Cirque Fantastique

Fashion, fantasy, and fine art create an aura of mystique on the eve of Fashion Week El Paseo.

Site Staff February 22, 2007 Shopping

Fashion, fantasy, and fine art create an aura of mystique on the eve of Fashion Week El Paseo

Photography by Michael Childers

Fashion Stylist: Susan Stein
Model: Natalie Brown
Clown/Dancer: John Kulick
Hair Stylist: Joy Fields of J. Russell Salon
Assistants: Jenna Harris and Tiffany Kantor
Location: Imago Galleries, Palm Desert

Red mohair cocktail dress with chiffon florettes from Lloyd Klein archives. Black and white Lucite “coral” necklace and bracelet from Zense. Suede Manolo Blahnik shoes from Saks Fifth Avenue. Dancer’s gold braided belt from Zense. Barbara & Baby painting by Tom Wesselmann.
White and black polka dot silk dress by Oscar de la Renta with Jimmy Choo white patent sandals from Saks Fifth Avenue. Striped earrings and red rose bracelet from Zense. Untitled Dango by Jun Kaneko.
White silk beaded and ruffled gown and long pearls with gold and rhinestones from Fe Zandi on El Paseo in Palm Desert. Gina X sculpture by Robert Graham.
Purple satin corset with ribbon and brown tulle skirt from the archives of Lloyd Klein of Paris, New York, and Los Angeles. Pearl and leather necklace and bracelet from Zense on El Paseo in Palm Desert. Ferragamo shoes are model’s own. Untitled polymer resin sculptures and polysilk prints by Robert Graham.
Black and white striped silk pants and top with long white tunic from Escada on El Paseo in Palm Desert. Black patent Prada peep-toe flats from Saks Fifth Avenue. Lucite necklace from Zense. Paint Pots sculpture by Sophie Ryder.
Leopard cotton trench coat with extra long train and satin corset from Lloyd Klein archives. Gold shoes by Renee Caovilla from Saks Fifth Avenue in The Gardens on El Paseo in Palm Desert. Duroform wall panel by Robert Graham.
White silk pleated trousers and blouse with red and silver embroidery, ribbon, and beading from the archives of Lloyd Klein. Red patent peep-toe platform shoes by Stuart Weitzman from Saks Fifth Avenue. Duroform wall panel by Robert Graham.
Fuzzi red dress and gold braided sandals from Saks Fifth Avenue. Gold hoop earrings from Zense. Folded Square Alphabet T painted steel sculpture by Fletcher Benton.

Red mohair cocktail dress with chiffon florettes from Lloyd Klein archives. Black and white Lucite “coral” necklace and bracelet from Zense. Suede Manolo Blahnik shoes from Saks Fifth Avenue. Dancer’s gold braided belt from Zense. Barbara & Baby painting by Tom Wesselmann.

White and black polka dot silk dress by Oscar de la Renta with Jimmy Choo white patent sandals from Saks Fifth Avenue. Striped earrings and red rose bracelet from Zense. Untitled Dango by Jun Kaneko.

White silk beaded and ruffled gown and long pearls with gold and rhinestones from Fe Zandi on El Paseo in Palm Desert. Gina X sculpture by Robert Graham.

Purple satin corset with ribbon and brown tulle skirt from the archives of Lloyd Klein of Paris, New York, and Los Angeles. Pearl and leather necklace and bracelet from Zense on El Paseo in Palm Desert. Ferragamo shoes are model’s own. Untitled polymer resin sculptures and polysilk prints by Robert Graham.

Black and white striped silk pants and top with long white tunic from Escada on El Paseo in Palm Desert. Black patent Prada peep-toe flats from Saks Fifth Avenue. Lucite necklace from Zense. Paint Pots sculpture by Sophie Ryder.

Leopard cotton trench coat with extra long train and satin corset from Lloyd Klein archives. Gold shoes by Renee Caovilla from Saks Fifth Avenue in The Gardens on El Paseo in Palm Desert. Duroform wall panel by Robert Graham.

White silk pleated trousers and blouse with red and silver embroidery, ribbon, and beading from the archives of Lloyd Klein. Red patent peep-toe platform shoes by Stuart Weitzman from Saks Fifth Avenue. Duroform wall panel by Robert Graham.

Fuzzi red dress and gold braided sandals from Saks Fifth Avenue. Gold hoop earrings from Zense. Folded Square Alphabet T painted steel sculpture by Fletcher Benton.