After seasons of closing New York Fashion Week at Manhattan’s palatial Lexington Avenue Armory, Marc Jacobs went rogue for spring/summer 2016, presenting his collection at the Ziegfeld, New York’s oldest surviving single-screen theater. Jacobs approached his evening presentation like a proper Hollywood spectacle, complete with an extensive red carpet, swarms of ‘everyday’ fans, a branded step-and-repeat, and popcorn, candy and drinks for invited guests inside.
The new venue seemingly inspired the runway show’s authentic staging as much as it did the collection’s garments; an exuberant offering of visual love letters to old Hollywood cinema and classic notions of America. The season’s primarily red, white and blue color pallet was livened with cinematic prints and emblems; many of such patterns utilized Pop art visuals and the technique of repetition akin to that of Andy Warhol. Further odes to archetypal Americana culture were suggested in the show’s band uniforms, Western-style accessories and various bejeweled varsity jackets.
From denim, tweed, fringe and feathers, to Schiaparelli-esque eveningwear and an abundance of the brand’s trademark sequin numbers, when broken apart, there were pieces to satisfy any shopper’s appetite for consumerism. In classic Jacobs fashion, the show’s styling denoted elements of high and low culture, from models embodying old Hollywood glamour to less enchanting show girls, and individual looks that paired modified sweatshirts with heavily embroidered skirts, each of these subtle contradictions complimented each other in a dense and dramatic fashion; a fantastic spectacle honoring and celebrating the great city of New York.
![Marc jacobs ss 2016 muse board](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/4kjPbfvKLCMQOoquYoIYUY/1c0a64d5c5ddab282795fa49eda21f9d/Marc_Jacobs_SS_2016_Muse_Board.jpg?w=1000&q=70)
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William Eggleston
Untitled (Graceland), Memphis, Tennessee, 1984
![William eggleston untitled graceland memphis tennessee 1984](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/4Vl2iRSAVismOWKKM2aewa/1d89669669b905645df106de6354f322/William_Eggleston__Untitled__Graceland___Memphis__Tennessee__1984.jpg)
Diane Arbus
Girl in Her Circus Costume, Maryland, 1970
![Diane arbus girl in her circus costume maryland 1970](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/686JRRCml2iS6CsU0imui0/e0df4dcbeadd27a314ca0352e1e59820/Diane_Arbus__Girl_in_Her_Circus_Costume__Maryland__1970.jpg)
Jasper Johns
Three Flags, 1958
![Jasper johns three flags 1958](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/5fMH7O3oSI8cCImQSa68GY/8710ca330d78b8d1c2fe62115528b3a8/Jasper_Johns__Three_Flags__1958.jpg)
Man Ray
Ava Gardner in Costume for “Pandora and the Flying Dutchman,” Hollywood, 1950
Art Nouveau
Flask,1890-1900
![Art nouveau flask 1890 1900](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/5y8XJu0clGCMcUWsI0cKWS/c27896c8732399f8ecd100cd5f463a92/Art_Nouveau_Flask_1890-1900.jpg)
Andy Warhol
Liz #6 [Early Colored Liz], 1963
![Andy warhol liz 6 early colored liz 1963](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/6LutmddhewGOCCAaaoC6oK/ee6d193df2e58b02a2bfb4a0761a0c5e/Andy_Warhol__Liz__6__Early_Colored_Liz___1963.jpg)
Elsa Schiaparelli
Jacket, 1938
![Elsa schiaparelli jacket 1938](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/1o1DtWMkeEUUG4cSyCM0IE/278ed3a860d113f9960fa74b10a0f71c/Elsa_Schiaparelli__Jacket__1938.jpg)
Cindy Sherman
Untitled #396, 2000
![Cindy sherman untitled 396 2000](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/4q6jeHbKKI6EeAUcQosKau/6d23fbc6029976a94558eb4ff24b287e/Cindy_Sherman__Untitled__396__2000.png)
Blair Thurman
Untitled, 2013
![Blair thurman untitled 2013](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/53E4LDTfXG8CSIQwYOacqa/85513af15e8d53463873306aed98a4a6/Blair_Thurman__Untitled__2013.jpg)
Catherine Opie
AIDS Activist from the 700 Nimes Road Portfolio, 2010-11
![Catherine opie aids activist from the 700 nimes road portfolio 2010 11](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/1sdanwRpxeeuA0KcS0EqUK/1c6e66acef67f7bb27b411615acab22b/Catherine_Opie__AIDS_Activist_from_the_700_Nimes_Road_Portfolio__2010-11.jpg)
Nan Goldin
Misty and Jimmy Paulette in a Taxi, 1991
![Nan goldin misty and jimmy paulette in a taxi 1991](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/1ruVTcg104i8QMmckEGyCg/a278ee1f2771e36a98f9c9d1c12053b4/Nan_Goldin__Misty_and_Jimmy_Paulette_in_a_Taxi__1991.jpg)
Paul T. Frankl
Skyscraper Chair, 1930
![Paul t. frankl skyscraper chair 1930](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/4ybu3xHHV6I6ikGMw6uqg0/d28f57624825867c565e8c0b19295cdb/Paul_T._Frankl__Skyscraper_Chair__1930.jpg)
René Prou
Set of Chairs, 1930-1940
![Ren prou set of chairs 1930 1940](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/bZT24PRTri8qQcm6aCkWg/c02148441c53b5b07044b92b8e957f4b/Ren___Prou__Set_of_Chairs__1930-1940.jpg)
Robert Venturi
Children's Museum of Houston, Texas,1980
![Robert venturi children s museum of houston texas 1980](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/1Bx4s8bd0UEYe0us0CYyYs/0917b1534be59b6fab49c152ea5e7371/Robert_Venturi__Children_s_Museum_of_Houston__Texas_1980.jpg)
Urs Fischer
Answer?, 2016
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Walt Kuhn
Circus Performer, 1944
![Walt kuhn circus performer 1944](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/2UVaG6mNk4wu2OueA2oK0Y/3f06842bfd3a915354691ccff33c6d4a/Walt_Kuhn__Circus_Performer__1944.jpg)
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William Eggleston
Untitled (Graceland), Memphis, Tennessee, 1984
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![Diane arbus girl in her circus costume maryland 1970](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/686JRRCml2iS6CsU0imui0/e0df4dcbeadd27a314ca0352e1e59820/Diane_Arbus__Girl_in_Her_Circus_Costume__Maryland__1970.jpg?w=1000&q=70)
Diane Arbus
Girl in Her Circus Costume, Maryland, 1970
3 of 17
![Jasper johns three flags 1958](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/5fMH7O3oSI8cCImQSa68GY/8710ca330d78b8d1c2fe62115528b3a8/Jasper_Johns__Three_Flags__1958.jpg?w=1000&q=70)
Jasper Johns
Three Flags, 1958
4 of 17
Man Ray
Ava Gardner in Costume for “Pandora and the Flying Dutchman,” Hollywood, 1950
5 of 17
![Art nouveau flask 1890 1900](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/5y8XJu0clGCMcUWsI0cKWS/c27896c8732399f8ecd100cd5f463a92/Art_Nouveau_Flask_1890-1900.jpg?w=1000&q=70)
Art Nouveau
Flask,1890-1900
6 of 17
![Andy warhol liz 6 early colored liz 1963](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/6LutmddhewGOCCAaaoC6oK/ee6d193df2e58b02a2bfb4a0761a0c5e/Andy_Warhol__Liz__6__Early_Colored_Liz___1963.jpg?w=1000&q=70)
Andy Warhol
Liz #6 [Early Colored Liz], 1963
7 of 17
![Elsa schiaparelli jacket 1938](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/1o1DtWMkeEUUG4cSyCM0IE/278ed3a860d113f9960fa74b10a0f71c/Elsa_Schiaparelli__Jacket__1938.jpg?w=1000&q=70)
Elsa Schiaparelli
Jacket, 1938
8 of 17
![Cindy sherman untitled 396 2000](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/4q6jeHbKKI6EeAUcQosKau/6d23fbc6029976a94558eb4ff24b287e/Cindy_Sherman__Untitled__396__2000.png?w=1000&q=70)
Cindy Sherman
Untitled #396, 2000
9 of 17
![Blair thurman untitled 2013](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/53E4LDTfXG8CSIQwYOacqa/85513af15e8d53463873306aed98a4a6/Blair_Thurman__Untitled__2013.jpg?w=1000&q=70)
Blair Thurman
Untitled, 2013
10 of 17
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Catherine Opie
AIDS Activist from the 700 Nimes Road Portfolio, 2010-11
11 of 17
![Nan goldin misty and jimmy paulette in a taxi 1991](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/1ruVTcg104i8QMmckEGyCg/a278ee1f2771e36a98f9c9d1c12053b4/Nan_Goldin__Misty_and_Jimmy_Paulette_in_a_Taxi__1991.jpg?w=1000&q=70)
Nan Goldin
Misty and Jimmy Paulette in a Taxi, 1991
12 of 17
![Paul t. frankl skyscraper chair 1930](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/4ybu3xHHV6I6ikGMw6uqg0/d28f57624825867c565e8c0b19295cdb/Paul_T._Frankl__Skyscraper_Chair__1930.jpg?w=1000&q=70)
Paul T. Frankl
Skyscraper Chair, 1930
13 of 17
![Ren prou set of chairs 1930 1940](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/bZT24PRTri8qQcm6aCkWg/c02148441c53b5b07044b92b8e957f4b/Ren___Prou__Set_of_Chairs__1930-1940.jpg?w=1000&q=70)
René Prou
Set of Chairs, 1930-1940
14 of 17
![Robert venturi children s museum of houston texas 1980](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/1Bx4s8bd0UEYe0us0CYyYs/0917b1534be59b6fab49c152ea5e7371/Robert_Venturi__Children_s_Museum_of_Houston__Texas_1980.jpg?w=1000&q=70)
Robert Venturi
Children's Museum of Houston, Texas,1980
15 of 17
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Urs Fischer
Answer?, 2016
16 of 17
![Walt kuhn circus performer 1944](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/2UVaG6mNk4wu2OueA2oK0Y/3f06842bfd3a915354691ccff33c6d4a/Walt_Kuhn__Circus_Performer__1944.jpg?w=1000&q=70)