I personally think that certain people working in the fashion industry should be banned from entering the Venice (Art/Architecture) Biennale since their obnoxious behaviour during such events can hit new levels of extreme dementia as they go around "taking inspirations" from the various installations.
My theory was confirmed after seeing the Versace A/W 2012-13 menswear collection, welcomed by my younger colleagues (who are into bright colours and do not seem to be too much into sartorial moods) who dubbed it "militaristic and fun".
Indeed, while the collection opened with classic suits in blue shades and also included sensible tweed trench coats, the emphasis was definitely on studded leather pieces and chain-linked denims, brightly coloured fur collars and eye-popping floral-printed jackets, trousers and uniforms (the same print reappeared also on T-shirts and trousers in shades of green/black and grey/black/white).
Yet the floral-printed designs reminded of the kaleidoscopically psychedelic camouflage suits part of Lee Yongbaek's “Angel Soldier” installation at the Republic of Korea Pavilion (2011 Venice Art Biennale). The main difference being the colours of flowers (pink/fuchsia/yellow seemed to prevail in Yongbaek's installation, while Versace opted for electric blue/red/yellow - in fact I think I prefer Lee Yongbaek's nuances).
These are the things that make me sit down and think about what's art, what's fashion and where does copyright infringement starts. We have seen clever designers stealing entire looks from specific films without asking the permission to any costume designer, so is this the next frontier? Art not as an inspiration, but as a fertile ground to pilfer stuff from? As usual, the doubt remains...
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that is fashion! nice!
Posted by: freelance writing opportunities | January 18, 2012 at 05:15 PM