Guests waltzed through a Pop-art palace at the home of Lisa and Richard Perry Wednesday evening, past a green diamond sculpture by Jeff Koons and a Hillary Clinton portrait by Chuck Close, before sitting down for dinner next to a massive Roy Lichtenstein painting.
Andy Warhol's flowers, portraits and canned-soup paintings decorated the Manhattan penthouse, and tomato soup—served with Wonder Bread grilled cheese—made an appearance. It was all a part of the party's Indiana theme (apparently, both canned tomato juice and Wonder Bread originated in the Hoosier state).
The editor in chief of Departures, Richard David Story, and Lisa Perry
The Perrys welcomed their 40 or so guests, including co-host and Departures Editor in Chief Richard David Story, editor Wendy Goodman and art dealer Dominique Lévy, to celebrate Ms. Perry's fashion collaboration with the artist Robert Indiana, which launched in time with Mr. Indiana's retrospective, "Beyond Love," at the Whitney Museum of American Art.
A line of sweaters incorporating the same yellows, greens and blues and bold typography as the sculptures and paintings in Mr. Indiana's number series served as table centerpieces.
Mingling with guests beside a mirrored "Love" sculpture, Ms. Perry said that the artists whose work she collects inspire her. Prior collaborations have included art by Warhol, Lichtenstein and Koons.
Mr. Indiana's "health is failing," she said, "so I didn't get to spend time with him. But he saw everything and had an opinion. He was involved with the process."
Part of Lisa Perry's clothing line inspired by Robert Indiana art
He wouldn't, for example, let her use the pattern from "Love Stamp, 1973-1974" anywhere but a dress, she said. (Ms. Perry's agent, Miki Higasa, modeled it on Wednesday night.)
In this setting, even the open-faced steak sandwiches, mashed potatoes, spinach and canned lima beans and corn resembled Pop art. By the time the Hoosier sugar cream pie came around, we were speculating about what Ms. Perry's next collaboration might be.
"I think the next collaboration should be with someone current, because we've never tried that," Ms. Perry said, adding that she is a fan of artists such as Dan Colen, Aaron Young and Nate Lowman.
"At the start of every collection," she added, "I think of who I love and whose work is going to be bold enough and graphic enough to hold the styles that I love."
A version of this article appeared October 10, 2013, on page A21 in the U.S. edition of The Wall Street Journal, with the headline: With Love From Indiana.
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