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| Jonathan Adler's paisley print for upholstery |
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| Madison Avenue window |
Isn't it interesting that giant prints for home, fashion and
art are making a retro-return right now? Take a walk down Madison Avenue. We are seeing them in on the upholstery of
Jonathan Adler furniture and in fun-and-statusy Milly dresses. Stop at a news store. We are seeing them on the 40th anniversary
cover of W magazine with Rooney Mara wearing a geometric-patterned Prada
coatdress. Make a turn onto Fifth Avenue
and there are two gigantic Warhol flower prints taking twin-star positions on
either side of The Met's main entrance doors, matched stunningly with equally
gigantic real flower arrangements in the flower niches. Take Fifth down to around 24th Street and
there is a brand new Marimekko store with the same outsize poppy prints that
made them a sensation from the 1950s to 1970s.
Admittedly, these giant prints are not always paisley, but
there are enough paisleys to make a
noise about them -- not only Adler's upholstery, but single-paisley area rugs,
giant paisley drapes, pillows and tablecloths from a variety of design houses
and catalog companies.
It seems time to celebrate the Boomers (born 1946 to 1964)
-- a generation influenced by 1970s-80s Me
Generation and rushing towards grandparenthood.
As Stéphane Houy-Towner observes, "Design fashion usually skips a
generation. The new generation likes to
look back to its grandparents".
Perhaps Gaga's Little Monsters are not far from the Me's. Both generations want to be noticed. And yes, we do notice! JP
