Warhol was Makos’ muse. He learned a lot from Warhol about the creative process and “the art of business,” he said. Meanwhile, Makos taught Warhol how to use a camera. Among their many projects together, Makos art-directed Warhol’s first book of photographs, “Exposures,” and collaborated on the book “Altered Images” containing 349 poses of Warhol in drag wearing wigs. Makos also played an important role in the Netflix series “The Andy Warhol Diaries.
“Andy and I did six photo shoots to get his modeling book together. They were directly related to the fashion of the time,” explained Makos, with Warhol styled in Halston, Stephen Sprouse and looks from other designers. In one photo he’s wearing a leather necklace with a big crystal. “At the time Andy was very much into crystals which were happening then,” Makos said. “Andy and I did a lot of projects together.
Between Makos and Ralph Pucci, there’s also been a long association. “I’ve been working with Chris for 35 years. We put together 10 or 12 shows together,” said Pucci. “Post-COVID[-19], life is getting back to normal. So I felt it was the right time to do a tribute to Andy Warhol. During the pandemic we renovated our mannequin factory into also serving as a furniture gallery and we decided to call it The Factory as a fun tribute to Andy Warhol.