Björk by Famous Artist Larry Rivers – 2001
Artist Larry Rivers
In 2001, the American artist Larry Rivers (1923–2002) painted a large oil on canvas portrait of the Icelandic singer Björk. The Artwork: Titled simply “Björk,” the painting measures 48 x 42 inches (121.9 x 106.7 cm) and was one of the artist’s final works before his death in 2002.
Typical of Rivers’ later style, the portrait utilizes his signature “fragmentary” approach, blending realism with loose, expressive brushwork. It was based on a photograph of the singer.
The piece represents a late-career intersection between Rivers —a pioneering figure who bridged Abstract Expressionism and Pop Art—and Björk, a global icon of avant-garde music.
The painting appeared on a i-D Magazine cover and was featured in the 2005 Marlborough Gallery retrospective Larry Rivers: Paintings and Drawings 1951-2001. It has since appeared in Christie’s auctions and is frequently cited as a notable example of Rivers’ late-period celebrity portraiture. Rivers was a versatile artist who bridged Abstract Expressionism and Pop Art, often using commercial imagery, photographs, and portraiture in his work.
My partner and darling man, Joe Rivers, is one of the famous artist’s sons, and he only told me today his Father painted fashion. I thought you’d like to see it because there is also some hair interest.
To see more of Björk CLICK HERE for photos from a retrospective at the 2011 MoMA Museum exhibition archived on my website
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MEN’S DAY EMERGING DESIGNERS – SS2026
Photos: Fred J.DeVito. Collage: helenoppenheim.com
Men’s Day celebrated its 25th season with it’s bi-annual collective to nurture emerging talent, as conceived by Agentry PR founder and owner Erin Hawker in 2014. The event was held at Mercedes-Benz Manhattan in Hell’s Kitchen with morning and afternoon presentations like no other. All presentations were presented by Project (a platform for men’s contemporary apparel) and Coterie (a platform for women’s contemporary apparel). Shown here a selection from 5 of the 8 NYMD labels presented during New York Fashon Week Spring Summer 2026.
Top Row L-R: 3 photos left: Clara Son … 3 photos right: Joseph McRae
2nd Row : Max Esmail … Oxblood Zebra … Joseph McRae
3rd Row: FIT (Fashion Institute of Technology)
Clara Son – Theme Reset. “Quiet defiance with surreal looks and unique silhouettes, structured fabrics layered.” Kien Hoang’s” structured yet vulnerable hair, with Team, for Oribe.
Joseph McRae – Theme Bloom . Gender-fluid, street elegant, over-sized silhouettes, versatile interchangeable pieces. Hair structured around the brand’s signature beanies or wildly big hair, up or out to there. Inspired by the 1979 film, The Wiz. Key hairstylist Kien Hoang and Team for Oribe.
Max Esmail. Theme Confidant. Aura of sssurance, effortless grace, refined masculinity, needle-pushing designs with timeless craftmanship inspired by gangster movies, the mafia movie antiheros. Fresh fades, slicked back looks, and clean natural textures” by key hairstylist Christian Ceja-Compin and Team for Oribe
Oxblood Zebra. Theme “Off-Script: The Rule Breakers’ Uniform.” For those who live beyond the margins, emphasizing self-expression, rebellion refined with structure, Natural hair by Mandee Tauber and Team for Oribe.
FIT Menswear Collective, Class of 25. The FIT MW25 Collective showcased the work of a diverse group of recently graduated menswear talent from the Fashion Institute of Technology. Hair by Ashley Brecken and Team for Oribe
To see the Men’s Day album with more photos and info, CLICK HERE
Hair for all Men’s Day Presentations by Oribe
Key Makeup Artist: Michelle Webb, and Team for Augment Tokyo,
(Team support Academy of Freelance Makeup)
Photos: Fred J.DeVito
Golden Globes 2026 Hair Fashion Best in Years
Photos Helen Oppenheim, thanks to CBS-TV & E-TV. Collage helenoppenheim.com
The hair and the fashions at The Golden Globes in 2026 were the best in years. I usually moan, especially about the boring hair. This year was more fun, with more inspo. The most amazing being Audrey Nuna, with a loopy updo by Antoine Martinez, great gothic makeup by Ashley Sabelle, a veil, which was coordinated with Ejae’s high-knotted sculptured hair by Mark Alan Teyana Taylor ‘s betty boop pixie by Nikki Neims with“maximalist” makeup by Bella Mayven was a stand-out, as she was! Here are just some of the best looks at the 83rd Golden Globes:
Top L-R : Odessa A’Zion in Dolce & Gabbbana … Ejae wearing Thom Browne …Teyanna Taylor in Schiaparelli …
2nd Row : Owen Cooper in Bottega Veneta … Sean Penn … Snoopy Dog in custom suit … Unknown … Danielle Frankel … Selena Gomez in Chanel
3rd Row: Audrey Nuna in Thom Browne … Walter Goggins in Saint Laurent by Anthony Vaccarello … Jenna Ortega in Dilara Findikoglu … Jennifer Lopez in vintage Jean-Louis Scherrer … Jennifer Lawrence in Givenchy by Sarah Burton (Photo by Getty)
Photos by Helen Oppenheim, thanks to CBS-TV and E-TV TV
(Larger photo coming soon to my Facebook https://www.facebook.com/OppOnn)
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Wenny Han Debut Collection @ NYFW SS2026
Wenny Han Debut Collection @ NYFW SS2026
The debut collection at New York Fashion Week SS 2026 by rising star Wenny Han was wearable art, a welcome change from all those glam evening dresses dominating on social media. The Chinese-American showed reimagined classic garments, through a cubist lens for her and him, at a Global Fashion Collective (GFC) event held at The Glass House.
Unconventional tailoring, asymmetric silhouettes, layered organza, sheer fabrics, soft knits, cottons, bold material contrasts, the young designer’s fashions focused on the idea of identity as fragmented and evolving, the collection transforming everyday clothing into conceptual forms that shift with each angle.
The eye makeup on both sexes featured stunning beautiful brush effects, by Key Lead Cristina Cuellar, Instituto Cristina Cuellar. The hair by the Odete DaSilva Hair Team (Lead Trish Apostolides) for Goldwell US and Varis Pro Hair Tools, featured neat smooth buns with some interesting movements at the back. To see the album with more fashions, makeup and hair archived on the website, CLICK HERE
Hair: Odete Da Silva Hair Team, Lead Trish Apostolides … Products: Goldwell US, Bodifying Control Mousse, Dry Texture Spray, Strong Hairspray … Makeup Key Lead: Cristina Cuellar, Instituto Cristina Cuellar … Photos: Helen Oppenheim
CommentFashion Art By Pandina Bondar – 2025
Photos:Helen Oppenheim. Collage by helenoppenheim.com
Pandina Bondar, Designer and Creative Director, explores the space between art and and fashion. Her immersive New York Fashion Week SS 2026 Presentation at the DTR Gallery in Soho transformed reimagined textiles and forgotten artworks into one-of-a-kind pieces. Each garment became a moving canvas on the body, and a celebration of craftmanship and sustainability.
The handcrafted reclaimed jewelry art was by Angel Pai, Illumin Designs, the tattoos by the visual artist Kozo
The hair by Peter Gray for Cutler Salons with Pamela Devlin with was modern, dressed hair which included a combination of gel and gel dressed hair with a mix of wet and dry textures and finishes to emphasize the individuality and modernity of each look. The makeup was by Deney Adam and Christian Mitchell using Mac Cosmetics
To see archived album with more photos and fashions, CLICK HERE
Lead Hair: Peter Gray for Cutler Salon, Pamela Devlin … Lead Makeup: Deney Adam, Christian Mitchell … Jewelry: Angel Pai, Illumin Designs … Tattoos: Kozo…
Photos: Helen Oppenheim
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Must-See Man Ray @ The Met Museum – 2025
Photos © Man Ray 2015 Trust ©The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Collage Helen Oppenheim
“When Objects Dream” at the Metropolitan Museum of Art is the first major exhibition to examine the radical experimentation of American artist Man Ray (1890-1976) through one of his most significant bodies of work, the rayograph. Man Ray coined the term rayograph to name his version of the 19th century technique of making photographs without a camera. He created them by placing objects on or near a sheet of light-sensitive paper, which he then exposed to light and developed. These photograms – as they are called – appear as reversed silhouettes, or negative versions of their subjects. They often feature recognizable items that become wonderfully mysterious in the artist’s hands.
The must-see exhibition, September 14, 2025 to February 1, 2026, explores the rayographs, Man Ray’s paintings and photographs. Included some of his most famous masterpieces – Le violon d’Ingres, Noire et blanche, Glass Tears and Kiki de Montparnasse, Man Ray’s lover, model, muse, with whom he worked from 1921-1929, creating some of his best-known works.
Top L-R : Man Ray rayograph with poster, Photo Ben Blackwell… Rayograph print, from Champs Délicieux 1922, one of 12 rayographs which open the exhibition … Man Ray Self Portrait in 31 bis rue Campagne-Premiere Studio, 1925 … Le violon d’Ingres, 1924, which the torso of the artist Kiki de Montparnasse (Alice Prin) is depicted as a musical instrument. Photo: Ian Reeves
2nd Row L-R : Noire et blanche, 1926, a surrealistic image featuring Kiki de Montparnasse with an African ceremonial mask … Marchesa Luisa Casati, 1922, eccentric Italian aristocrat and muse, known for her extravagant style, photographed with three pairs of eyes, the surreal image being a portrait of her soul … Solarized portrait of Photographer/PhotoJournalist Lee Miller, 1930, a Man Ray muse and lover.
3rd Row L-R : Glass Tears, 1932, surrealistic photograph, of a fashion mannequin, with silent film influences, showing stress after his break up with Lee Miller … Marine, 1925, a rayograph … Elsa Schiaparelli photographed by Man Ray in 1931. Schiaparelli is one of the major funders for the exhibition made possible by the Barrie A and Deedee Wigmore Foundation.
Collage by Helen Oppenheim
CommentMiss Sohee @ Paris Couture Week – 2025
Photos: Marco Bahler. Collage: helenoppenheim.com
Chantilly lace always adds a sense of mystery, created beautifully here on faces, bodies and alluring, seductive dresses by Miss Sohee for Paris Couture Week 2025, presented at the historic Hotel Pozzo di Borgo.
The collection seamlessly fused classical sculptures with Korean heritage. “I envisioned a noblewoman from the Chosun dynasty transported into the modern world, with a delicate balance of modesty and sensuality”” said Sohee Park, Founder and Creative Director for Miss Sohee, who is from South Korea and based in London. The collection also featured “corsets, sheer bodysuits, gowns, with inspiration from petals and lingerie, sequin florals, Mother-of Pearl inlays and draped leather.”
Kevin Murphy, with his team led by Shingo Shibata, “crafted sculptural, high-gloss hairstyles inspired by 1920s Art Deco, featuring sleek finger waves and elegant low buns.”
Lead Hair: Shingo Shibata, for Kevin Murphy, Melbourne, Australia … Hair Products: Kevin Murphy Session Spray, Body Builder, Super Goo, Easy Rider … Lead Makeup: Ciara O’Shea for Make Up For Ever and Proshine by CDM … Photos: Marco Bahler
( @miss_sohee (misssohee.com) … @kevin.murphy …#ShingoShibata …@marco.bahler )
Yanina Couture Paris F/W – 2025
Photos: Daniele Venturelli. Collage:helenoppenheim.com
Beauty is Forever: The new Yanina Couture Fall Winter 2025/26 Collection by Founder and Creative Director Yulia Yanina tells a unique story through fresh reinterpretations of her archival designs and unveiled high art, a lyrical poem woven with elegance. Each look was inspired from the treasures of her artistic intricate patterns with carefully preserved techniques, developed over decades, brought back to life in modern silhouettes, thirty years later.
In this new series, the designer revisits the theme of arabesques – an aesthetic she discovered and explored throughout her creative journey. The intricate details, familiar figures and silhouettes emerge reimagined as couture: the opulence of royal robes, ecclesiastical embroidery, baroque ornamentation, ceremonial castle gates, detailed ceiling frescoes, graceful curves of antique furniture, each piece imbued with botanical motifs. Leaves, flowers and branches transform into abstract compositions.
Featured, tailored wool suits, mesh dresses with delicate applique patterns, as well as velvet and silk ensembles, incorporating decorative techniques, traditional and contemporary methods: Richelieu cutwork, bas-relief embroidery, ornate gold detailing – and a brand-new technique known as “architectural satin stitch.” To view the album archived on the website, with m,ore and bigger photos, CLICK HERE
Hair : Davide Marzola @marzoladavide x @beautick_official, @beppedeliaofficial
Hair Team: @beautick_official
Make up : Martina Sciarratta @martinasciarratta_ x beautick_official, @beppedeliaofficial
Make up Team: @beautick_officialFashion
Stylist: Yulia Yanina @yanina.yulia, @yaninacouture
Photos: Daniele Venturelli @danieleventurelliphoto