How is fashion influenced by art and to what extent?
28 July 2004
by Richard
Conan-Davies
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Fashion may not be influenced by art but rather art is influenced by fashions. Imagine a painter painting a scene of people, in the days before photography, the artist would have be recording what the people were wearing at the time. It is really only in relatively modern times that art movements could have had an influence on fashion. So consider some of the modern art movements as Impressionism, Fauvism , Expressionism, Art Nouveau Movement, Art Deco Movement, Cubism, Surrealism, Abstract Art and Pop Art Movement . More info at Modern Art Movements So to what extent would art influence fashion? It is likely that some of the more unusual fashion designs may have been inspired by art movements rather than the more common daily fashions. There is also a limitation on what techniques and fabrics that may have been around at different periods of time. But the important thing is to consider is the word "extent" in other words how popular or common is the fashion linked to or inspired by the art. |
 For example , does this painting by Monet influence the fashion of the time? Or when people see this picture does a fashion designer want to go out and create a similar fashion or style?
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