The Line Between Art And Fashion Continues To Be Blurred

When museums began to lose money in the 1990s, François Colbert came to the rescue. The Canadian professor of marketing had just begun to explore the connection between art, fashion and money. The great masters had to figure out how to realistically portray the lines and folds of the fabric that their subjects wore in order to accurate recreate what they saw. Contemporary fashion designers have always looked towards art for inspiration, but it now appears that galleries, museums and even department store owners are using fashion exhibits to reel in customers. Artist Daphne Guinness has had a long and successful career in the art industry, but she has just begun to explore the possibilities of fashion as art. Working with jewelers and other artists, Guinness has even launched her own fashion label. For what its worth, many consumers seem to respond positively to the idea of fashion as art. Well known fashion designers have had their clothing displayed in museums all over the world. Although many designs not suitable for everyday life have been featured on the runway, the fact remains that fashion is meant to be purchased by shoppers. Intricately beaded gowns, painstakingly constructed shoes and elegantly designed outfits will always have a place on the catwalk as well as the clothing rack. The late Alexander McQueen was one of the few innovators that best embodied fashion as art, and it appears that there is nobody that will ever be able to take his place in the fashion world.

04.07.2011. 06:11