But a year later Sandow Media bought the group, and Gen Art put on a terrific show Wednesday night for New York Fashion Week, featuring the Fall 2012 collections of Gemma Kahng, Samantha Pleet and William Okpo.
In the context of this show, Op Art paintings by Bridget Riley and others seem freed of the influence they had on 1960s fashion and design, which detracted from the serious goals behind their dynamic perceptual effects.