James Andrew at the Lever House
Lever House, the modern architectural master piece of Skidmore, Owings and Merrill’s Gordon Bunshaft, was one of the first International style glass curtain wall skyscrapers to be built on Park Avenue.
In the late nineties a massive renovation restored the Lever’s spectacular structure to its original sexy splendor, and since then the ground floor and courtyard has been the setting for some quite stunning art installations. I’m particularly fascinated with the current display by London based artist Richard Woods entitled “Port Sunlight” – nine decorative patterns recalling the nineteenth century with William Morris designs and mock Tudor architecture rendered in wood block style prints on a grid of wood and aluminum tiles. These high Victorian designs contrast quite strongly with the Lever as one might imagine, creating a really exciting juxtaposition of styles, while maintaining a perfect balance of core formal elements as seen, for instance, in the grid motif that ties the building and the artwork together. I suppose I was drawn to this work as I often seek a similar visual resonance between new and old in my own design endeavors.
Feeling energized by this beautiful exhibition, I’m sporting a charcoal wool and cashmere mohair coat and a black cotton wide wale corduroy jacket both by Gucci, Turnbull and Asser mini tartan cotton shirt with contrast white collar and French cuffs, Seaman Schepps black pearl cuff links , forest green cashmere tie by Borrelli, Alexander McQueen tweed cargo style pants, red alligator belt with sterling buckle by Ralph Laure, silver leather sneakers and glasses both by Dior, forest green leather gloves by Sermoneta and my fragrance is the super sophisticated Vintage Tabarome by Creed.
James,
Thanks for sharing ! You look very Italian in this image ! Have a great day.
Dean Farris
The silver shoes are fab…loving the juxtaposition~
still can’t believe McQueen has left us~
xo*
amazing green gloves!
Ohhh, aren’t you just yummy!
How marvelous to pay tribute to McQueen. Everything is absolutely perfect. Every single detail.
This is one of the architectural jewels of NY!
kisses
Edie
you look really handsome, love your tie and coat!
me encanta como te ves con esos diseños de las columnas!
un beso guapo!
Es gibt so schöne Gebäude in New York. Ich brauche Ferien, NY wär eine gute Idee und wir könnten uns für ein Kaffee verabreden!
Liebe Grüsse
Christiane
Deslumbrante como siempre!
James Darling,
Wherever you put your eye there is beauty!
Kisses
Mara
lovely post!
magnificent outfit!
You look fabtastic my dear friend!
Esos son mis pantalones favoritos, te quedan genial.
cariños,
Lola
Me encanta tu actitud, eres realmente imponente!
You´re soooo cool!
Du siehst immer so schön aus, welches ist Dein Geheimnis???
Liebe Grüsse
Marie FvS
Dear James,
I decides to creat a fan club of WIJW in Rio de Janeiro, I´ll be the president, what do you think about it?
love,
Eugenia
It´s the best idea I have heard! I´m in!
I will create the Sao Paulo Official WIJW fan club…….
I like the hint of plaid from your shirt. Just peeking out from under the solids.
Love the “pop” of the red belt. I work a couple of blocks from Lever House and have been admiring this latest installation — thanks for the great photo.
You are my hero. Love that. When I come to NYC you’ll have to take me shopping.
Great style>>>
Hope to see you very soon in Paris 🙂
I don’t why I find green laether always amazing. Like purple one too.