For her Spring/Summer 2017 show, Tory transformed the lobby of the new Whitney Museum of American Art, which offered a backdrop like no other — encased in glass, the morning sunlight streamed in beautifully behind the models. And when we say “transformed,” we mean it. Goodbye, ticket counter and corner bookstore. Hello, front row and abstract floor paintings by Brooklyn-based artist Sarah Oliphant. Here, a time-lapse video of the entire process.

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