In honor of the 2012 Academy Awards®, Tiffany & Co. devotes the windows at flagship stores to Hollywood glamour from the 1930s through the 1970s. Stylist, designer and fashion icon, Rachel Zoe, whose client roster includes Anne Hathaway, Kate Hudson, Cameron Diaz, Eva Mendes and Jennifer Garner, has collaborated with Tiffany on creating a window display highlighting each decade, featuring Tiffany jewels that brilliantly capture the spirit of the time.
“To see my interpretation of glamour and luxury unveiled in Tiffany’s windows is an amazing experience,” Ms. Zoe said. “Tiffany is one of the most iconic American brands, and I am honored by this wonderful opportunity.”
“Rachel Zoe has brought a new level of fashion and style to the red carpet, and she has brought her creative vision to our collaboration,” said Richard Moore, Tiffany’s vice president of visual merchandising. “She joins a select group of designers and artists including Andy Warhol, who have created displays for Tiffany’s windows.”
Ms. Zoe designed five windows, each showcasing a particular decade and its unique take on glamour and allure.
The 1930s established the standard for classic elegance, epitomized by movie stars in sleek satin gowns, marabou boas and feather fans. Ms. Zoe places a peacock’s feather, a symbol of this opulent era, amid a sea of black glass beads. A lacelike wall covering frames the feather’s hypnotic beauty and Tiffany’s diamond and platinum jewels inspired by the Art Deco period.
The 1940s saw a return to high fashion. Designers expressed themselves through luxurious fabrics and dramatic new silhouettes. A boudoir setting captures the mood with outsize flowers on a period vanity, and a wall covering of exuberant blossoms. A silk-covered settee is arrayed with a gown of layered tulle and sparkling Tiffany diamonds that await the start of a romantic evening.
The 1950s ushered in the era of the red carpet and its legion of paparazzi angling for images of the rich and famous. These intrepid lensmen are represented by vintage cameras suspended over the legendary carpet and focused on dazzling Tiffany jewels that are ready for their close-up.
The 1960s inspires a view of Hollywood at home. A sweeping white staircase guarantees a grand entrance. This architectural masterpiece curves around an openwork metal column and ends with a magnificent jewel: Jean Schlumberger’s Fleur de Mer brooch, on view for the first time since the jeweler acquired it from the estate of Elizabeth Taylor. Sparkling in Tiffany’s Fifth Avenue window, this exquisite creation of diamonds and sapphires was a gift from Richard Burton to Elizabeth Taylor in 1965. The brooch appears in photographs of Ms. Taylor at the premiere of The Spy Who Came in From the Cold, in which Burton starred.
The 1970s is characterized by fashion that effortlessly draped the body, with a mix of influences illustrated by orchids and bamboo, along with graphic patterns of black and gold. Tiffany jewelry shines in this eclectic tableau, with elegantly contoured designs of 18 karat gold embellished with diamonds and gemstones.
She is one of the most influential forces in fashion today. Raised in Short Hills, New Jersey, she was exposed at a very young age to the worlds of contemporary art and fashion by her parents. After completing her degree at George Washington University where she studied psychology and sociology, Rachel moved to New York City to take on the fashion capitol of the world. She started her career as a fashion assistant at a New York based fashion magazine. Seeking to diversify her experience, she began to work directly with top pop stars and actresses to create their images and continued to work as a contributing editor to numerous fashion magazines.
An avid fan of old Hollywood glamour since childhood, Rachel decided to undertake a new challenge and move to Los Angeles where she could merge the worlds of fashion and Hollywood after working a decade in the fashion world of New York City. Immediately, Rachel made a name for herself amongst celebrities and high profile personalities by singlehandedly bringing the vintage movement into fruition with her devotion to the style eras of the 1960’s and 1970’s.
Determined to make her style accessible to all, Rachel’s first tome, “Style A to Zoe,” hit bookstores in October 2007. In September 2008, “The Rachel Zoe Project” debuted on Bravo and instantly made Rachel Zoe a household name. By welcoming audiences into her world, she provided access into the previously unseen worlds of fashion and jet set lifestyle. After the release of her widely sought after collection of luxury handbags with Judith Leiber in 2006, Rachel proved her success as a designer. In an effort to reach and provide affordable glamour to a broader audience, Rachel launched a collection of jewelry, handbags, scarves, sunglasses and outerwear exclusively sold on QVC.
In August 2009, Rachel Zoe Inc. launched The Zoe Report, a free daily newsletter featuring Rachel’s favorite obsessions in the ever-evolving worlds of fashion, beauty, and lifestyle. In The Rachel Zoe Collection is currently sold in over 250 department and specialty stores around the world. She is the recipient of numerous prestigious industry awards including The Fashion Group International’s 2006 Fashion Oracle Award, the Accessories Council 2006 Fashion Influencer Ace Award and Hollywood Life Magazine’s 2006 Star Stylist Award. MSN.com also named Rachel one of the “10 Most Influential Women of 2006.” Most recently, Rachel has become the face of Exude, an innovative lipstick line that is striving to forever revolutionize the way a woman applies her lipstick. Rachel currently resides in Los Angeles with her husband, Rodger Berman, business partner, President of Rachel Zoe, Inc. and CEO of Zoe Media Group, and their son, Skyler.
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