One of These Beautiful Things Is Not Like the Others
Thanks to much research, study and time on our hands, we have developed a visual quiz to definitively determine your style IQ. The five tests that follow will enable us to discern the keenness of your eye and the sharpness of your savvy regarding the various trivia and taxonomies of fashion and decor.
Thanks to much research, study and time on our hands, we have developed a visual quiz by which to definitively determine your style IQ. The five questions that follow will enable us to discern the keenness of your eye and the depth of your savvy regarding the various trivia and taxonomies of fashion and decor. Click through all the images to find the answer to each test and to finally establish the level of your sophistication.
Which of these is not like the others?
Here's a hint: The movie business has always been known to be a kind of club. Can you guess who the members are? Just look at the posters by clicking the right arrows. Now, which doesn’t belong?
Original Japanese film poster for the 1971 movie Le Mans, with Steve McQueen, showing the famous square-dial Tag Heuer Monaco watch, offered by the Reel Poster Gallery
Original Swedish poster for the 1942 Hitchcock film Saboteur, offered by the Reel Poster Gallery
Answer: Hollywood is a notorious men’s club, to which Audrey Hepburn most certainly did not belong. Diamants sur Canapé (the French title of Breakfast at Tiffany’s) is the only one featuring a woman.
Which of these is not like the others?
Here's a hint: To be a true connoisseur of art, design or even fashion, an individual must have the ability to perceive the slightest irregularity in a work. Which piece in this array deviates from the norm?
Miya Ando's Bodhi Leaves, Grey Grid, 2015, made from skeleton leaves and microfilament, mounted on archival ragboard and framed in white lacquer and museum Plexiglas, offered by Lora Schlesinger Gallery
Antique sterling-silver and agate-handled presentation trowel, Art Deco style, 1937, offered by AC Silver
Miya Ando’s Bodhi Leaves, Grey Grid is the only work to have a repeating curved form.
Which of these is not like the others?
Here's a hint: If you were a furniture designer and didn't like this material, your peers might call you a nut, as it possesses characteristics that make it ideal for furniture. What is this material?
Glass sofa with walnut caps, attributed to Fabio Lenci, 1960s, offered by Sputnik Modern
Answer? Walnut. And you thought it was the glass sofa!
Which of these is not like the others?
Here's a hint: When it comes to taking portraits, photographers seem most inspired when capturing the likeness of individuals belonging to a particular kind of “tribe.” In fact, gifted photographers are often deemed to belong to this tribe. What is this tribe? Who is the interloper?
Portrait of Salvador Dalí, 1953, by Salvador Dalí/Philippe Halsman, posthumous print from 1981, offered by Phyllis Lucas Gallery
The tribe is artist, and Donald Trump is no native.
Which of these is not like the others?
Here's a hint: Designing, whether it's furniture or clothes, is an arduous task. What makes the work easier? And who in this group had to work twice as hard?
A unique chair by Maarten Baas from his “Where There's Smoke,” 2005, series, composed of a burnt Mackintosh chair and felt cushion by Claudy Jongstra, offered by J.F. Chen
A limited-edition monograph on Claude and François-Xavier Lalanne written by Reed Krakoff for a Coach-sponsored exhibition that was shown in London and New York in 2006. The book comes in a gold "Coach" snakeskin clutch bag, offered by Potterton Books.
Set of Componibili storage units by Anna Castelli Ferrieri for Kartell, 1970s, offered by Pegboard Modern
Answer: All the designers of these pieces worked as part of a team of two, except for Maarten Baas.
Which of these is not like the others?
Here's a hint: What do Kate Moss, a Hans J. Wegner prototype and a full-sized replica of a horse have in common? Which item doesn’t share this commonality?
Kate Moss by Bert Stern for VOGUE Paris, 2001, offered by Staley Wise
Answer: All are models or prototypes, except for the Warhol Marilyn, which is a multiple. How style smart are you? If you got all the answers right, you are a veritable Style Savant; if you knew four, you are a true Style Setter; if you could identify three, you are Style-ish; if you could only figure out two, you are, alas, Style-less; and if you missed them all, you are clearly a Style School Dropout.
