, La Japonaise (detail), 1876. Oil on canvas. 1951 Purchase Fund. On view in the Lorna and Robert Rosenberg Gallery, 252.
– Inoue Yūichi, Ko (Filial Piety) (detail), 1961. Ink on paper. Charles Bain Hoyt Fund. On view in the Japanese Print Gallery, 278A.
– Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Dance at Bougival (detail), 1883. Oil on canvas. Picture Fund. On view in the Sidney and Esther Rabb Gallery, 255. Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Rocky Crags at L’Estaque (detail), 1882. Oil on canvas. Juliana Cheney Edwards Collection. On view in the Sidney and Esther Rabb Gallery, 255.
– John Singer Sargent, The Daughters of Edward Darley Boit (detail), 1882. Oil on canvas. Gift of Mary Louisa Boit, Julia Overing Boit, Jane Hubbard Boit and Florence D. Boit in memory of their father, Edward Darley Boit. On view in the Ruth and Carl J. Shapiro Gallery, 232.
– Paul Gauguin, Where Do We Come From? What Are We? Where Are We Going? (detail), 1897–98. Oil on canvas. Tompkins Collection—Arthur Gordon Tompkins Fund. On view in the Sidney and Esther Rabb Gallery, 255.
Wardrobe
Alexis Bittar 130 Newbury St., Boston (617-236-0505) alexisbittar.com Alice + Olivia 166 Newbury St., Boston (617-297-9059) aliceandolivia.com All Too Human 236 Clarendon St., Boston (857-350-3951) alltoohumanboston.com Barneys New York Copley Place, 100 Huntington Ave., Boston (617-385-3300) barneys.com Cusp Copley Place, 100 Huntington Ave., Boston (617-385-3300) neimanmarcus.com/cusp December Thieves 51 Charles St., Boston (857-239-9149) decemberthieves.com Dolce & Gabbana 11 Newbury St., Boston (857-254-0669) dolcegabbana.com Dress Boston 70 Charles St., Boston (617-248-9910) dressboston.com Giuseppe Zanotti giuseppezanotti.com/us Max Mara 69 Newbury St., Boston (617-267-9775) us.maxmara.com Neiman Marcus Copley Place, 100 Huntington Ave., Boston (617-385-3300) neimanmarcus.com Saks Fifth Avenue The Shops at Prudential Center, 800 Boylston St., Boston (617-262-8500) saksfifthavenue.com Salvatore Ferragamo Copley Place, 100 Huntington Ave., Boston (617-859-4924) ferragamo.com The Row therow.com
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The Art of Fashion
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Sally La Pointe camisole at All Too Human; Givenchy coat and skirt at Barneys New York; Sandals at Salvatore Ferragamo; Laurent ring at December Thieves
Art: Jason Middlebrook’s Tread Lightly (2014)
Dress, bralette, panty and pumps with lace sock at Dolce & Gabbana; Ariana Boussard-Reifel Kalahari earrings at December Thieves
Art: Claude Monet’s La Japonaise (1876)
Urban Zen top, cardigan and coat at Neiman Marcus; Toga Pulla pants at All Too Human; Lizzie Fortunato earrings at Dress Boston; Picard shoes at Giuseppe Zanotti
Art: Inoue Yūichi’s Ko (Filial Piety) (1961)
Gown, similar styles available at Max Mara; Belt at Alice + Olivia; Earrings at Alexis Bittar
Art: Josiah McElheny’s Endlessly Repeating Twentieth Century Modernism (2007)
Simone Rocha blouse at Saks Fifth Avenue; Vivienne pants at The Row; Sandals at Giuseppe Zanotti; Ring at December Thieves
Art: At left, Pierre-Auguste Renoir’s Dance at Bougival (1883); At right, Pierre-Auguste Renoir’s Rocky Crags at L’Estaque (1882)
Marchesa gown, available upon request at Neiman Marcus; Dannijo Alix earrings at Dress Boston; Sandals at Giuseppe Zanotti
Art: John Singer Sargent’s The Daughters of Edward Darley Boit (1882)
Alice + Olivia pants at Cusp; Blouse at Alice + Olivia
Art: Paul Gauguin’s Where Do We Come From? What Are We? Where Are We Going? (1897–98)
Toga Pulla top and Roksanda Zohra pants at All Too Human; Ariana Boussard-Reifel Kalahari earrings and Faris Bam jade ring at December Thieves
Art: Installation view of plein-air paintings in the Polly B. and Richard D. Hill Gallery, 253.
Produced by Lydia Santangelo; Photographed by Michael Altobello; Styled by Ashley Pruitt / Anchor Artists; Hair and Makeup Artist: Rachael Berkowitz / Anchor Artists; Assistant Producer: Shannon Mirpanah / TESstylist; Photo Assistant: Tynan Byrne; Styling Intern: Gretchen Berger; Model: Anna Zaiachkivska / New York Model Management
Location
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Avenue of the Arts, 465 Huntington Ave., Boston (617-267-9300) mfa.org
Catering
New American Cafe by Restaurant Associates (617-369-3423) mfa.org/dining
Artwork
– Jason Middlebrook, Tread Lightly (detail), 2014. Acrylic and house paint. Courtesy of the artist, Monique Melouche Gallery, Chicago and Lora Reynolds Gallery, Austin. On view in the Eunice and Julian Cohen Galleria, 268.
– Claude Monet, La Japonaise (detail), 1876. Oil on canvas. 1951 Purchase Fund. On view in the Lorna and Robert Rosenberg Gallery, 252.
– Inoue Yūichi, Ko (Filial Piety) (detail), 1961. Ink on paper. Charles Bain Hoyt Fund. On view in the Japanese Print Gallery, 278A.
– Josiah McElheny, Endlessly Repeating Twentieth Century Modernism (detail), 2007. Hand-blown mirrored glass, low iron and transparent mirror, metal, wood, electric lighting. © Josiah McElheny 2007. On view in the Charles C. Cunningham Gallery, 247.
– Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Dance at Bougival (detail), 1883. Oil on canvas. Picture Fund. On view in the Sidney and Esther Rabb Gallery, 255. Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Rocky Crags at L’Estaque (detail), 1882. Oil on canvas. Juliana Cheney Edwards Collection. On view in the Sidney and Esther Rabb Gallery, 255.
– John Singer Sargent, The Daughters of Edward Darley Boit (detail), 1882. Oil on canvas. Gift of Mary Louisa Boit, Julia Overing Boit, Jane Hubbard Boit and Florence D. Boit in memory of their father, Edward Darley Boit. On view in the Ruth and Carl J. Shapiro Gallery, 232.
– Paul Gauguin, Where Do We Come From? What Are We? Where Are We Going? (detail), 1897–98. Oil on canvas. Tompkins Collection—Arthur Gordon Tompkins Fund. On view in the Sidney and Esther Rabb Gallery, 255.
Wardrobe
Alexis Bittar 130 Newbury St., Boston (617-236-0505) alexisbittar.com
Alice + Olivia 166 Newbury St., Boston (617-297-9059) aliceandolivia.com
All Too Human 236 Clarendon St., Boston (857-350-3951) alltoohumanboston.com
Barneys New York Copley Place, 100 Huntington Ave., Boston (617-385-3300) barneys.com
Cusp Copley Place, 100 Huntington Ave., Boston (617-385-3300) neimanmarcus.com/cusp
December Thieves 51 Charles St., Boston (857-239-9149) decemberthieves.com
Dolce & Gabbana 11 Newbury St., Boston (857-254-0669) dolcegabbana.com
Dress Boston 70 Charles St., Boston (617-248-9910) dressboston.com
Giuseppe Zanotti giuseppezanotti.com/us
Max Mara 69 Newbury St., Boston (617-267-9775) us.maxmara.com
Neiman Marcus Copley Place, 100 Huntington Ave., Boston (617-385-3300) neimanmarcus.com
Saks Fifth Avenue The Shops at Prudential Center, 800 Boylston St., Boston (617-262-8500) saksfifthavenue.com
Salvatore Ferragamo Copley Place, 100 Huntington Ave., Boston (617-859-4924) ferragamo.com
The Row therow.com
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