Phillips to Feature Cass Bird’s Photographs of Jenna Lyons in Upcoming Dropshop Launch

Two Editioned Photographs of Lyons, K8 1 and K8 2,

to Drop on 8 October at 10am ET

The K8 Hardy Studio Dress to Showcase Lyons Outfitted in the Conceptual Artist’s Newest Creation

NEW YORK – 1 OCTOBER 2024 – Phillips is proud to announce that the featured artist in the company’s October Dropshop launch will be photographer Cass Bird. Two works by the acclaimed photographer, each in editions of 55, will become available on 8 October at 10am ET for $1,250 each. The photographs both depict the entrepreneur and television personality Jenna Lyons in a bold collaboration with conceptual artist K8 Hardy, as Lyons is dressed in Hardy’s latest creation, Studio Dress. Bird reimagines the boundaries of fashion photography in this conceptual editorial, capturing Lyons not just as ahigh fashion model, but as a feminist icon, reclaiming the gaze. In conjunction with the Drop, the photographs will be exhibited at 432 Park Avenue alongside the company’s seasonal photographs exhibition, on view from 3-8 October.

Bird’s signature approach dismantles the male gaze with sharp wit and an awareness of the performative nature of gender. Behind the camera, Bird is also a performer, effortlessly disarming her subjects and infusing her photography with playful commentary on the ways women are seen - and choose to be seen. Together, Bird and Hardy challenge and redefine the aesthetics of power and labor in fashion.

Hardy’s Studio Dress is a tribute to women’s workwear, inspired by the humble, utilitarian house dress worn by grandmothers across the world. Through Bird’s lens, this overlooked garment is elevated into the realm of high fashion, subverting traditional hierarchies of class, design, and femininity. Phillips is proud to announce that Studio Dress will also be on view at Phillips New York, alongside the photographs.

About Cass Bird
Born and raised in Los Angeles, photographer Cass Bird graduated from Smith College before moving to New York, where she is based.  

Bird’s projects span the art, fashion and commercial worlds. Her photographs are included in the collections of The Brooklyn Museum, Philadelphia Museum of Art and The Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery. Her fresh, spontaneous style has made her a frequent contributor to top magazines including American and French Vogue, T Magazine, The Wall Street Journal Magazine, Self Service, New York Magazine, The New Yorker, i-D and Porter.  

Her advertising clients include Tiffany & Co., Revlon, Fendi, Etro, YSL, Cartier, Dior, Ralph Lauren, American Eagle, H&M, Zara, Calvin Klein, DKNY, Levi’s and Nike among many others.