Unveiled above in projections by Francois Quillacq, the package also contained an encyclopaedia-style text booklet citing collection inspirations without the visuals themselves, allowing curious types to research the brand’s references themselves. They represent a sweeping study of 20th century dance, historical costume and modern sculpture — a discreet mood board of the sorts that might be found backstage and pored over by a few eager journalists. This time, it is just a simple Google search away.
– A photograph of dancer Valeska Gert performing her ‘Dance in Orange’ at Atelier Leopold in Munich, 1918, from the Deutsches Tanzarchiv, Cologne.
– A photograph of writer and poet Hugo Ball wearing Marcel Janco’s ‘Sorcerer’ costume to perform his poem ‘Karawane’ on the stage at the Cabaret Voltaire in Zurich, 1916, from the Swiss Literary Archives, Bern.
– A photograph of dancer Loïe Fuller, circa, 1902, photographed by Frederick W. Glasier, retrieved from the Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
– A photograph of art collectors Dorothy & Herbert Vogel wearing Judith Shea’s ‘King and Queen’ ensemble at the opening reception of ‘From Minimal to Conceptual Art: Works from the Dorothy & Herbert Vogel Collection’, by Phil Charles, May 25, 1994, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
– A photograph by Walter Pfeiffer of two profiles with hair styled in chignons and masked with latex, untitled, 1974-1981, Galerie Sultana, Paris.
– A photograph of sculptor Bruna Esposito, 1994, photographer and origin unknown.
– Two paintings by Diego Vélazquez titled ‘The Waterseller of Seville’, respectively dated 1618 and 1620 and on display at Uffizi Gallery, Florence, and the Waterloo Gallery of Apsley House, London.
– A painting by El Greco titled ‘Saint John the Evangelist’, 1608, on display at the Museo del Prado, Madrid, gifted in 1921 by the Collector César Cabañas Caballero.
– A sculpture by Claes Oldenburg titled ‘Gian Soft Swedish Light Switch’ (Ghost Version), 1996, from the collection of Museum Ludwig, Cologne.