The Fashionable Art of Fashion + Art, Part 2

As we continue this visual adventure into the relationship between fashion + art, the lines begin to blur. In the 1960's, the Pop Art movement sought to elevate contemporary culture to a higher plane. The everyday became something to be revered. Where previous fashions had used iconic art to "elevate" the garment, the use of Pop Art + contemporary elements fuzzes the lines between art + fashion, commonplace + couture.


ANDY WARHOL

Warhol's Campbell's Soup Cans, 1962


Warhol's Campbell's Soup Cans, 1962


Souper dress, 1968


Souper dress, 1968


Brillo + Fragile dresses, c.1964


Jean Charles de Castelbajac, 1984


Jean Charles de Castelbajac, 1984



Warhol's Untitled from Marilyn Monroe (Marilyn), 1967


Warhol's Marilyn Diptych, 1962


Warhol's Rebel Without a Cause (James Dean), 1985


Gianni Versace, 1993


Gianni Versace, 1993


Gianni Versace, 1993


Betsey Johnson, 2010



Warhol's Camouflage series, 1987


Stephen Sprouse, 1988


Stephen Sprouse, 1988


Stephen Sprouse, 1988

ROY LICHTENSTEIN

Lichtenstein's Oh, Jeff...I Love You, Too...But..., 1964


Lichtenstein's No Thank You, 1964


Lisa Perry, 2011



Franco Moschino, 1990s


Franco Moschino, 1990s



Lichtenstein's Spray, 1962


Lisa Perry, 2011

ROBERT INDIANA

Ossie Clark with model Chrissie Shrimpton wearing jacket with Robert Indiana designed fabric, c. 1965


Indiana's LOVE, 1967


Indiana's Numbers, 1968


Indiana's Decade Autoportrait, 1961

In the fall of 2013, in collaboration with Robert Indiana + in time for Indiana's show at the Whitney Museum in NYC, Lisa Perry released a limited edition capsule collection featuring Indiana's designs.

And then, just for fun, is this great photo from 1966 of models wearing John Kloss designs posing in front of a Robert Indiana painting.

JEAN-MICHEL BASQUIAT

Basquiat's Two Heads 2, 1983


Gianni Versace


Basquiat's Crown, 1983


Basquiat-inspired shirt by Jean Charles de Castelbajac



Valentino Garavani with Basquiat painting in background

The A/W 1996 Valentino collection heavily featured the work of Basquiat + the result is striking.



Basquiat's In Italian, 1983





Basquiat's Baptism, 1982

KEITH HARING

Haring's Untitled (Smiley Face), c. 1981-82


Diablo by Vivienne Westwood, Malcolm McLaren + Keith Haring, 1983


Patricia Kelly


Haring's Radiant Baby, 1981


Jean Charles de Castelbajac, 2002



Stephen Sprouse was well known for fusing graffiti, punk + counter culture ideas into his fashion designs. Therefore, the eventual friendship + collaboration between Keith Haring + Sprouse seemed almost inevitable.


Ad for Stephen Sprouse's F/W 1988 collection

This concludes our trek through the intertwined worlds of art + fashion. There are innumerable more designers + artists that have taken inspiration, no matter how small, from one another. These worlds will always be connected. In our modern fast paced time where everything has seemingly been done before, artists + fashion designers will continue to push the boundaries of what is possible. In the words of Andy Warhol, "Art is what you can get away with."

We'll leave you with this charming art history lesson in fashion form by British designer Philip Colbert for his line Rodnik Band.