Heavy Metal

Ann Taylor spared no expense when pulling together its resort-wear windows – an homage to 20th Century metal sculptor Curtis Jere.

“Almost all of our installations feature authentic vintage Jere sculptures that we sourced over several months through antique dealers and eBay,” says Victor Johnson, director of visual presentation for New York-based Ann Taylor and Ann Taylor Loft.

Elegant metal starbursts and shimmering gold disks scale acid-green backdrops, while dimensional silver and gold starbursts are suspended around groupings of mannequins.

“We felt that overarching motif was a refreshing complement to our resort colors and patterns,” Johnson says.