Friday, February 24, 2012

ART AND FASHION

Art has always been an inspiration for designers. Here are just a few dresses that were inspired by famous paintings. 

Fernand Leger La sortie des Ballets Russes 1914


     Yves Saint Laurent Dress 1965                                Piet Mondrian Composition no 8, 1939-1942


     Dolce&Gabbana SS 2008 Collection                                 Julian Schnabel Olatz Lopez 1951


    Christian Dior Haute Couture 2007                          Hokusai The Great Wave 1820



    Rodarte SS 2012 Collection                                  Vincent van Gogh The Starry Night 1889


    Rodarte SS 2012 Collection                             Vincent van Gogh Vase with Twelve Sunflowers 1888

photo credit : wikipedia.com, www.julianschnabel.com, www.metmuseum.org, www.styleslicker.com, www.moma.com 

3 comments:

  1. Brings to mind something Jean Cocteau said: "Art produces ugly things which frequently become beautiful with time. Fashion, on the other hand, produces beautiful things which always become ugly with time"...:)...the best of both worlds here...Nice post Mademoiselle S.!

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  2. Inspiration or plagiarism? :) Plagiarism indeed in the case of YSL I say.

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  3. Art will always be inspiration for fashion design..as they say, fashion is also a form of art..The art of dressing ;)

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