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When fashion marries art

  • Ivona Josipovic
  • 5 May 2017

When fashion takes a page from an art book (quite literally sometimes).

Fashion and art go hand in hand. We can always discuss if fashion is a form of art or not, but either way, fashion will always turn to art for inspiration. Designers often find inspiration in movies, music, paintings and sculptures. Those muses help them create pieces that range from over the top couture to the everyday garments.

The latest example of when fashion marries art was seen none the less but in Louvre. That’s where Louis Vuitton presented their collaboration with Jeff Koons. The French house is famous for collaborating with artists and has produced pieces by Yayoi Kusama among others. Just a couple of weeks ago the brand hosted a glamorous dinner in Paris, presenting the fruits of this collaboration.

Now, I mostly know Jeff Koons by his balloon animal sculptures, so my expectations of what he’ll do for LV were a bit different. The artist took the iconic paintings of old masters and turned them into bags. While I am not amazed by this idea as we could argue that it lacks creativity (after all, you are reusing old pieces and not creating new ones), I must say that there are some lovely bags in this collection. The whole idea also reminded me of the collection that Charlotte Olympia did. The shoe master created 6 pieces in her signature Dolly style, inspired by paintings of 6 masters like Picasso and Van Gogh.

But, neither Charlotte nor Louis Vuitton are pioneers in this trend,  as we can trace it back to Yves Saint Laurent and his iconic Mondrian dress. Also, Elsa Schiaparelli was collaborating with Salvador Dali, who was just as playful in his art as she was in her creations. As we can see, fashion and art have been flirting for a very long time and will continue to do so long into the future. We’ll see what new collaborations will bring.

When fashion marries art example in the gallery below

Louis Vuitton Yayoi Kusama
Andy Warhol The Souper Dress
YSL Mondrian collection
Versace pop art
Nicholas Kirkwood Keith Haring shoes
Elsa Schiaparelli and Salvador Dali The Lobster Dress
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Ivona Josipovic

Ivona Josipovic is a co-founder of The Smoke Detector, writer, fashion stylist, social media manager, curious creature, chocolate lover.

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5 comments
  1. Anouk says:
    8 May 2017 at 17:33

    I like Jeff Koons’ art and I also love Louis Vuitton but I would not consider getting any from this collection.

    ANOUK

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  2. Mónica Sors (@MonicaSors) says:
    9 May 2017 at 09:35

    Woww!! Such a great combination!!
    xx
    Mónica Sors
    MES VOYAGES À PARIS
    NEW POST: GINGHAM TOP + SNEAKERS | RODEO DRIVE

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  3. Rakel says:
    9 May 2017 at 14:29

    I love this! Every single piece is amazing!

    http://www.alovelystyle.com

    Reply
  4. Ashley says:
    9 May 2017 at 15:45

    Fashion and art go hand in hand- I love it!

    -Ashley
    Le Stylo Rouge

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  5. Miri says:
    9 May 2017 at 19:48

    Hi Ivona,

    Thank you for such lovely article. I must say that this new LV collection is a bit too bold for my taste. But I like Elsa Schiaparelli and her collaboration with Salvator Dali. 🙂
    X
    Miri

    http://currentlywearing.com

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