You may be asking, who is Anotonio Lopez and why haven't I heard of him and his work?
Antonio Lopez was an Illustrator, Visionarie, Muse, Cultural Anthropologist and Style Pioneer. His work spanned over 30 years and was represented the free spirited 1970"s.
Chances are you have seen his work before, not knowing it was him or seen work that was influenced by him. Antonio was pioneer in fashion illustration and a creative influence to designers like Karl Lagerfield while his was designing for Chloe and legion of very famous models. Jerry Hall, Pat Cleveland, Grace Jones and Jessica Lang all considered Antonio to be one of their biggest influences and "Fairy Godfather".
Next month you will certainly know Antonio Lopez as Rizzoli publishes “Antonio Lopez: Fashion, Art, Sex & Disco,” a monograph by Mauricio and Roger Padilha. Also next month, the Suzanne Geiss Company gallery in SoHo will open “Antonio Lopez: Antonio’s World". Suzanne's show will include fashion illustrations alongside Lopez's experimental Instamatic portraits, nightclub drawings, erotic sketches and the 8-millimeter films featuring friends from his inner circle, including the photographer Bill Cunningham, a friend of Lopez and a former studio neighbor at Carnegie Hall.
In addition to the book retrospective and gallery exhibit, MAC cosmetics next campaign will feature makeup thematically inspired by Mr. Lopez’s illustrations and the lovely models that were in his life.
Celebrate Antonio's work and his influence on fashion this month!
Stay Stylish!
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