Fashion
Dancing Dress
I like this painting of a dancing dress by Nancy Pane Fortwengler, called Aviatrix. It’s part of a solo show at the Art League Gallery in Alexandria, VA through July 6. The colors are vibrant yet soothing and add to the illusion of the dress floating. The impressionistic style enhances the diaphanous quality. It reminded me of this Zipper Dress by Cat Chow, made from one continuous zipper. It was one of the pieces featured in the exhibit “Manufractured: The Conspicuous Transformation of Everyday Objects” at the Museum of Contemporary Craft in Portland, OR. The premise of the show was using mass produced objects to create art. I think the…
Pictorial Fashion
Life imitating art, or art influencing fashion? There were many examples of the latest apparel using pictorial images printed onto fabric in the Style section recently. Tops, dresses and scarves are being made with printed photos. I like this idea, maybe since I’m doing something similar with wall coverings. See our custom page with personal photos that can be uploaded as well as our own casart™ images. Here’s more fashionable art — beautiful Kimonos mentioned on Slow Muse: Mikyoung Whang, a graduate student in apparel and textiles, has made a “Tornado Dress” after her house was demolished by a tornado. She describes her creation as a therapeutic part of her…
Inaugural Opportunities
Happy New Year! Here’s an extra post for you design fashionistas wanting an Inaugural opportunity. You can enter this contest and upload your own design by Jan 6th to see if you’ll have the winning illustration for the new first lady’s Inaugural gown. Click here to read the Washington Post article. Click here for the contest.
