Scarlette celebrated the launch of their Spring 2026 “Muse” issue Friday.
The event featured a beautiful cake which revealed the magazine’s cover. In addition there were entertainment opportunities such as raffle baskets, a thrift pop up and an appearance from alumna-owned jewelry brand Millie The Label. Additionally, guests received party favors from Good Molecules skincare and perfume from Valentino—a special nod to the article and shoot.
Members were encouraged to dress for the theme “Fashion is Art” by wearing outfits inspired by their favorite art pieces. Below are some favorites from the occasion.
Impressionism
The biggest inspiration of the evening was Oscar-Claude Monet. Monet was a French painter known for leading the Impressionist art movement beginning in the 1870s.
Impressionism is characterized by a shift towards personal expression. With a focus on highlighting the artistic process, Impressionists used accurate depictions of life and scenery to emphasize light and color. The two pieces that inspired Scarlette members included Monet’s “Water Lilies” and “Impression, Sunrise”—the piece responsible for the movement’s name.
Rococo
Another inspiration at the event was the Rococo era painting, “The Swing” by Jean-Honoré Fragonard. The Rococo movement started in the early 1700s as a direct, playful response to the Baroque movement. This era of art, as well as the painting, is characterized by themes of courtship and mythologically inspired scenes with rich colors, often featuring pastels.
Tim Burton
One of the most niche pieces represented at the event was "Blue Girl with Wine" by artist and director Tim Burton. Many know Burton for films such as Beetlejuice, Edward Scissorhands, The Nightmare Before Christmas and Corpse Bride. Burton got his start at the California Institute of the Arts where he was in the inaugural class for their character animation program.
His work caught the eye of Disney where he worked as an animator for a short time before his creative direction was deemed too dark for the company’s child audience. This resulted in him being fired in 1984.
Burton made a name for himself based on the art Disney thought too dark and scary. His art has been used as inspiration for everything from art and music to social media filters and fashion. His art is very stylistic—finding a way to mix both dark themes and bold colors with whimsy and fantasy-inspired elements.
Two looks covered more than one piece at a time. One paid homage to a series of paintings by Georgia O’Keeffe of red canna lilies. O’Keeffe is known as one of the most important modern American artists and while many know her for her abstract and borderline sensuous floral paintings, she also painted New York skyscrapers and southwestern landscapes. She included motifs such as ram and cow skulls.
