Many people, in fact, majority of people criticize fashion on a daily basis. Well, they define fashion as a way to splurge money on something which is not necessary. I have thought long and thought hard. What really is this fascinating industry about and why everyone doesn't seem to connect with it? The Answer is very simple and that's what this post is about.
Webster's Dictionary defines it as "a prevailing custom, usage or style". We are not talking about the fashion that anyone can decide. We are talking about the "High Fashion" world where everything is so scandalasly overpriced. I read a lot about how the whole "cult" started. Vogue started as early as 1900. Then it struck me, ART!!
Why is art so overpriced? High fashion is a statement, it does not come on a canvas or with oil paint, but comes through a design which is the point of view of the artist. Everybody needn't own art, only people who appreciate it, or people who think it is a symbol of societal standards. That is exactly the same way Fashion works. And the model is the art "form". Of course, just like all art, it is absolutely dynamic moving with the way man's lifestyle and thoughts move. I was watching an Alexander McQueen fashion show on Style.com, and my friend asked me with a frown on her face "Who wears this shit??".
I took an art appreciation class a few semesters ago. I took it because I had to. During the course, in the very beginning I used to think what kind of portrait is this? Anybody could do this. Well the main lesson I learnt from this class was "WATCH CLOSELY". I was then fascinated by the key strokes and the built-in purpose of the art-work. I think, pretty much everything in this world needs to be watched closely, especially Fashion. Below I have a video; it is the CHANEL SPRING 2011 COLLECTION. Its pure ART, created by the visionary KARL LAGERFELD. Through this article I would like to salute those great designers Lagerfeld, Galliano, de Le Renta and great photographers Demarchelier, Testino and facilitators like Anna Wintour.
Fashion is ART! It is that simple. Those who can't appreciate it, should leave it alone. Don't criticize, 'cause you don't possess the eye for it!
3 comments:
great article! I cant believe art is perceived to be societal status. No one can own Art. Art must be set free and even the artists. Hands off for your Art-icle :)
Thank you!! :) :) well personally i dont like to believe that people can put a price on art. But the real world works like that, there are numerous richie richs who buy art they can't comprehend for its intrensic value or what it represents - wealth. And fashion is so very similar to that.. Thanks for your comments read on :)
I think that I know why I find the faces of many runway models to be unattractive: if designers choose someone with a drop-dead gorgeous face (with or without lots of make-up) to model their fashions, then it would draw the attention away from the fashion. This realization is something that I came to understand eventually. It's got to be true-at least some of the time; however, I understand that an aesthetically pleasing piece of art is in the eye of the beholder!
-Nicole R.
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