It would also be remiss to ignore Cate Blanchett’s wardrobe in Tar. Her grey shirt by Parisian brand Lemaire is very Morandi. There is also a mood here of The Row (Blanchett also wore the brand), whose Instagram is a great source of inspirational art references, such as Georgia O’Keeffe’s Blue Road, a heavenly minimal swerve of colour.
It also resonates with emerging artist Heidi Hahn’s architectural and angular women, in all their Jil Sander-like minimalism. A similar sensibility (and palette) turned up at the men’s autumn/winter 2023 Loewe show, where creative director Jonathan Anderson teamed up with up-and-coming artist Julien Nguyen. The collection was built around a coat-shaped silhouette, worn like a dress, which echoed Nyguen’s painting Woman in a Lab Coat.
Conveniently, there is a new Alice Neel show titled Hot Off the Griddle, which opens at the Barbican in London this month, and featuring styling twists galore. In her painting titled Wellesley Girls, there are polka dots – very next-season Marni – and miniskirts. A 1977 portrait of Mary D Garrard showcases its subject seated in Neel’s trademark striped armchair, wearing a navy overcoat styled with a knitted hat, red scarf and khaki slacks. Another portrait, of Abdul Rahman (1964), similarly makes an excellent case for a double-breasted green coat with a mustardy shirt.
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