Fashion and Art Figures Pay Tribute to David Hockney's Enduring Genius

In a Vogue feature, friends and collaborators including designers Erdem Moralıoğlu, Christopher Bailey, and Celia Birtwell, along with gallerist John Kasmin and patron Lady Dufferin, share personal anecdotes about David Hockney. Moralıoğlu recalls how Hockney's pool painting at the Roosevelt Hotel influenced his restaurant design. Bailey notes Hockney's irreverent style and color mixing as references for his own work. Kasmin bought Hockney's first work for £40 at a student show. Lady Dufferin and her late husband were early patrons, owning 'A Bigger Splash'. Birtwell, subject of 'Mr and Mrs Clark and Percy', recounts posing in a djellaba. Hockney's fax art event at Salts Mill is described. The tributes highlight Hockney's relentless experimentation, from fax machines to iPads, his Yorkshire roots, and his role as a gay pioneer.