Modern clothing: art, reflected in fashion

Fashion is often referred to as a type of conceptual art - through a combination of different elements (clothes, accessories, colors) create a cohesive, personalized way. Contact fashion with other areas of art has long become a tradition. That is why with the advent of replacing outdated trends in art nouveau style of the most famous designer early twentieth century began to implement its basic canons and in the collections of clothes.

One of the first popularizers of Art Nouveau in France, known as art nouveau, clothing became a French couturier Paul Poiret, who is considered one of the most influential creators of fashion of the early twentieth century. Rotating in artistic circles in Paris, Poiret collaborated with many famous artists of the era, not only kollektsioniruya their work, but also inspired by the modernist creations to create their own collections.

Throughout almost the entire first half of the XX century fashion repeated and interpreted key trends Asked Nouveau style in art. The aesthetics of modernism, first embodied by designers in the S-shaped silhouette with indispensable corset Fashion Corset: new return of the Victorian era It reflects the modernist interpretation of a female figure beginning of the century. Then replace the silhouette came first simplified silhouettes of women's clothing - shortly before the outbreak of World War designers influenced modernist style corsets abandoned in favor of a total simplicity and practicality of some cut. In the era of the thirties in vogue straight lines softly fitting dresses woman's body.

Art Nouveau fashion embodied in the smallest details - not only in a kind of a cut, but in fabrics and decor. In the early twentieth century, many designers develop new patterns, guided by natural motifs of Art Nouveau. And the original "cylinder" cut dress and round cap Women's Hat: how to make the right choice   transformed the female body in a set of geometric shapes, repeating the geometry of the works of modern artists.

Art Nouveau in contemporary fashion

As a cyclical phenomenon, fashion is known to regularly repeats itself - so there is nothing surprising in the fact that the majority of the most famous fashion designers of our regularly inspired by the canons of the Art Nouveau style, embodying the modernist aesthetics in their collections. Traditions Nouveau followed and continue to follow the most influential designers - from Christian Lacroix and Miuccia Prada to Alexander McQueen, Angela Missoni and Anna Sui.

One of the most dedicated fans of Art Nouveau was tragically deceased British designer Alexander McQueen, thanks to his extravagant creations dubbed enfant terrible of British fashion. In just a few seasons before entrainment "digital" prints, reminiscent of exotic patterns on the skin of reptiles, McQueen presented a collection of women's clothes, is almost entirely built on the prints in the style of art nouveau. Romantic chiffon blouse McQueen decorated a variety of patterns that mimic the canons of modernist aesthetics.

One of the key features of the Art Nouveau style in art - the rejection of the direct, clear lines and angles in favor of naturalness: a curved lines and smooth. Often the source of inspiration for artists who follow the traditions of the Art Nouveau style, served as ornaments flora. It is this key feature of modernist aesthetics today can be seen in many works of fashion designers, just as modern artists early twentieth century following the concept of natural lines and shapes. By and large, this floral ornament, converted modernists early XX century, still remains the most popular Art Nouveau heritage in the collections of fashion apparel.

Just a few weeks ago as part of Fashion Week in New York, the American designer Anna Sui has introduced a new fall-winter collection 2010-11, also built in the Art Nouveau style - or rather, in the modernist interpretation of the classic patterns. Thin colored curls plant ornaments adorned the collection of Anna Sui classic blouses and tiny flirty dresses, finding a special brightness and diversity by mixing bright colors on a contrasting black background.

Tatiana Smirnova

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