Fashion and Art. Coexistance.

YSL Cocktail Dress in Tribute to Piet Mondrian.
FW/1965
"Mondrian is purity and one can go no further in purity in painting. This is a purity that joins with that of the bauhaus. The masterpiece of the twentieth century is a Mondrian." -YSL, 1993



Piet Mondrian. His pieces are so distinctive. Simple thick black lines. Many squares and rectangles. Yellow, Red, or Blue used dominantly. Expect to see a pattern but there isn't one. Definitely not a painting to get bored of.



YSL Ensemble in Tribute to Vincent Van Gogh, SS/1988



Van Gogh, Sunflowers. One of his masterpieces. Warm colours and vivid brush strokes. There is confidence and power in his strokes. It blends everything and absorbs the audience. Yet there is a bit of dream like psychedelic feeling to it.



YSL Cocktail dress in tribute to Serge Poliakoff, FW/1965



Serge Poliakoff, Composition verte, rouge et bleue, 1965-1966.
color contrast is amazing. geometric shapes again rough brush strokes. i like. i like.

I just took Yves Saint Laurent as an example since he did so many great tributes to artists that each portrayed great distict styles and the fact that I worship him may have also influenced my decision.

I really believe fashion and art coexist. They are constantly influencing each other. Weather it is in color choice, shape.. Fashion Designers and artists show great respect for one another and I think that's how they can be in such harmony. I tend to indulge in both worlds. Can you imagine a world with just art? just fashion?

"Picasso is the genius of the pure state. He is bursting with life and openness."
-YSL.


-j